On March 1, 2022, the United States became the sixth State to sign the 2019 Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (“Judgments Convention”). 1 If ratified, the Judgments Convention will enable judgment holders to limit the “myriad of substantive, procedural, and practical hurdles” often encountered in enforcing judgments in foreign jurisdictions. 2
Current U.S. Law on Foreign Judgment Recognition
The procedure for the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in the U.S. is currently regulated on a state-by-state basis. The substantive law in the U.S. on foreign judgments remains […]
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