121 xs . Sovereign party comity acts as both a principle of recognition and a principle of restraint. 51 0 obj 1309, 131435 (2015) (surveying comity in law of American federalism). xs See, e.g., Regulation No. They consistently cited mutual convenience as the basis for extending comity to foreign laws, subject to the proviso that they do not produce injury to the rights of [the] government or its citizens. 20 But whatever particular form a doctrine takes, it is a courts obligation to apply its requirements faithfully rather than treating international comity as a blank check for discretion, either by the court or by the executive branch. Justice Gray began by restating the traditional rule of strictly territorial sovereignty: No law has any effect, of its own force, beyond the limits of the sovereignty from which its authority is derived. To attempt it through the process of case-by-case adjudication is a recipe for endless litigation and confusion.). For discussions of international comity in English law, see generally Adrian Briggs, The Principle of Comity in Private International Law, 354 Recueil des Cours 65 (2011) (surveying international comitys application in English caselaw); Collins, supra note 20, at 95110 (discussing manifestations of international comity in English law). Close Close Comity served not just as the basis for enforcing foreign laws in American courts, but also as the basis for recognizing foreign judgments, x+ | 9 The history of international comity begins with the seventeenth-century Dutch jurist Ulrich Huber. The first myth goes back at least to the early nineteenth century. Close No. Close what is it? All the international comity doctrines discussed in this Article are exercised by courts. w3TPI2T0 BC#=C3\. And no rule of international law requires one country to allow the government of another country to bring suit in its courts. Lower courts have continued to rely on comity to enforce foreign acts of state not covered by the doctrine because they were not fully performed within the foreign states own territory. 1350 (2012). See, e.g., Klinghoffer v. S.N.C. 359 Id. 1 See infra notes 406409 and accompanying text (discussing legislative history of FSIA). 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, 2015 O.J. No. Scholars have differed over the importance of slavery in shaping Storys views of comity. 150 In sovereign party cases too, the interest in preserving relations with other nations and respecting foreign sovereignty came to the fore. would be better served if these questions of law and fact were decided by the courts rather than by the executive branch. Comity was neither a matter of absolute obligation, on the one hand, nor of mere courtesy and good will, upon the other. Close. 2006) (Applying [section 403] factors, we can only conclude that the doctrine of international comity does not require that we forego application of the United States Bankruptcy Code in favor of Bahamian bankruptcy law.); United States v. Nippon Paper Indus. and the President. at 165. But cf. <>stream 12112(c)(1) (incorporating defense similar to that in Title VII). 185 at 1238. First Natl City Bank v. Banco Nacional de Cuba, 406 U.S. 759, 773 (1972) (Douglas, J., concurring in the judgment). The doctrines of American law that mediate the relationship between the U.S. legal system and those of other nations are nearly all manifestations of international comityfrom the conflict of laws to the presumption against extraterritoriality; from the recognition of foreign judgments to the doctrines limiting adjudicative jurisdiction in international cases; and from a foreign governments privilege of bringing suit in the U.S. courts to the doctrines of foreign sovereign immunity. 2014) (reaffirming Matar). 90 109 Comity the principle of taxation of income where it arises; a country which is a financial center, such as Great Britain, will not relin- quish taxation on the ground of residence. In this era of territorial states, comity was a way to explain how rights acquired under the laws of one nation could have effect within the territory of another. It has served as the basis for recognizing foreign laws, foreign judgments, and the privilege of foreign governments to bring suit in U.S. court. . But under the modern view of customary international lawa general and consistent practice of states followed by them from a sense of legal obligation Close There is also nothing inappropriate about having doctrines of status-based foreign official immunitylike diplomatic immunity and head-of-state immunityturn on the Presidents recognition of a foreign officials status. 1999) ([I]n the interests of international comity, we apply the same general principles [of Colorado River abstention] with respect to parallel proceedings in a foreign court.). 