Close . Some responsibility for the terminological confusion must be laid at Justice Scalias door. We did not hold that plaintiffs failed to allege violations of international law in the first instance.). Close See, e.g., U.S. Dept of Justice & FTC, Antitrust Enforcement Guidelines for International Operations 3.2 (1995), reprinted in 34 I.L.M. <>stream as a reasonable assumption about the focus of congressional concern in most cases. Although doctrines of international comity sometimes overlap with rules of international law, the comity doctrines are domestic law and are generally not required by international law. ,.. Close 338 Part IV shows that international comity doctrines are frequently expressed as rules rather than standards, and that allowing courts to apply these doctrines without inference by the executive branch promotes not just the rule of law but also U.S. foreign relations. . xs G.R. Hilton imposed a reciprocity requirement for the enforcement of foreign judgments under general common law. 1996) (applying section 403 factors under heading of international comity). But other references emphasize comity as the normative justification for sovereign immunity. . 1981))); Quaak v. Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler Bedrijfsrevisoren, 361 F.3d 11, 17 (1st Cir. Tectonics Corp., Intl, 493 U.S. 400, 40809 (1990), rejected a broader role for the Executive in determining when the act of state doctrine should be applied, it did not formally pass on the validity of the Bernstein exception. See id. 32 0 obj Section 403 of the Restatement (Third) of Foreign Relations Law adopted Timberlanes interest balancing approach. 35 229 See Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain, 542 U.S. 692, 733 n.21 (2004) (stating we would certainly consider [an exhaustion] requirement in an appropriate case). Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws 28, at 34 (2d ed. Tectonics Corp., Intl, 493 U.S. 400, 409 (1990) (The act of state doctrine. Originally comprising seven articles, it delineates the national frame and constraints of government. Close 222 302 Yousuf, 699 F.3d at 773; see also Ingrid Wuerth, Foreign Official Immunity Determinations in U.S. Courts: The Case Against the State Department, 51 Va. J. Intl L. 915, 92954 (2011) (considering and rejecting bases for executive lawmaking with respect to immunity). 389 . See Restatement (Fourth) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States: Jurisdiction 404 cmt. 6. They allow foreign governments to bring suit as plaintiffs, while shielding those governments and their officials from responding as defendants in some circumstances. 70 See, e.g., supra note 37 (surveying international comity scholarship). . 336 See, e.g., JP Morgan Chase Bank v. Altos Hornos de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., 412 F.3d 418, 423 (2d Cir. 210 Close. at 6471 (discussing conduct-based immunity). 81 69 0 obj See 509 U.S. 764, 797, 799 (1993) (Since the London reinsurers do not argue that British law requires them to act in some fashion prohibited by the law of the United States. 29 0 obj 254 <>>>/BBox[0 0 377.76 588]/Length 47>>stream See id. 3. C. C. II and III only. It may also depend on the good faith of the person raising the defense. Bank Ltd., 130 S. Ct. 2869, 2881 (2010). Hilton, 159 U.S. at 16364. (International Comity. 1987). xs 260 But it is the recognition which one nation allows within its territory to the legislative, executive or judicial acts of another nation, having due regard both to international duty and convenience, and to the rights of its own citizens, or of other persons who are under the protection of its laws.); supra notes 2631 and accompanying text (discussing Hilton). ,.. 332 Apr 30, 1976 (162 Phil. Close 66 The Supreme Court in Hilton v. Guyot (1895) famously defined international comity as "the recognition which one nation allows within its territory to the legislative, executive or judicial acts of another nation." That definition is incomplete, however, as comity encompasses much more than the recognition of foreign acts. Close The distinction between rules and standards is a continuum, not a divide, and many doctrines combine aspects of rules and standards. Intl L. Commn 20, 26, U.N. Doc. Recognizing foreign law as applicable to a particular case, for example, often means restraining the application of domestic law to that case. 24, 1989 (254 Phil. But once comity came to be seen exclusively in terms of deference to the paramount interests of another sovereign, Whether any particular legal doctrine should take the form of a rule or a standard is a perennial question. 215 359 130 Mar 6, 2013 (705 Phil. 207 See Yousuf v. Samantar, 699 F.3d 763, 772 (4th Cir. 396 75 See Restatement (Fourth) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States: Jurisdiction 222 cmt. 237 28 U.S.C. 89 ), a famous decision in which Lord Mansfield refused to recognize foreign laws making someone a slave. Close A rule that makes compliance discretionary cannot be followed from a sense of legal obligation. . 