Foreign Law

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Case Commentary: Radu v. Shon, 11 F.4th 1080 (9th Cir. 2021)

James D. Garbolino

November 16, 2022

Ameliorative Measures | Undertakings | Office of Children’s Issues | Grave Risk | Foreign Law

Proof of Foreign Law: A Guide for Judges

Sarah Alsaden

November 3, 2022

This guide provides an overview of foreign law issues in the federal courts, including procedural strategies, and examines the approach of state courts and non-U.S. judiciaries.

The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act: A Guide for Judges, Second Edition

David P. Stewart

December 31, 2018

This guide provides an overview of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976. It is intended as a practical introduction for those who have little knowledge of or experience with the statute. The guide focuses on the basic legal issues U.S.

Case Commentary: Souratgar v. Lee, 720 F.3d 96 (2d Cir. 2013)

James D. Garbolino

March 5, 2016

Article 20 | Domestic Violence | Degree of Violence | Grave Risk to Child | Syariah Law

The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act: A Guide for Judges [Superseded]

David P. Stewart

January 1, 2013

This guide provides an overview of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA). It discusses the FSIA’s purpose and scope of application, and it reviews the jurisdictional, procedural, and evidentiary questions most likely to arise at the outset of litigation.

Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

Ronald A. Brand

January 1, 2012

This guide addresses the questions that may arise when a party to litigation in a U.S. court seeks to enforce a foreign judgment or to use a foreign judgment for preclusive effect in local litigation.

The Court Historian, No. 9 (March 1998)

March 1, 1998

In this issue:

The Amistad Case and the Federal Courts
Documenting the Careers of Federal Judges

The Court Historian was an occasional newsletter (discontinued) from the Federal Judicial History Office.

International Judicial Observer, No. 4

Stephen Neff, Sandra Day O'Connor, Alexander Galkin

June 1, 1997

In this issue of the International Judicial Observer:

Federal Judicial Center

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