1062, 1063 (C.C.D.R.I. Close Co., 313 U.S. 487, 496 (1941) (holding conflict of law rules applied by federal court must conform to conflict of law rules in state where federal court is located); Somportex Ltd. v. Phila. As noted above, the modern presumption against extraterritoriality rests on two rationales: (1) [i]t serves to protect against unintended clashes between our laws and those of other nations which could result in international discord; <>stream . Close 57 TARIFF C. TAXATION D. TRIBUTE 2. 18, 1961, 23 U.S.T. <>>>/BBox[0 0 377.76 588]/Length 46>>stream ,.. 354 The Supreme Court has noted that comity and parity concerns may be important as touchstones for a district courts exercise of discretion in particular cases. Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 542 U.S. 241, 261 (2004). Ramsey, supra note 19, at 897906; Slaughter, A Global Community of Courts, supra note 37, at 194. . See supra note 74 and accompanying text (quoting Hubers maxims). Close Close 1605A. id. <>stream See Sabbatino, 376 U.S. at 423 (The act of state doctrine. 2009) (applying Colorado River abstention to foreign proceedings); Royal & Sun All. Close, The Eleventh Circuit, however, has articulated a broader version of the doctrine, whichcontrary to Colorado Riverdoes not require a showing of exceptional circumstances but instead considers: (1) a proper level of respect for the acts of our fellow sovereign nationsa rather vague concept referred to in American jurisprudence as international comity; (2) fairness to litigants; and (3) efficient use of scarce judicial resources. 331 See infra section II.A (describing prescriptive comity). Def. 328 at 1205. 202 . Looking to principles of international comity in such cases certainly makes more sense than looking to principles of federalism. But it is ultimately courts that interpret and apply these rules, sometimes relying on background principles of prescriptive comity to do so. Yousuf, 699 F.3d at 773. which may be defined as deference to foreign courts. If comity is neither a matter of absolute obligation. Close while the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) sets forth rules to determine when foreign states may be sued in federal and state courts. It is precisely this discretionary aspect of comity that attracted the most criticism over the years. Counsel cited Huber and courts relied on him. Michael Ramsey has argued that because the phrase international comity adds nothingand obscures muchin judicial discourse, it should be abandoned. 132 Close, Comity came to America with the rest of English common law. The Court refused to enforce the judgment in Hilton on reciprocity grounds, because France would not enforce U.S. judgments. Posner & Sunstein, supra note 33, at 1177. The banks within the City of Manila objected for the various reasons given below. See, e.g., Hannah L. Buxbaum, Assessing Sovereign Interests in Cross-Border Discovery Disputes: Lessons from Arospatiale, 38 Tex. But U.S. courts treat most of these discretionary grounds for nonrecognition as mandatory in practice. Story, supra note 54, 18, at 25. United States portal. Tectonics Corp., Intl, 493 U.S. 400, 409 (1990) (The act of state doctrine. Close 41 U.S. (16 Pet.) xs 366 314 <>>>/BBox[0 0 377.76 588]/Length 47>>stream See, e.g., In re Microsoft Corp., No. 1971) (noting contract issues are determined by the local law of the state which, with respect to that issue, has the most significant relationship to the transaction and the parties). Close 28 U.S.C. x+ | And when the court is asked to decline jurisdiction for lack of personal jurisdiction or on grounds of forum non conveniens, a foreign proceeding may not even have begun. 59 0 obj But there is no similar basis of authority for imposing an exhaustion requirement on international law claims more generally. 396 287 de C.V., 701 F.3d 1031, 1053 (5th Cir. Close, It is worth noting that the boundaries between international law and international comity may shift over time. Close 362, 370 (1824) (The laws of no nation can justly extend beyond its own territories, except so far as regards its own citizens.); see also John H. Knox, A Presumption Against Extrajurisdictionality, 104 Am. 1782 (2012), U.S. courts may recognize foreign proceedings by providing judicial assistance with discovery, but courts will exercise restraint when discovery might in fact hinder the foreign proceeding. Co., 299 U.S. 248, 254 (1936) ([T]he power to stay proceedings is incidental to the power inherent in every court to control the disposition of the causes on its docket with economy of time and effort for itself, for counsel, and for litigants.); see also Colorado River, 424 U.S. at 817 (1976) (describing Landis as rule between federal district courts). (We have no more right to decline the exercise of jurisdiction which is given, than to usurp that which is not given.); Wadleigh v. Veazie, 28 F. Cas. Close endobj [4] Taxation respects international