Judicial assistance

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Judicial Assistance is the admittance and enforcement of a judicial order by a court from one jurisdiction to a court in another jurisdiction.^[1] Such admittance requires a treaty between the governments of the two jurisdictions.^[2] In common law jurisdictions, if a judicial assistance treaty is not in effect then the extra-jurisdictional order may be only admitted as evidence in separate litigation covering the same matter.^[3]

[edit] Common Orders in Judicial Assistance

• Marriage license & Divorce
• Arbitration award
• Lien
• Damages
• Liquidation

[edit] References

1. ^ US State Department[1](Giving a general description).
2. ^ US State Department[2](US as an example).
3. ^ US State Department[3](US practice as an example).