َA Comparative Study Comity and Reciprocity in Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

Maghsoody Pashaki, Reza

doi:10.22096/law.2022.135555.1742

َA Comparative Study Comity and Reciprocity in Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

Document Type : Research Article

Author

Reza Maghsoody Pashaki

Associate Professor, Department of Private Law, University of Gilan, Rasht, Iran.

10.22096/law.2022.135555.1742

Abstract

Abstract:

The interference of the interests of private individuals and the sovereignty of states in the field of international relations has led to the recognition of foreign court judgments relying on various doctrines on international relations, such as comity and reciprocity. The application of these doctrines makes the rights of private individuals dependent on the conduct and interaction of conflicting governments. Alternative theories have also failed to provide an accurate and unambiguous criterion for recognition of foreign judgments and persuading governments to amend their regulations. Conclusion of international treaties, albeit regional and bilateral, as the superior way to recognition of foreign judgments is the only way to establish legal stability, avoid double litigation, and prevent the issuance of conflicting judgments in today's divided world. In a world with a high level of cross-border communication, it is necessary that the judgments of the courts can be cross-border. But achieving this goal is possible only with the cooperation of governments, flexibility to foreign judgments and acceptance of commitment within certain frameworks.

Keywords

Keywords: recognition

foreign judgment

reciprocity

comity

public order

Subjects

Comparative Law

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