Connecticut Law About Foreign and International Law

Connecticut Law About Foreign and International Law
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Research Guides

Connecticut General Statutes

Pathfinders prepared by the Connecticut Judicial Branch law librarians:

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
(Section 1 of the Parental Kidnapping research guide)

International and Out of State Adoptions in Connecticut
(Section 10 of the Adoption in Connecticut research guide)

OLR Research Reports - Office of Legislative Research:

The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - 2006-R-0390
You asked for an update of OLR Report 99-R-0792 on possible conflicts between The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.

Driving in Connecticut with Foreign Driver's License - 2006-R-0235
You asked if a citizen of Italy visiting Connecticut can drive here using his Italian driver's license.
International Debt Collection - 2002-R-0302
Lawsuits for Injuries Sustained in Foreign Countries - 2001-R-0169
You asked whether people injured in a foreign country by a defective product made in Connecticut can: (1) sue the manufacturer in a Connecticut court, (2) bring a criminal action against it in Connecticut, and (3) enforce a judgment they secure against it in a foreign country in a Connecticut court?

Treaty Research

Guide to Treaty Research (Columbia Law School - Arthur W. Diamond Law Library)

Treaties in Force (U.S. Department of State)
This publication lists treaties and other international agreements of the United States on record in the Department of State as being in force as of January 1 of the specified year.

International Treaties & Agreements (U.S. Department of State)

Treaty Research (E.B. Williams - Georgetown Law Library)

Online in the Library

HeinOnline - Treaties and Agreements Library
You can access HeinOnline at each of the Judicial Branch Law Libraries.

Embassies

Selected Statutes:

Title 50a - International Law

Chapter 860 - International Wills
Chapter 861 - Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act
Chapter 861a - Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act
Chapter 862 - Uncitral Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration
Chapter 862a - International Awards
Chapter 863 - Conflict of Jurisdictions Model Law

Title 52 - Civil Actions

Sec. 52-59d. Service of process outside country to be in accordance with treaty or convention or court order.
Sec. 52-197b. Discovery outside country to be in accordance with treaty or convention or court order.

Click on the link below to search the full-text of the Connecticut statutes:https://search.cga.state.ct.us/r/statute/

U.S. Department of State - International Judicial Assistance

Useful Websites for Research

Foreign & International Law Gateways (Harvard Law School)
Foreign Law: Law Databases (Cornell Law Library)
Links to Cornell Law Library's subscription databases, selected subscription databases provided by Cornell University Library, and selected free resources.
Hague Conference on Private International Law
Hague Conventions with status tables that list the member states, the dates of signatures, ratifications, accessions and entries into force, the authorities designated, etc.
U.S. Department of State - Private International Law
Provides a convenient location to find treaties in force for the United States, other international instruments, and information on current negotiations and projects covering the private international law of such areas as trade and commerce, finance and banking, trusts and estates, family and children matters, and international judicial assistance
World Legal Information Institute
Free, independent, and non-profit access to worldwide law

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