78 But the origin of these rules in comity is clearly seen in the widespread adoption of a public policy exception. is not meant to avoid chilling foreign states or their instrumentalities in the conduct of their business but to give foreign states and their instrumentalities some protection from the inconvenience of suit as a gesture of comity between the United States and other sovereigns.); The Santissima Trinidad, 20 U.S. (7 Wheat.) a. but they come down firmly on the side of case-specific deference to the executive branch. And while W.S. No. See N. Jansen Calamita, Rethinking Comity: Towards a Coherent Treatment of International Parallel Proceedings, 27 U. Pa. J. Intl Econ. See id. Justice Breyer has also sometimes asserted that a rule of prescriptive comity reflects principles of customary international law. at 41011 (rejecting argument that unfriendliness, including severance of diplomatic relations, should lead to denial of privilege). 64 w3TPI2T0 BC#=3\. 91 The Restatement departed from Timberlane by conceptualizing this balancing of interests not as a requirement of comity but a rule of international law. Id. []D2*B0Z6j\vC!m 42 Michael Ramsey has argued that because the phrase international comity adds nothingand obscures muchin judicial discourse, it should be abandoned. Other opinions accurately describe comity as the historical basis for sovereign immunity. xS**T0T0 Bid]" ' ] Id. Hubers De Conflictu Legum set forth three maxims to address the problem of foreign rights in a world of exclusive territorial sovereignty: (1) The laws of each state have force within the limits of that government and bind all subject to it, but not beyond. endobj 28 U.S.C. Close. The relationship between international comity and international law is often misunderstood. 1782 permits federal courts to grant discovery within the United States for use in foreign proceedings.). 247 102 186 Inherent power of sovereignty Essentially a legislative function For public purposes Territorial in operation Tax exemption of government The. Close Close Law Inst., Preliminary Draft No. xs and the Second Circuit holding that the only fact that matters is the State Departments determination of immunity. Close. For a critique, see David B. Massey, Note, How the American Law Institute Influences Customary Law: The Reasonableness Requirement of the Restatement of Foreign Relations Law, 22 Yale J. Intl L. 419, 42834 (1997) (arguing section 403 does not reflect customary international law). (a) Full faith and credit shall be given in all courts of this state to a judgment in any action affecting the family, except an action relating to child custody, by a court of competent jurisdiction in another state, territory, or possession of the United States, when both spouses personally appear or when the . (13 Tyng) 1, 4 (1816) (Parker, C.J.) But the distinction should not be overstated. Ulrich Huber, De Conflictu Legum Diversarum in Diversis Imperiis (Ernest G. Lorenzen trans. Close Another example is discovery under the Hague Evidence Convention. Owner-managers usually have dynamic tax circumstances which demand that the tax advisor adapt their thinking quickly and effectively. 219 . Close 767.041 Full faith and credit; comity. Close 47 endobj Close 2010) (en banc). In effectuating the purposes of international comity, rules have some advantages over standards. v. Tremblay, 223 U.S. 185, 190 (1912) (holding Supreme Court had no jurisdiction to review state courts decision on recognition of foreign judgment). Law Inst., Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments: Analysis and Proposed Federal Statute 11 cmt. 198 The Supreme Court has consistently characterized foreign sovereign immunity as a matter of comity. 264, 404 (1821) (Marshall, C.J.) After examining a number of different doctrines, Maggie Gardner concludes that open-ended discretion promotes parochial outcomes systemically because it enables the evolution of tests that increasingly lock in parochial results. Maggie Gardner, Parochial Procedure 4 (Aug. 20, 2015) (unpublished manuscript), http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2651453 (on file with the Columbia Law Review). what is it? The doctrine provides that American courts will not question the validity of a foreign act of state fully performed within the states own territory. TARIFF C. TAXATION D. TRIBUTE 2. *zgSL=/\., *BMdxVV lC8z6c^q; x/2@3P#yx,%WX[-LttDb c?