South Carolina VS “foreign law”
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January 27th, 2011
Foreign laws are becoming more and more prominent in U.S. court cases, especially in cases of divorce and child custody where Shariah Law has been used in several U.S. states.
Similar bills were successfully supported last year in Louisiana and Tennessee.
South Carolina’s House and Senate introduced a bill aimed at preventing ‘a court or other enforcement authority’ from imposing “foreign law”. SC officials say the bill will preempt violations of constitutional rights “resulting from the application of foreign law”.
Foreign laws are becoming more and more prominent in U.S. court cases, especially in cases of divorce and child custody where Sharia Law has been used in several U.S. states.
Similar bills were successfully supported last year in Louisiana and Tennessee.
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