See, e.g., Sung Hwan Co. v. Rite Aid Corp., 850 N.E.2d 647, 65051 (N.Y. 2006) (characterizing 1962 Uniform Act as adoption of well-settled comity principles); Kwongyuen Hangkee Co. v. Starr Fireworks, Inc., 634 N.W.2d 95, 97 (S.D. Law Inst. general principles of taxation 1.without taxes, the government will be paralyzed for lack of motive. 2006) (A federal district court with jurisdiction over the parties has the power to enjoin them from proceeding with an action in the courts of a foreign country, although the power should be used sparingly. [T]he argument for deference to the executive is that it has more expertise than the courts in foreign relations and that the executives accountability for foreign relations is more important than the courts independence from political pressure. 157 the Ninth Circuit held that in ATS cases where the United States nexus is weak, courts should carefully consider the question of exhaustion, particularlybut not exclusivelywith respect to claims that do not involve matters of universal concern. Rep. 3, 51 (Feb. 14) (discussing head-of-state immunity). 2008) (Comity remains the basis for recognizing foreign judgments not covered by the act. endobj Comitys connection to foreign relations has led some to conclude that international comity determinations would be better made by the executive branch than by courts. 21) (The rule that local remedies must be exhausted before international proceedings may be instituted is a well-established rule of customary international law. Close w3TPI2T0 BC#=C3\. . Some responsibility for the terminological confusion must be laid at Justice Scalias door. it also articulates a number of presumptions that give the application of that standard a more rule-like quality. Close 144 Close Close 209 w3TPI2T0 BC#=C3\. I, 8, cl. The act of state doctrine was once said to rest on the highest considerations of international comity and expediency. 160 348 See Hilton v. Guyot, 159 U.S. 113, 16364 (1895) (Comity, in the legal sense, is neither a matter of absolute obligation, on the one hand, nor of mere courtesy and good will, upon the other. Close 17 + at 1205. Justice Douglas once made the point more colorfully in an act-of-state case, writing that such discretion makes the court a mere errand boy for the Executive Branch which may choose to pick some peoples chestnuts from the fire, but not others. Close 91 No. Because enforcement of arbitration clauses does not involve deference to foreign government actors, it is not a doctrine of international comity but rather reflects deference to private autonomy. Close 1965) (A state is not required by international law to give effect to a rule prescribed or enforced by another state. Indeed, one of the principal reasons for the FSIA was to shift determinations of foreign state immunity from the executive branch to the courts. 67 300 377 By contrast, the comity of nations (which Scalia equated with prescriptive comity) was exercised by legislatures when they enact laws. See Sabbatino, 376 U.S. at 423 (The act of state doctrine. Close Rules may also have advantages with respect to comitys other purpose of promoting commercial convenience. Or does it operate as a principle of restraint to limit the reach of American law, the jurisdiction of American courts, and, more specifically, the jurisdiction of American courts over foreign sovereign defendants? International law requires some immunities, 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. , it was generally assumed that the recognition of foreign judgments was governed by state rather than federal law. Dairy Bd., 942 F. Supp. 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. H. Comm. In Ungaro-Benages v. Dresdner Bank AG, the Eleventh Circuit went further and upheld abstention on international comity grounds, despite the absence of parallel foreign proceedings, to support a foundation established by the United States and Germany to hear claims brought by victims of the Nazi regime. In light of all this, the Court concluded: Considerations of international rapport thus reinforce our determination that subjecting Daimler to the general jurisdiction of courts in California would not accord with the fair play and substantial justice due process demands. endobj In areas like foreign sovereign immunity and prescriptive jurisdiction, doctrines of international comity are layered on top of rules of international law, creating a comity penumbra that surrounds an international law core. The modern presumption against extraterritoriality, for example, has 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; treat it as law, consider themselves bound by it, attend to it with a sense of legal obligation and with concern for the consequence of violation.). 228 Rep. of the Intl Law Commn to the General Assembly, Draft Articles on the Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts, U.N. GAOR, 53d Sess., Supp. 1782(a) (2012). Some international comity doctrines have been interpreted to permit case-by-case discretion by the executive branch. 1981) ([W]hen enforcement has promised to further, rather than violate, the policy aims of the United States, our courts have given extraterritorial effect to foreign expropriations.); Republic of Iraq v. First Natl City Bank, 353 F.2d 47, 51 (2d Cir. L-9637. . As of September 25, 2015, there were 637 such cases. Whether any particular legal doctrine should take the form of a rule or a standard is a perennial question. 