Foreign law
Foreign law in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims
A law of another sovereignty or nation. The courts of one state not being presumed to know, are not bound to take judicial notice of the laws of another State. In this respect, they are foreign to each other.
Note: This legal definition of Foreign law in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.
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Foreign law in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of foreign law.
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- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Work
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- foreign law in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- foreign law in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
English Legal System: Foreign Law
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Foreign Law : For the purposes of *private international law, any legal system other than that of England. A foreign legal system may be the system of a foreign state (one recognized by public *international law) or of a law district. Thus the law of Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man and the law of each of the American or Australian states or Canadian provinces is a separate foreign law. When an element of foreign law arises in an English court, it is usually treated as a question of fact, which must be proved (usually by expert evidence) in each case. The English courts retain an overriding power to refuse to enforce (or even to recognize) provisions of foreign law that are against English public policy, foreign penal or revenue laws, or laws creating discriminatory disabilities or status.
See also community law.
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