@koakuma @lanodan in the USA you have to have some kind of business in a state to deal with state laws. otherwise its interstate affairs and those are the domain of federal courts and scotus.

internationally there isn't a "federal court" to handle international affairs. the ICC doesn't do that. there are circuits of EU court that can wave their tiny fists menacingly but they can't really do shit to an american who lives in america and holds no properties overseas. similarly the federal court in the US ccan wave their tiny fist menacingly and do jack fucking shit to a German in Germany.

so there has to be some business ties in a country that the suit is filed in for it to have any meaning.