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comity of nations

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A quick definition of comity of nations:

The comity of nations is a way for countries to respect each other's legal systems. It means that a court in one country will look at the fairness and impartiality of a court decision made in another country before deciding whether to recognize and enforce it. There are certain factors that the court will consider, such as the jurisdiction of the foreign court and whether there was fraud involved. The comity of nations is not a law, but it is used for public policy reasons.

A more thorough explanation:

The comity of nations doctrine is a principle that allows recognition of foreign proceedings as long as they are deemed fair, orderly, and not harmful to another country's interests. It is not a constitutional obligation for U.S. courts to recognize or enforce foreign judgments, but it is still used for public policy reasons.

Under the comity of nations principle, a reviewing court does not reopen cases that have already been heard in other courts. Instead, it examines the foreign judicial system and considers factors such as fairness, impartiality, personal jurisdiction, subject matter jurisdiction, and the presence of fraud. If the foreign court's judgments meet these criteria, the reviewing court may choose to respect and enforce them.

For example, if a U.S. court is asked to enforce a judgment from a Canadian court, it will consider whether the Canadian court's proceedings were fair and orderly. If the U.S. court determines that the Canadian court's proceedings meet the criteria, it may choose to enforce the judgment.

The Restatement factors are also considered when deciding whether to exercise jurisdiction in deference to the laws and interests of another foreign country. These factors include the link of the activity to the territory of the regulating state, connections between the regulating state and the person responsible for the activity, the character of the activity to be regulated, and the importance of regulation to the regulating state.

Overall, the comity of nations principle is used to promote international cooperation and respect for the laws and interests of other countries.

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no i think there should be a Law School combine with all new drills except there is still the 40 yard dash
and a sub 4.5 gets you into any t14
LSAT can be one of the drills
letsseehowitgoesnow
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so washu only called one person
So all the D1 athletes will get into a T-14. What else is new?
@TheAdoptedOne: that is called "Dean Poker Night" lol
@ClockworkBlue: I feel like most people could train for the 40 for the same amount of time as they do the LSAT and get close to sub 5 which would be equivalent to a 167+
this is like the schizophrenic posts JJK tik tok be putting out
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Write in Dean Z vote
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@ClockworkBlue: god I hope that's true
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imagine if it was like Berkley applications
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11:22
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11:23
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11:23
is anyone else like certain that trump will win
ambitiouslizard
11:23
he aint winning
triplethread
11:23
i like being a pessimist
ambitiouslizard
11:24
he lost his re-election, why would he win this one?
1a2b3c4d26z
11:25
I have no idea why people have so much beef w berkeley's app
I've been reading a bit about "herding," which is this idea that pollsters are making the race look tied so they look right no matter who wins.
1a2b3c4d26z
11:26
Like... it's a more involved app but you don't have to do it? They're clearly trying to have some self-selection go on
I 100% agree with the self selection, I also am not even close to touching the medians there. However I think the huge PS plus the video and especially the very specific criteria for the why Berkeley essay is pretty crazy
I'm curious, how bold can one be in those videos? Is it worth making a satirical Jason Statham-action short if the adcoms have no sense of humor?
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