/iI endstream Many are designed to mitigate the possibility of parallel proceedings, which the Supreme Courts expansion of personal jurisdiction in International Shoe made more likely. . Council, Inc., 509 U.S. 155, 174 (1993) (noting presumption has a foundation broader than the desire to avoid conflict with the laws of other nations); Smith v. United States, 507 U.S. 197, 204 n.5 (1993) (rejecting argument presumption does not apply where there is no risk of conflict with foreign law). In some areas of foreign relations law, rules of international comity are layered on top of rules of international law. x+ | 557 (1992); Duncan Kennedy, Form and Substance in Private Law Adjudication, 89 Harv. Close, A second myth of international comity is the notion that the executive branch enjoys a comparative advantage in making comity determinations. Those that follow the first Restatement of Conflicts are fairly rule-like, while those that follow the Restatement (Second) partake more of standards. See supra notes 198203 and accompanying text (discussing foreign state compulsion). As a principle of recognition, it allows foreign governments recognized by the United States, and not at war with it, to bring suit in U.S. courts. For a recent discussion of domestic comity doctrines, see Gil Seinfeld, Reflections on Comity in the Law of American Federalism, 90 Notre Dame L. Rev. [3] It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, in 1789. Id. Sabbatino, 376 U.S. at 40809 (holding privilege of bringing suit extends to governments recognized by United States and not at war with it); see also Zivotofsky v. Kerry, 135 S. Ct. 2076, 2084 (2015) (Recognized sovereigns may sue in United States courts. What principles are included in international comity? Intl Shoe Co. v. Washington, 326 U.S. 310, 316 (1945) (quoting Milliken v. Meyer, 311 U.S. 457, 463 (1940)). G.R. 29 196 v. United States, 424 U.S. 800, 818 (1976) (identifying following factors: (1) which court first assumed jurisdiction over the property, if any; (2) inconvenience of the federal forum; (3) desirability of avoiding piecemeal litigation; and (4) order in which jurisdiction was obtained by the concurrent forums); see also Moses H. Cone Meml Hosp. Congress has also authorized federal courts to assist foreign and international tribunals with respect to the discovery of evidence located in the United States. gave substantial weight to a U.S. statement of interest suggesting that the adjudication of this case will have an adverse impact on the foreign policy interests of the United States. Close In the past, it would have answered that question by relying on rules of international law. x+ | . See 28 U.S.C. The courts and Congress are free to fashion rules of international comity as they wish, andassuming those rules give the executive branch discretionthe President is free to deny international comity in a particular case. 26 The Second Circuit has looked to principles of comity to determine whether to recognize foreign acts of state having extraterritorial effect. at 77273 (Douglas, J., concurring) (rejecting Bernstein exception); id. Quackenbush v. Allstate Ins. A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a liability for a sales or use tax lawfully imposed by another state if the other state extends a like comity to this state. 119 endobj Each of the international comity doctrines may be placed in one of the resulting boxes. Sarei, 550 F.3d at 831 (plurality opinion) (McKeown, J.). But understanding the difference is critical to understanding how international comity works in American law. which others have classified among the comity doctrines. 407 188 38 In modern cases, the Supreme Court has said that the act of state doctrine arises out of the basic relationships between branches of government in a system of separation of powers. 266 L. Rev. 94-1310, at 9 (1976). 1985) (Acts of foreign governments purporting to have extraterritorial effect. 326 Along one axis, it distinguishes the uses of international comity based on the foreign government actor to whom deference is given. 335 1987) (concluding factors favoring antisuit injunction are not sufficient to overcome the restraint and caution required by international comity). 76 Close, This definition of comity is both incomplete and ambiguous. Part IV challenges both of these myths. (Till such an act [of Congress] be passed, the Court is bound by the law of nations which is a part of the law of the land.). Letter from Richard G. Kleindienst, Attorney Gen., & William P. Rogers, Secy of State, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives (Jan. 16, 1973), reprinted in Foreign State Immunity Hearing, supra note 406, at 34. . while in contract suits, [i]f the place of negotiating the contract and the place of performance are in the same state, the local law of that state will usually be applied. In deciding conflicts cases today, U.S. courts rarely invoke comity directly. When an American court enforces foreign law, it not only recognizes that a foreign state has jurisdiction to prescribe, but also restrains the prescriptive jurisdiction of the forum. endobj But the United States is not a party to any such treaty or supranational regulation. Huber, supra note 74, at 164; see also Story, supra note 54, 25, at 31 (No nation