comity. This possibility of interference arises when an interested person, rather than the foreign court itself, seeks discovery. See Ritchie v. McMullen, 159 U.S. 235, 242 (1895) (By the law of England, prevailing in Canada, a judgment rendered by an American court under like circumstances would be allowed full and conclusive effect.). The first two stated the territorial view of sovereignty in the strongest terms and permitted no discretion on the part of the sovereign, which could not regulate extraterritorially even to promote its most compelling interests. doctrines that considered private interests were excluded almost by definition. In Sabbatino, Justice Harlan observed that [o]ften the State Department will wish to refrain from taking an official position, particularly at a moment that would be dictated by the development of private litigation but might be inopportune diplomatically. C 06-80038 JF (PVT), 2006 WL 825250, at *3 (N.D. Cal. Corp. v. M.V. 391 endobj 1, 2014) (noting no Uniform Act requires reciprocity for recognition of foreign judgment, although six states have added reciprocity as condition for recognition). Apr 30, 1957 (101 Phil. . Many are designed to mitigate the possibility of parallel proceedings, which the Supreme Courts expansion of personal jurisdiction in International Shoe made more likely. 3. 1782(a) (2012). 303 July 4, 2012 (690 Phil. 190 See Story, supra note 54, 23, at 30 (When its own code speaks positively on the subject, it must be obeyed. During the first half of the twentieth century, as international law moved away from a strictly territorial view of jurisdiction, comity began to play new roles, restraining the reach of U.S. laws and the jurisdiction of U.S. courts. In contrast to state-law rules on the conflict of laws, the act of state doctrine has no public policy exception. 164, 167 (1870) (To deny him this privilege would manifest a want of comity and friendly feeling.). at 164. 412 xS**T0T0 Bid]" ' ] 271 x+ | Id. Continue reading See id. Law Inst. See supra notes 145156 and accompanying text (discussing justifications for comity). 2009) (holding prudential exhaustion applies equally to cases brought against foreign states (and their instrumentalities) under the FSIA), vacated, 616 F.3d 1019 (9th Cir. [t]o declare war. (2) that no state or nation can, by its laws, directly affect or bind property out of its own territory, or bind persons not resident therein; The myth that rules of international comity are impossible goes back to Justice Story. The Santissima Trinidad, 20 U.S. (7 Wheat.) This suggestion drew a sharp dissent from Justice Kennedy, who noted that judicial independence. <>>>/BBox[0 0 377.76 588]/Length 47>>stream Semantic Scholar is a free, AI-powered research tool for scientific literature, based at the Allen Institute for AI. 400 Justice Ginsburg noted that general jurisdiction under the Brussels I Regulation is limited to the place where the defendant is domiciled and that expansive U.S. views of general jurisdiction had impeded the negotiation of international agreements on jurisdiction and judgments. Close Co. v. California, 509 U.S. 764, 817 (1993) (Scalia, J., dissenting) (citing Story, supra note 54, 38, at 42). Close Categorizing the doctrines also facilitates comparisons within and across categories and raises new questions. L. Rev. endstream Close 15 Close 1604 (2012). 137 204 Court for S. Dist. Part II identifies solidarity federalism in both U.S. constitutional doctrine and U.S. politics. while the Second Circuit considers them absolutely binding. xs . See 509 U.S. 764, 799 (1993) (concluding if defendants could comply with both U.S. and foreign law, there was no need to address other considerations that might inform a decision to refrain from the exercise of jurisdiction on grounds of international comity). 87 Id. H In Morrison, the Supreme Court applied the presumption against extraterritoriality to determine the geographic scope of section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act, codified at 15 U.S.C. at 5464 (providing contract theory analysis); see also id. See Guar. Close The word, "Atmanirbhar" is usually thought of as related to the concepts of self-reliance and self-sufficiency. After paraphrasing and defending Huber, Story endorsed comity as the basis for enforcing foreign law. Close Many of the comity doctrines are justified on the basis of respecting foreign sovereignty and fostering friendly relations. Close. 2005). Sometimes, Congress itself writes a foreign state compulsion defense into the text of a statute. INTERNATIONAL COMITY. but that phrase could describe either comity to legislatures or comity by legislatures. Once the doctrines that seem to rest at least in part on international comity were identified, it became clear that each involved deference to foreign lawmakers, to foreign courts, or to foreign governments as litigants. 