CORNELL LAW SCHOOL LEGAL STUDIES RESEARCH PAPER SERIES The role of private international law in the united states Beating the Not-Quite-Dead Horse of jurisdiction Kevin m. clermont Cornell law School Myron taylor hall Ithaca.NY14853-4901 Cornell Law School research paper No. 04-023 This paper can be downloaded without charge from The Social Science Research Network Electronic Paper Collection srn. com/abstractCORNELL LAW SCHOOL LEGAL STUDIES RESEARCH PAPER SERIES The Role of Private International Law in the United States: Beating the Not-Quite-Dead Horse of Jurisdiction Kevin M. Clermont Cornell Law School Myron Taylor Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-4901 Cornell Law School research paper No. 04-023 This paper can be downloaded without charge from: The Social Science Research Network Electronic Paper Collection: http://ssrn.com/abstract=588321