Sentences with phrase «of international comity»

78 For these reasons, I have no difficulty in holding on the facts agreed upon for the purpose of this appeal, that the counts of fraud with which the appellant is charged may properly be prosecuted in Canada, and I see nothing in the requirements of international comity that would dictate that this country refrain from exercising its jurisdiction.

Cultural norms which harm people are tolerated in the interests of international comity.

The Justice referred to City of Mecca (1879), 5 P D 28 where Sir Robert Phillimore held that the English Court of Admiralty could and ought to enforce an in rem judgment of a Foreign Admiralty Court, on the grounds of international comity (reversed on appeal not on a point of law, but because, like the subject case, the foreign judgment was in personam only.)

One federal appeals court has held that decisions of the courts of foreign nations under the Convention are not entitled to full faith and credit; however, they are entitled to deference under principles of international comity.

These rather compelling argument, which addressed critical issues of international comity in the context of the securities markets, were supported by one of the leading securities regulation experts in the U.S.

Landsbanki's counsel submitted that the court should stay Jefferies» debt claim on the grounds of international comity: the purpose of the moratorium was to benefit the entire class of Landsbanki creditors by protecting it from claims during the reorganisation process.

The treaty is considered a model of international comity and scientific success.

Not exact matches

The Nigerian ambassador pledged that the missions» would continue to bring their expertise to bear on the international stage so as to lift the flag of Nigeria high among the comity of nations.

The ICRW [International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling] was born in the same spirit of comity and acknowledgment of the rule of law that motivated the founding of the United Nations and the ICJ.

International comity prevents disclosure of prosecution documents in family proceedings, as David Burrows reports

For example, though not explicitly stated in this decision, the high thresholds that must be met in order to refuse the recognition of an arbitral award in Ontario may represent the Court reinforcing their commitment to international comity in light of globalization trends.

-- Whether the case is interprovincial or international in nature, and comity and the standards of jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement prevailing elsewhere are relevant considerations, not as independent factors having more or less equal weight with the others, but as general principles of private international law that bear upon the interpretation and application of the real and substantial connection test.

The more troubling aspect of Chevron is how courts will effect international comity, and how much scrutiny will be applied to the underlying decision which is being enforced.

There is an established line of Strasbourg jurisprudence which holds that restrictions on the access to court of embassy staff engage Article 6, but can be justified with reference to «the legitimate aim of complying with international law to promote comity and good relations between States» (Sabah El Seil v France (2012) 54 EHRR 14, at [52]-RRB-.

The case has drawn interest from more than a dozen interveners, including the Attorneys General of Ontario and Canada, as well as a number of civil rights and media organizations, who have weighed in on how such an order would affect free speech rights, international comity, and access to justice.

Lord Mance (with Lords Neuberger, Clarke, Wilson and Lady Hale) held that the principle of state immunity (as provided for in both customary international law and the State Immunity Act 1978) was based on the sovereign equality of states and international comity.

The C.A. below failed to consider the principle of comity and Canada's international obligations.

International comity or not, the domestic courts will not rubber stamp ill - reasoned decisions of the European Court.

The recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments is typically something determined by local law as well as international comity and reciprocity.

There is a long - established legal presumption that a statute should be interpreted and applied, as far as its language admits, so that it is not inconsistent with the comity of nations and established rules of international law.