...co-equal sovereign nations and plays a role in determining "the recognition which one nation allows within its territory to the legislative, executive or judicial acts of another nation."72 Thus, in determining whether to assert jurisdiction to investigate or bring an action, or...

...nor of mere courtesy and good will, upon the other. But it is the recognition which one nation allows within its territory to the legislative, executive...persons who are under the protection of its laws. Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act; Non-Uniform States Approximately 30 states, including...

...Speech," 651 PLI/Pat 9 (May 2, 2001), at 58 (comity "is the recognition which one nation allows within the territory to the legislative, executive, or judicial...persons who are under the protection of its laws."). [1] — Choice of Law Rules in the United States In the United States, each state's authority to impose...

...doing the same. The US Supreme Court has denned comity as 'the recognition which one nation allows within its territory to the legislative, executive...convenience, and to the rights of its own citizens'. See Hilton v. Guyot, 159 US 1 13, 163-4 (1865). See also Laker Airways Ltd. v. Sabena, Belgian World...

...respect for the commands of comity in the sense described above had to be balanced with the regard due 'to the rights of its own citizens or of other persons who are under the protection of its laws'.660 The concept of comity has not been without its critics, the Chief Justice of British Columbia...

...application of the effects doctrine. Comity is defined as 'the recognition which one nation allows within its territory to the legislative, executive or judicial acts of another nation'.9 In the leading case of Timberlane10 Judge Choy recognised the effects doctrine as laid down...

...one of mere courtesy and good will upon the other. . .it is the recognition which one nation gives to the legislative, executive, or judicial acts of...the rights of its own citizens or of other persons under the protection of its laws. US courts have relied on the comity doctrine to decline jurisdiction...

...Comity The doctrine of international comity has been defined as 'the recognition one nation allows within its territory to the legislative, executive...nation, having due regard both to international duty and convenience'.200 Comity essentially applies where the exercise of jurisdiction would 198 Sarei v Rio...

...(1999). 752 Under US law the doctrine of comity refers to "the recognition which one nation allows within its territory to the legislative, executive or judicial acts of another nation". Pravin Banker Associates, Lt. v Banco Popular del Peru, 109 F 3d 850, 854 (2d Cir 1997). The doctrine...

...an imperative or obligation. Rather, it is a nation's expression of understanding which demonstrates due regard both to international duty and convenience and to the rights of persons protected by its own laws. Comity should be withheld only when its acceptance would be contrary...