215 See Fischer v. Magyar llamvasutak Zrt., 777 F.3d 847, 857 (7th Cir. 22 (1992). Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno, 454 U.S. 235, 257 (1981) (emphasis added); see also Socit Nationale Industrielle Arospatiale v. U.S. Dist. Many judges resist the notion that the Executive should be able to dictate results in particular cases. Res. Sovereign party comity acts as both a principle of recognition and a principle of restraint. at 857 ([C]ustomary international law may impose an exhaustion requirement that limits plaintiffs ability to bring [expropriation] claim outside the country against which they bring suit.); Sarei, 550 F.3d at 82930 (en banc) (plurality opinion) (McKeown, J.) See Flomo v. Firestone Nat. Since the Supreme Courts 2010 decision in Samantar, the executive branch has claimed authority to make determinations with respect to official immunity that are binding on the courts. Cent. 78 Tr. Allowing the Executive to tell courts which cases to dismiss does not. Close Close The Supreme Court has held that a foreign government may not be recognized as a plaintiff in U.S. courts and simultaneously claim immunity from suit. B. I and II only. As the Second Circuit has observed, principles of comity counsel that injunctions restraining foreign litigation be used sparingly and granted only with care and great restraint. endstream 316 52 Close A/56/10, at 32 (2001), reprinted in [2001] 2 Y.B. 55 Much more problematic is judicial deference to the Executive with respect to the outcomes of particular cases. It has been fertile in suggesting a discretion unregulated by general principles. 410 (internal citation omitted). . 237 G.R. See infra section II.B (describing adjudicative comity). at 26465 (listing factors). 2, April, 1923) The problem of international double taxation is one of the most serious ques-tions that engages the attention of econo- but in most they are judge-made common law. endstream Although Hartford was considered a near death blow for comity, The scope of taxation is regarded as comprehensive, plenary, unlimited, and supreme. Lower federal courts have used international comity as an abstention doctrine to defer to parallel proceedings in foreign courts, 1971) (applying state law to enforcement of foreign judgment). 14. Close at 50607 (In all cases in which the doctrine of forum non conveniens comes into play, it presupposes at least two forums in which the defendant is amenable to process. 36 0 obj In fact, the discretion not to defer to foreign government actors has been an inherent part of comity itself since the very beginning. Recognition automatically confers the privilege of bringing suit in U.S. courts as a matter of comity, at least in the absence of a state of war with the United States. at 1207. Studylists What violates the right to speedy disposition of c SC fines MTC judge 2K for violating family busines SC: Acquit drug suspect if friends released w/o ex RA 6552 protects innocent, low-income real estate 4 reasons to distinguish TAX from LICENSE FEE, G.R. Close. .). . It is precisely this discretionary aspect of comity that attracted the most criticism over the years. 193 257 See, e.g., China Trade & Dev. xs at 168. But see First Natl City Bank v. Banco Nacional de Cuba, 406 U.S. 759, 765 (1972) (plurality opinion) (Rehnquist, J.) . 58 Congress has the constitutional power to declare war. 2009) ([I]n the common-law context, we defer to the Executives determination of the scope of immunity.); see also Rosenberg v. Pasha, 577 F. Appx 22, 2324 (2d Cir. . In Sabbatino, the Court expressly rejected an alternative standard of friendly relations: This Court would hardly be competent to undertake assessments of varying degrees of friendliness or its absence, and, lacking some definite touchstone for determination, we are constrained to consider any relationship, short of war, with a recognized sovereign power as embracing the privilege of resorting to United States courts. In Wharf, we said the turnover order did not raise international comity concerns. 200 Close Close Close, Least problematic is the Executives authority to determine particular facts on which some comity doctrines turn. Jurisdiction to prescribe is also distinct from jurisdiction to enforce. A review of the international comity doctrines in American law shows that many take the form of rules rather than standardsfrom foreign sovereign immunity, to the act of state doctrine, to the presumption against extraterritoriality. at 817 (Scalia, J., dissenting). 