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US Civil Procedure for International Students: 2021 - 2022 Edition
Section 8 . 4
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Forum Non Conveniens

Ray Worthy Campbell

Forum non conveniens is a doctrine that can apply, in addition to venue, to challenge the appropriateness of a forum for the case. The remedy is dismissal, not transfer. 

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