Mod 2 Topic 5 - International Law

Question 1

The judgement of a foreign court does not have effect in the United Sates unless the United States courts extend comity to it

Answer 1

Principle of Comity

Question 2

U.S. Courts will not rule on the validity of a foreign governments acts within its own territory

Answer 2

The Act of State Doctrine

Question 3

Exempts foreign nations from jurisdiction of U.S. Courts

Answer 3

The doctrine of Sovereign Immunity