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). endstream But cf. Zivotofsky, 135 S. Ct. at 2084 (Recognized sovereigns. Law Inst. Close 104 . See supra notes 124126 and accompanying text (describing shift in Supreme Courts approach). Socit Nationale Industrielle Arospatiale v. U.S. Dist. 1, U.N. Doc. but the Court leaned heavily on comity in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. to limit the federal-common-law cause of action for human rights violations under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), emphasizing that the presumption serves to protect against unintended clashes between our laws and those of other nations which could result in international discord. endstream The result is the first comprehensive account of international comity applied by U.S. courts. Me. It is based on the assumption that Congress is primarily concerned with domestic conditions.); see also William S. Dodge, Understanding the Presumption Against Extraterritoriality, 16 Berkeley J. Intl L. 85, 11719 (1998) (discussing domestic conditions rationale). <>stream Close 140 . See infra notes 372374 and accompanying text (discussing executive recognition and immunity under FSIA). Aug 17, 2007 (557 Phil. and the Supreme Court has rejected a case-by-case approach for restraining the extraterritorial reach of federal statutes. Statement 1: It is so because the State has the supreme power to command and enforce obedience to its will from the people within its jurisdiction. International comity, on the other hand, does not bind the United States on the international plane or give rise to international responsibility. 623), G.R. 206 368 Under the doctrine of head-of-state immunity, immunity from suit follows automatically from the executive branchs recognition of a particular person as a foreign head of state, head of government, or foreign minister. Co. v. California, 509 U.S. 764, 817 (1993) (Scalia, J., dissenting) ([P]rescriptive comity. Close w3TPI2T0 BC#=C3\. Close Historically, however, comity had as much to do with private interests in convenience as with the public interests of other sovereigns. See id. See Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Nat. 341 : Gb(Z}*ohr[83h%))\8QDi_")\ H)+O:'3F5tMP See supra notes 186191 and accompanying text (discussing presumption against extraterritoriality). Close 152 See William S. Dodge, International Comity in American Law, 115 Colum. See supra notes 2631 and accompanying text (discussing Hiltons definition of comity). 144 Close See W.S. . See supra notes 198203 and accompanying text (discussing foreign state compulsion). As the Court restated the rule most recently, governments recognized by the United States and at peace with us are entitled to access to our courts. The Supreme Court had applied a strictly territorial approach to personal jurisdiction in Pennoyer v. Neff. 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. 1, 2014) (noting no Uniform Act requires reciprocity for recognition of foreign judgment, although six states have added reciprocity as condition for recognition). But in fact, the separation-of-powers rationale for the act of state doctrine has international comity at its heart, for it rests on the perceived need for respect to foreign governments. . See Aetna Life Ins. Id. 162 58 Law Inst., Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments: Analysis and Proposed Federal Statute 7(a) (2006) (A foreign judgment shall not be recognized or enforced in a court in the United States if the court finds that comparable judgments of the courts in the United States would not be recognized or enforced in the courts of the state of origin.); see also John F. Coyle, Rethinking Judgments Reciprocity, 92 N.C. L. Rev. 295 See, e.g., F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. v. Empagran S.A., 542 U.S. 155, 164 (2004) (relying on prescriptive comity to interpret geographic scope of Sherman Act in light of FTAIA). Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act (Natl Conference of Commrs on Unif. International comity is discretionary, allowing the United States to decide for itself how much recognition or restraint to afford in deference to foreign government actors. Comity was neither a matter of absolute obligation, on the one hand, nor of mere courtesy and good will, upon the other. 294 317 It may thus also serve as a modern instrument of "civilization ." As closer analysis will show, the doctrine is multifaceted. In Bank of Augusta v. Earle, Chief Justice Taney declared that comity helped not just to promote justice between individuals but also to produce a friendly intercourse between the sovereignties to which they belong. 2011) (declining to consider whether exhaustion is required under ATS), vacated on other grounds, 527 F. Appx 7 (D.C. Cir. 53 and (more questionably) the doctrines of prudential exhaustion w3TPI2T0 BC#=C3\. ('CCI') in the case XYZ (confidential) v. Vifor International. International comity thus describes an internationally oriented body of domestic law that is distinct from international law and yet critical to legal relations with other countries. Close Indus. If you get 8/10, you're ready for law school. Allied Bank Intl v. Banco Credito Agricola de Cartago, 757 F.2d 516, 519 (2d Cir. H As with the recognition of foreign law, INTERNATIONAL COMITY AND INTERNATIONAL LAW. 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Recast), 2012 O.J. Spencer Weber Waller, The Twilight of Comity, 38 Colum. Frank Vibert provides an expert analysis on how this situation has arisen from a combination of changes in the relative power and position of nations and the different values behind the organisation of domestic . at 164. Is the assessment valid? 756, 757 (C.C.D. See Restatement (Third) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States 115(1)(a) (noting act of Congress may supersede[] an earlier rule of international law or a provision of an international agreement as law of the United States). 