Foreign Law in American Courts
Foreign Law in American Courts
Sharia Divorce Law in American Courts
An interesting demonstration of how foreign law—including Islamic law—is sometimes applied (pursuant to American law) in American courts.
Foreign Law in American Courts
United Arab Emirates Law and Maine Courts
An interesting illustration of how American courts handle (correctly, I think) foreign marriages.
Foreign Law in American Courts
"There Is Evidence That This Particular Proceeding Before the Beijing Court Was Dominated by the" Chinese Communist Party,
holds a federal court in declining to enforce the Beijing judgment, and in therefore concluding that Stanford holds title to documents donated to the Hoover Institution by a Chinese Mao-era dissident.
Washington Court Refuses to Enforce Saudi Child Custody Decree
"During the custody battle [in Saudi Arabia], Ghassan AlHaidari accused Bethany of gender mixing, adultery, and insulting Islam and Saudi Arabia. Gender mixing, a punishable crime, entails having a male friend. To prove the charge of adultery, Ghassan submitted a photograph of Bethany with a male, who Ghassan claimed to be her boyfriend. The crimes of adultery, insulting Islam, and insulting Saudi Arabia carry a death penalty in Saudi Arabia."
California Court Refuses to Apply Iranian Law, in Part Because It Reflects Religious Ideology Rather Than Economic Interest
Plaintiff had been an Iranian citizen exposed to asbestos in Iran, from 1959 to 1979; he then moved to California (after defendants' negligent conduct took place), and developed mesothelioma and died.
Civil Court Can't Decide What "Torah Law" Means, Even if Contract Calls for Applying It
So holds a Connecticut decision, I think correctly:
Iranian Custody Decree Given Effect by a Colorado Court
Under Colorado law, the decree stripped a juvenile court of the jurisdiction over an attempt to terminate the parents' parental rights.
