Researching Foreign Law

12.12.08
Lisa A. Peters and Heather M. Cane
Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C. course "Legal Research 2008"

The liberalization of the rules for the recognition and enforcement of judgments in many jurisdictions gives litigants more choices of forums to litigate in. It is no wonder that researching foreign law has become an essential component of legal research courses in major U.S. and U.K. law schools.