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HB1369: Rules on Enforcing Foreign Laws in Georgia
This bill stops courts and other groups from enforcing foreign laws if those laws break rights protected by the U.S. or Georgia Constitutions.
What This Bill Does
- Revises rules about how foreign laws affect cases in Georgia.
- Requires that no court, arbitration panel, administrative agency, or other tribunal enforces a foreign law if doing so would violate a right guaranteed by the United States Constitution or the Georgia Constitution.
- Provides definitions for terms used in the new rule.
- Lists exceptions where the rule might not apply.
- Changes rules about forum non conveniens to match these updates.
Who It Names or Affects
- Courts
- Arbitration panels
- Administrative agencies
- Other tribunals
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not list the specific exceptions where foreign laws might still be enforced.
- The exact effective date of this law is not provided in the source text.