On Jul 23, 2004, at 11:32, Sven Luther wrote:
Ok, still do you think that a judge would have no consideration if the
defendent is a poor student on the other side of the world, or
otherwise has
not the physical means to be present ? And in this case, how could the
judge
make the judgement binding anyway ?
I have no idea how it works in France, but if, for example, a judge in
California entered a judgement against me (even though I live 3,000
miles away, in Virginia) it's quite binding, and the plaintiff can then
go do things like seize assets, etc.