§ 6762. Specific enforcement

• (a) The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction over civil actions to—
  • (1) restrain any violation of section 6726 or 6745 of this title; and
  • (2) compel the taking of any action required by or under this chapter or the Convention.
• (b)
  • (1) A civil action described in subsection (a) may be brought—
    • (A) in the case of a civil action described in subsection (a)(1), in the United States district court for the judicial district in which any act, omission, or transaction constituting a violation of section 6726 or 6745 of this title occurred or in which the defendant is found or transacts business; or
    • (B) in the case of a civil action described in subsection (a)(2), in the United States district court for the judicial district in which the defendant is found or transacts business.
  • (2) In any such civil action process may be served on a defendant wherever the defendant may reside or may be found, whether the defendant resides or may be found within the United States or elsewhere.