135 1979) (listing factors to determine extraterritorial jurisdiction); Timberlane Lumber Co. v. Bank of Am., 549 F.2d 597, 614 (9th Cir. Close In their letter of transmittal to Congress, the Department of Justice and the Department of State explained: The transfer of this function to the courts will also free the [State] Department from pressures by foreign states to suggest immunity and from any adverse consequences resulting from the unwillingness of the Department to suggest immunity. As noted above, 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 . endobj . TARIFF C. TAXATION D. TRIBUTE 2. uuid:56ac7f3d-1dd2-11b2-0a00-20d0ffffb063 1985). xS**T0T0 Bih]" S _ In that case, Parkcentral would simply create a rule-like exception to Morrisons rule-like transactional test. . (emphasis omitted)). 323 Close 307 <>stream Techs., 369 F.3d 645, 651 (2d Cir. No. 51 endstream endstream See 28 U.S.C. See Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Sabbatino, 376 U.S. 398, 421 (1964) (That international law does not require application of the [act of state] doctrine is evidenced by the practice of nations.). w3TPI2T0 BC#=C3\. bV mh[kw`C53[yR_WBD"YkeP#bi;k5lmm\'a 386), Compulsory sterilization of the intellectually weak. See Hilton v. Guyot, 159 U.S. 113, 163 (1895) (noting enforcement of judicial decree. Close, International comity has even influenced some of the Supreme Courts rulings on personal jurisdiction under the Due Process Clause. xs 75 Close For a country to treat a defendant according to its own notions rather than those of the place where he did the acts, Justice Holmes wrote, not only would be unjust, but would be an interference with the authority of another sovereign, contrary to the comity of nations, which the other state concerned justly might resent. . xS**T0T0 BiU" 34 0 obj 28 U.S.C. Lower courts have generally applied international law to decide if a defendant is a foreign state under the Act, <>>>/BBox[0 0 377.76 588]/Length 47>>stream See Bradley, supra note 66, at 69194 (arguing for deference to extraterritorial interpretations by executive branch); Posner & Sunstein, supra note 33, at 1204 ([I]n cases in which the executive has adopted an interpretation via rulemaking or adjudication, or is otherwise entitled to deference under standard principles of administrative law, the executives interpretations should prevail over the comity doctrines.). Pamela K. Bookman, Litigation Isolationism, 67 Stan. In his Hartford dissent, Scalia referred to Justice Storys distinction between the comity of courts and the comity of nations. Close See 159 U.S. 113, 163 (1895) (noting enforcement of judicial decree. Id. Close x+ | No. Close Close In fact, Justice Story meant nothing of the kind. Id. See supra notes 198203 and accompanying text (discussing foreign state compulsion). 2003) (When a preliminary injunction takes the form of a foreign antisuit injunction, we are required to balance domestic judicial interests against concerns of international comity.). . xs 261 As noted in the introduction, many doctrines of American law manifest the principle of international comity. Jun 16, 1965 (121 Phil. CCI Fines Google For Abuse Of Dominant Position. Close But the Court has recently relied expressly on international comity to support limits on general jurisdiction. In some areas of foreign relations law todaylike foreign sovereign immunity and prescriptive jurisdictionone may think of an international law core and a comity penumbra, while in other areas all of the rules are rules of comity alone. endobj Respect for foreign sovereignty seemed a more natural fit. 105 384 1782(a) (2012) (providing district court may order a person to provide evidence to foreign or international tribunals). Other opinions accurately describe comity as the historical basis for sovereign immunity. 241 xs ,.. One might think of the FSIA as an exercise of international comity by Congress, but it is meant to be applied by the courts. 284 + See D.J. Banks v. Greenleaf, 2 F. Cas. Close Nevertheless, lower courts have developed other comity doctrines to restrain adjudicative jurisdiction in international cases. 234 Law Inst. Law360 (January 10, 2023, 10:34 PM EST) -- The Tenth Circuit on Tuesday ruled 2-1 in a case of first impression that a district court judge hadn't abused his discretion when he . 27 See, e.g., Hartford Fire Ins. See, e.g., Louis Kaplow, Rules Versus Standards: An Economic Analysis, 42 Duke L.J. 117 But the Ninth Circuit in Mujica, applying its newly minted doctrine of international comity abstention, See Daimler AG v. Bauman, 134 S. Ct. 746, 763 (2014) (noting risks to international comity posed by expansive view of general jurisdiction). Id. Council, Inc., 509 U.S. 155, 174 (1993) (noting presumption has a foundation broader than the desire to avoid conflict with the laws of other nations); Smith v. United States, 507 U.S. 197, 204 n.5 (1993) (rejecting argument presumption does not apply where there is no risk of conflict with foreign law). endobj Atypon Systems, Inc.; modified using iText 4.2.0 by 1T3XT .); Answers in Genesis of Ky., Inc. v. Creation Ministries Intl, Ltd., 556 F.3d 459, 467 (6th Cir. Close This possibility of interference arises when an interested person, rather than the foreign court itself, seeks discovery. Close . e. Observance of international comity such that property of foreign sovereigns, not subject to taxation. Posner and Sunstein do not discuss any of these examples in detail, (C 4) 2, 23; see also Convention on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, annex I, 2007 O.J. But understanding the difference is critical to understanding how international comity works in American law. 1350 (2012). endstream 2004) (The standard of review for the grant of a permanent injunction, including an antisuit injunction, is abuse of discretion.). 