Pennsylvania court refuses to recognize Saudi custody decree, because Saudi Sharia law is inconsistent with American public policy

The Volokh Conspiracy 2015-10-19

Summary:

Westlaw just posted this very interesting decision in H.L.K. v. F.A.A.; it was handed down by a Pennsylvania family court on Oct. 22, 2014, but wasn’t made available on Westlaw until yesterday. Note that the appellate court affirmed the family court’s holding, but it didn’t reach the public policy analysis: “Because we conclude that the family […]

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foreign and religious law in american courts

Authors:

Eugene Volokh

Date tagged:

10/19/2015, 10:01

Date published:

10/19/2015, 09:34