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A German seller and a U.S. buyer form a contract. The buyer breaches. The seller sues...

A German seller and a U.S. buyer form a contract. The buyer breaches. The seller sues in a German court and wins damages, but the buyer’s assets are in the United States. If a U.S. court enforces the judgment, it will be because of

Question 33 options:

the doctrine of sovereign immunity.

the act of state doctrine.

the principle of comity.

None of the above.

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the principle of comity.

A German court outcome has no validity in the US as US is a sovereign nation. But, due to the principle of comity where one nation respects another nation's judgement, then they may enforce the decision. So, here the US enforcing the German rule is coming from the principle of comity.


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