121 Posner and Sunstein favor such deference, while this Article argues that it not only compromises judicial independence but also harms U.S. foreign relations by putting the Executive in the uncomfortable position of having to make decisions that may displease foreign governments. 60 0 obj See 28 U.S.C. 1605A(h)(6) (2012). ,.. 159 It has also served as the basis for restraining the application of American law, the jurisdiction of American courts, and, more specifically, the jurisdiction of American courts over foreign governments. Take the doctrines of sovereign party comity, for example. But such references to the public interest in fostering friendly relations were rare during the nineteenth century, when the dominant rationale for comity was convenience, mostly conceived in terms of private interests. the Executive is in the best position to determine how they should apply. bV mh[kw`C53[yR_WBD"YkeP#bi;k5lmm\'a 189999. 381 294 For a discussion of the relationship between customary international law and comity with respect to immunity today, see infra notes 300301 and accompanying text. on the Judiciary, 93d Cong. Close Close Close, The changing role of international comityattributable to international laws movement away from strict territorialityled in turn to a shift in the justifications for comity. 381 Limiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call of "Atmanirbhar" to this understanding would, however, not do complete justice to his vision. 408 J. Comp. See Gulf Oil Corp. v. Gilbert, 330 U.S. 501, 50712 (1947) (recognizing authority of district court to dismiss on grounds of forum non conveniens). 86 372 at 52932 (considering whether treaty provided exclusive means for obtaining evidence located in another treaty party). 15 0 obj 2014) (To date, we have reserved prospective international comity abstention for rare (indeed often calamitous) cases in which powerful diplomatic interests of the United States and foreign sovereigns aligned in supporting dismissal.); see also Perforaciones Exploracin y Produccin v. Martimas Mexicanas, S.A. de C.V., 356 F. Appx 675, 681 (5th Cir. Close. 141 Speaking only of acts, this definition leaves out foreign sovereign immunity and a foreign states privilege of bringing suit in U.S. courts, both of which the Supreme Court had recognized as manifestations of international comity well before Hilton was decided. In American Banana Co. v. United Fruit Co., the Supreme Court had to decide whether the Sherman Act reached anticompetitive conduct in another country. Close 23, at 30. Close ;UH,hZV&K]Ul#S6F0: GwB9EO,YzUL7*JMRXm]x*cJA"Kxo(,rY hYg"Pre.095dsOsuVsS=B*K The Supreme Court in Hilton v. Guyot (1895) famously defined international comity as "the recognition which one nation allows within its territory to the legislative, executive or judicial acts of another nation." That definition is incomplete, however, as comity encompasses much more than the recognition of foreign acts. Comity also gave the states of the Union some roomthough in the end not enoughto manage the issue of slavery. 905, 909 (S.D.N.Y. Like Huber, Story justified comity on the basis of mutual convenience and utility. 357 268 <>stream Also, the Court determined that there were comity considerations, such as that the IRS and Mr. Smith were not the only stakeholders in the case, but also the Australian tax authorities, which did not tax Mr. Smith on the basis that such income was supposed to be taxed in the . Westlaw shows more than 470 quotations of this passage, or parts of it, by state and federal courts since Hilton. a, at 132 (2006) (Declination of jurisdictionwhether via lis pendens or via forum non conveniensis closely related to recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments.); see also Calamita, supra note 37, at 650 (placing doctrines along continuum). 1. nature, kind or classification of the tax 5. sources of income. .). Close 52 xs See, e.g., Howe v. Goldcorp Invs., Ltd., 946 F.2d 944, 95053 (1st Cir. In the United States, Joseph Storys treatise on the conflict of laws made comity the foundation for recognizing foreign laws and judgments, but U.S. courts also looked to international comity as the basis for foreign sovereign immunity, the act of state doctrine, and the privilege of foreign governments to bring suit in the United States. <>>>/BBox[0 0 377.76 588]/Length 46>>stream In Wharf, we said the turnover order did not raise international comity concerns. endobj Id. On the one hand, the executive branch plainly has authority to make some decisions that affect the application of international comity doctrines. 2 78 767.041 Full faith and credit; comity. w3TPI2T0 BC#=C3\. Recently, the Supreme Court has relied on international comity to reinforce limits on personal jurisdiction under the Due Process Clause itself. 65 Childress, supra note 20, at 34. 