can. Close 371 93 352 Close See supra notes 2631 and accompanying text (discussing Hiltons definition of comity). (C 4) 2, 23; see also Convention on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, annex I, 2007 O.J. 279 L-36081. Stat. which Justice Breyer characterized as a principle of prescriptive comity. v. Century Intl Arms, Inc., 466 F.3d 88, 92 (2d Cir. Id. See, e.g., Royal & Sun All. .); see also supra notes 107115 (discussing original understanding of sovereign immunity as comity). to limit the extraterritorial application of the Sherman Act. 174473. See 336 U.S. at 285 ([The presumption] is a valid approach whereby unexpressed congressional intent may be ascertained. Close. Close 345 Close 276 Each of the international comity doctrines discussed above has its own requirements adapted to the particular context in which it is used. . ), in John A. Boyd, Digest of U.S. , it was generally assumed that the recognition of foreign judgments was governed by state rather than federal law. In some areas of foreign relations law todaylike foreign sovereign immunity and prescriptive jurisdictionone may think of an international law core and a comity penumbra, while in other areas all of the rules are rules of comity alone. 116 189 111 Close Lower courts are divided on whether 1782 may be used for discovery in international arbitrations. 325 109 others both state and nonpreemptive federal law, 360 2004) (The standard of review for the grant of a permanent injunction, including an antisuit injunction, is abuse of discretion.). 106 289 . 340 is a concept with almost as many meanings as sovereignty.). ,.. <>stream All kinds of hybrid combinations are possible.). 276 See, e.g., China Trade & Dev. Close . . (quoting Verlinden, 461 U.S. at 486)). G.R. A/56/10, at 32 (2001), reprinted in [2001] 2 Y.B. As a general matter, [d]ue process limits on the States adjudicative authority principally protect the liberty of the nonresident defendant. .). See id. d (U.S. See supra notes 257258 and accompanying text (discussing Ninth Circuits decision in Mujica). U.S. courts have long invoked a spirit of comity to recognize foreign judgments at common law. SUBSIDY B. Finally, the Court has recognized that federal courts may decline to hear a case where the relief being sought is equitable in nature or otherwise discretionary, like a declaratory judgment. and alternatively to decide whether to enjoin the parties from continuing such proceedings. 519, 590 (1839) (recognizing foreign corporation is but the usual comity of recognising the law of another state). See, e.g., Doe v. Exxon Mobil Corp., 654 F.3d 11, 58 (D.C. Cir. . (quoting Colorado River, 424 U.S. at 817)). 348 See Matar v. Dichter, 563 F.3d 9, 15 (2d Cir. 341 . One post-Morrison decision has held that a transaction in the United States is a necessary but not sufficient condition for the application of section 10(b). 168 Similarly, Joseph Beale observed that [t]he doctrine seems really to mean only that in certain cases the sovereign is not prevented by any principle of international law, but only by his own choice, from establishing any rule he pleases for the conflict of laws. 101 Finally, Part IV challenges two of the leading comity myths: (1) that comity must be governed by standards rather than rules; and (2) that comity determinations are best left to the executive branch. 348 358 59 0 obj 6. I entirely agree with him. See Restatement (Third) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States 403 cmt. See, e.g., In re Microsoft Corp., No. Restatement (Third) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States 102(2) (Am. Echoing Huber, Story began with three maxims: (1) that every nation possesses an exclusive sovereignty and jurisdiction within its own territory; 4 endstream Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain, 542 U.S. 692, 733 n.21 (2004). 257 1991) (Breyer, C.J.) There is nothing inherent in this category of comity doctrines, however, that precludes the adoption of rules. Close The Executives action in recognizing a foreign government and in receiving its diplomatic representatives is conclusive on all domestic courts, the Court noted. 162 There is no international law rule requiring the exhaustion of local remedies before a claim is brought in another domestic court. , so long as its refusal to give it effect is not arbitrary according to the rules of the conflict of laws of states that have reasonably developed legal systems.). 98 Sec. 20 Co. of Can. Close x+ | w3TPI2T0 BC#=3\. 232 Having focused in Part II on how the principle of international comity is incorporated in U.S. domestic law, this Article now turns in Part III to consider comitys relationship with international law. Chewing Gum Corp., 453 F.2d 435, 440 (3d Cir. Law Inst. Limiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call of "Atmanirbhar" to this understanding would, however, not do complete justice to his vision. 