. . . "Execution means that they could get a writ ordering that a law enforcement official seize and auction the asset and give the money to the judgment creditor to satisfy the amount of the judgement..."
Just think about it: . . . an employment contract violation with a foreign air carrier by a U.S. citizen in Asia. Wow.
Before any U.S. Federal or State law enforcement officer can seize your property or bank account, an order must be issued by a U.S. court. But no U.S. court has jurisdiction to rule on a foreign employment contract violation. It would be equivalent to a Mexican police officer trying to make an arrest in California!
On a larger scale: Imagine, . . . just as the French courts did not honor an arrest warrant of Roman Polanski for statutory rape, as "ordered by a California court." . . . And you're worried about being chased down by a foreign air carrier, about having your house repossessed, your bank account seized and your wages garnered? Get real.