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North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 1. Civil Procedure § 1-87.12. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) Foreign law.--A law, rule, resolution, legal code, legal system, or any component of a legal system established and used or applied in a foreign venue or forum.

(2) Foreign venue or forum.--A venue or forum operating under the authority of a government other than any of the following:

a. The United States.

b. A state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States.

c. Any other government with regard to which the decision in this State as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government's courts is initially subject to determination under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution.

(3) Fundamental constitutional right.--A fundamental right of a natural person guaranteed by the United States Constitution or the North Carolina Constitution.

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