154 ('CCI') in the case XYZ (confidential) v. Vifor International. It is only when adjudicative comity operates as a principle of restraint through doctrines like forum non conveniens that international comity operates predominantly through standards rather than rules. The Belgenland, 114 U.S. 355, 363 (1885). TEST BANK-INCOME TAXATION CHAPTER 1-GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS OF TAXATION A.MULTIPLE CHOICE: 1. Close 6a, 45(a)(3) (2012) (limiting geographic scope of Sherman Act and Federal Trade Commission Act). . Friendly, Indiscretion About Discretion, 31 Emory L.J. As previously noted, Justice Holmes turned to international comity to support the presumption against extraterritoriality in American Banana, reasoning that application of U.S. law to foreign conduct would be an interference with the authority of another sovereign, contrary to the comity of nations, which the other state concerned justly might resent. 288 H Cent. Suggested Citation Clyde J. Crobaugh, 1923. But see Lewis S. Yelin, Head of State Immunity as Sole Executive Lawmaking, 44 Vand. They briefly assert that courts continue to take account of the executives views in FSIA cases. Posner & Sunstein, supra note 33, at 1200; see also id. 143193), Rights under the Intellectual Property Code, Constitutional policies re intellectual creation. Close [1] Taxation must be for a public purpose. as well as a large number of lower court cases. 226 (a) Full faith and credit shall be given in all courts of this state to a judgment in any action affecting the family, except an action relating to child custody, by a court of competent jurisdiction in another state, territory, or possession of the United States, when both spouses personally appear or when the . (We once viewed the [act of state] doctrine as an expression of international law, resting upon the highest considerations of international comity and expediency. (quoting Oetjen v. Cent. (noting recognition of foreign law is founded on the mutual respect, comity and convenience of commercial nations); Blanchard v. Russell, 13 Mass. 163 1812) (No. xS**T0T0 Bid]" Y at 1207. <>stream See, e.g., The Apollon, 22 U.S. (9 Wheat.) 227 1965) ([W]hen property confiscated is within the United States at the time of the attempted confiscation, our courts will give effect to acts of state only if they are consistent with the policy and law of the United States. (quoting Restatement of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States 46 (Am. 266 376 Before Erie, x+ | 1987). 53 Goss Intl Corp. v. Man Roland Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft, 491 F.3d 355, 360 (8th Cir. xs , reasoning that application of U.S. law to foreign conduct would be an interference with the authority of another sovereign, contrary to the comity of nations, which the other state concerned justly might resent.. Turner Entmt Co. v. Degeto Film GmbH, 25 F.3d 1512, 1518 (11th Cir. See Knox, supra note 124, at 36266 (describing origins of presumption against extraterritoriality). National Internal Revenue Code as of its amendment by PD 69. See Ungar v. Palestine Liberation Org., 402 F.3d 274, 284 n.6 (1st Cir. In sum, the conflict of laws in the United States today is governed by a mix of rules and standards. Close passing on the validity of foreign acts of state may hinder rather than further this countrys pursuit of goals. L. 601, 62478 (2006) (discussing principles of adjudicatory comity); Childress, supra note 20, at 63 (limiting analysis to one species of comity, adjudicatory comity); Anne-Marie Slaughter, A Global Community of Courts, 44 Harv. See supra notes 257258 and accompanying text (discussing Ninth Circuits decision in Mujica). Courts have declined to defer to the Executive even with respect to doctrines like forum non conveniens that expressly incorporate public interest factors. Under customary international law, for example, the United States may apply its law extraterritorially only if it has a basis for jurisdiction to prescribe. Having briefly surveyed the historical development of international comity, this Article now looks in greater detail at the uses of international comity in American law today. . Thisprinciple is based on the sovereign equality among states under international law, by virtue of which one state cannot exercise itssovereign power over another. Proposed Official Draft 1962))). at the expense of the interests of other countries. Posner & Sunstein, supra note 33, at 1182. Advocates. 22 0 obj See Yousuf v. Samantar, 699 F.3d 763, 772 (4th Cir. 8 0 obj Close, Developments in the area of adjudicative jurisdiction mirrored those in the area of prescriptive jurisdiction as America moved from the nineteenth century to the twentieth. Doctrines of sovereign party comity acts as both a principle of recognition and a principle recognition. 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