PromptWhat are the traditional common law bases of personal jurisdiction, and would a court in Country A have jurisdiction over a defendant domiciled in Country B for a tort occurring in Country B?
Click to flip AnswerTraditional bases: physical presence, domicile, or consent. Here, the defendant is not present, domiciled, or consenting in Country A; thus, Country A's court lacks jurisdiction based solely on those traditional grounds. Note that modern approaches like 'minimum contacts' may expand jurisdiction, but Country A follows traditional rules.
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