389 The finality of an award is a key feature and attraction of arbitration as a method of dispute resolution. 90 Yet international comity remains poorly understood. See N. Jansen Calamita, Rethinking Comity: Towards a Coherent Treatment of International Parallel Proceedings, 27 U. Pa. J. Intl Econ. <>stream It catalogues and categorizes the uses of international comity in American law, based on a reading of all the U.S. Supreme Court opinions mentioning comity, as well as a number of lower court decisions. courts have refused to permit persons who have acted in bad faith to rely on the defense.). 83 It is not the comity of the courts, but the comity of the nation. Close 116 This Articles definition of international comity is based on a reading of all the U.S. Supreme Court cases that use the word comity Comity served not just as the basis for enforcing foreign laws in American courts, but also as the basis for recognizing foreign judgments, Sabbatino, 376 U.S. at 40809 (holding privilege of bringing suit extends to governments recognized by United States and not at war with it); see also Zivotofsky v. Kerry, 135 S. Ct. 2076, 2084 (2015) (Recognized sovereigns may sue in United States courts. . Storys first maxim combines Hubers first two, Storys second maxim restates a part of Hubers first, and Storys third maxim tracks Hubers third. See Restatement (Fourth) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States: Jurisdiction 404 reporters note 11 (Am. Most problematic are international comity doctrines that would allow the Executive to dictate the outcome of particular cases, like the Bernstein exception to the act of state doctrine or the authority that the executive branch currently claims to make binding determinations with respect to the conduct-based immunity of foreign officials. See id. Customary international law does not require the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. endstream Paramedics Electromedicina Comercial, Ltda. 222 Story, supra note 54, 30, at 36. In American Banana Co. v. United Fruit Co., the Supreme Court had to decide whether the Sherman Act reached anticompetitive conduct in another country. to extend comity, or is it simply a question of convenience? See Posner & Sunstein, supra note 33, at 1179 (listing Charming Betsy canon as comity doctrine). 273 . See infra section II.C (describing sovereign parity comity). 2014) ([W]e conclude that all of the claims before us are nonjusticiable under the doctrine of international comity.). (equating international comity with customary international law); Hartford Fire Ins. 1827) (Porter, J.)) 15 requires that, in the process of deciding [cases], the acts of foreign sovereigns taken within their own jurisdictions shall be deemed valid.). Definition 1 / 155 The State, having sovereignty can enforce contributions (tax) upon its citizens even without a specific provision in the Constitution authorizing it. . TRUE 5. to treat a foreign act of state as valid, endstream 66 .). 173 at 138. 23 limitations on taxation. 244 Close See Kevin M. Clermont & John R.B. Austen L. Parrish, Duplicative Foreign Litigation, 78 Geo. Tectonics Corp., Intl, 493 U.S. 400, 409 (1990) (The act of state doctrine. Close Comity also gave the states of the Union some roomthough in the end not enoughto manage the issue of slavery. Close. 10 330 U.S. 501 (1947). Corp. v. M.V. 350 2006) (applying doctrine of international comity abstention). But by grounding the privilege in comity, the Court preserved the discretion of the United States to deny it, at least to foreign states that are at war with the United States or not recognized by it. Comity has long served as the basis for the conflict of laws Jan 28, 1998 (349 Phil. This categorization shows that courts have used international comity to defer to foreign lawmakers, to foreign courts, and to foreign governments as litigants, and that international comity has operated in each category both as a principle of recognition and as a principle of restraint. Under this doctrine, a court will first look to see if an adequate alternative forum exists. Mfg. A state courts recognition of a foreign judgment did not raise a federal question. 193 <>>>/BBox[0 0 377.76 588]/Length 46>>stream Tr. Corp. v. Ryan Helicopters U.S.A., Inc., 180 F.3d 896, 898 (7th Cir. Many states exercise jurisdiction to adjudicate on bases that other states find exorbitant, Close. . endobj Quackenbush v. Allstate Ins. 394 endstream passing on the validity of foreign acts of state may hinder rather than further this countrys pursuit of goals. See, e.g., Gucci Am., Inc. v. 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