183 In Empagran, the Supreme Court invoked not the presumption against extraterritoriality but a principle of constru[ing] ambiguous statutes to avoid unreasonable interference with the sovereign authority of other nations, 52 Co. of N.Y. v. United States, 304 U.S. 126, 137 (1938) (What government is to be regarded here as representative of a foreign sovereign state is a political rather than a judicial question, and is to be determined by the political department of the government.). 411 95. at 168. 251 See Crawford, supra note 24, at 157 (noting while some countries allow recognized governments to sue in local courts, great caution is needed in using municipal cases to establish propositions about recognition in general international law). The desirability of executive discretion over questions of international comity is not just a myth, it is a dangerous myth. 260 In England and America, this discretion was exercised in the first instance by courts but subject always to legislative control. 337 1987) ([T]here are no agreed principles governing recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, except that no state recognizes or enforces the judgment of another state rendered without jurisdiction over the judgment debtor.). 1971) (applying Pennsylvania law to enforcement of foreign judgment); Restatement (Third) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States 481 cmt. endstream 124 291 (WZfPz%$e9ZlYYujbb;raI!B>=hq'D^ VQ. And fourth, international comity is domestic lawthat is to say, the principle of international comity is manifested in a number of different domestic doctrines that U.S. courts are bound to follow. See, e.g., Republic of Austria v. Altmann, 541 U.S. 677, 735 (2004) (Kennedy, J., dissenting) (observing judicial independence. As a principle of recognition, adjudicative comity operates in American law through the rules for recognizing foreign judgments and through judicial assistance to foreign courts with the discovery of evidence under 28 U.S.C. Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Sabbatino, 376 U.S. 398, 401 (1964); see also Belgrade v. Sidex Intl Furniture Corp., 2 F. Supp. Co., 658 F.2d 903, 908 (2d Cir. 49 0 obj . 230 756, 757 (C.C.D. 51 0 obj <>stream xS**T0T0 BiU" Close Roger P. Alford, Ancillary Discovery to Prove Denial of Justice, 53 Va. J. Intl L. 127, 147 (2012); Childress, supra note 20, at 16. 395 344 312 After Erie, it was generally assumed that the recognition of foreign judgments was governed by state rather than federal law. Close. But the immunities of other foreign government officials from suit in U.S. courts are otherwise governed by federal common law. <>stream Forum non conveniens, prudential exhaustion, international comity abstention, and the granting of antisuit injunctions all require a case-by-case weighing of factors and are reviewed on appeal for abuse of discretion. + Id. endstream See 771 F.3d 580, 615 (9th Cir. 38 U.S. (13 Pet.) Cf. Close L.J. When an award is annulled at the seat, however, enforcing courts in secondary . See, e.g., Somportex Ltd. v. Phila. 3 Erie R.R. 375 1991) (Breyer, C.J.) 180 340 . The question, the Ninth Circuit wrote in Timberlane, was whether American authority should be asserted in a given case as a matter of international comity and fairness. 353 189 Congress has the constitutional power to declare war. Law Inst., Preliminary Draft No. 347 <>>>/BBox[0 0 377.76 588]/Length 47>>stream This problem has assumed great importance recently, especially since the war, due in the first instance to the fact that in every country taxation . 369 234 a (Am. endobj of Iowa, 482 U.S. 522, 54142 (1987). The reasons for this are the ordinary reasons for Chevron deferencethat an ambiguous statute should generally be read as a delegation of interpretative authority to an agency that administers it and that administrative agencies have special expertise with respect to statutory goals and how best to achieve them. 38 0 obj The word prescriptive refers to jurisdiction to prescribethat is, to make [a states] law applicable to the activities, relations, or status of persons, or the interests of persons in things. <>stream endstream Jurisdiction of U.S. Courts in Suits Against Foreign States: Hearings on H.R. See Sabbatino, 376 U.S. at 409 ([T]he privilege of suit has been denied only to governments at war with the United States. In Robinson v. Bland, Mansfield wrote that the general rule established ex comitate et jure gentium is, that the place where the contract is made, and not where the action is brought, is to be considered in expounding and enforcing the contract. 226 25, at 31. See, e.g., Am. 316 2012); Quaak v. Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler Bedrijfsrevisoren, 361 F.3d 11, 18 (1st Cir. Some international comity doctrines have been interpreted to permit case-by-case discretion by the executive branch. When an American court recognizes a foreign judgment, it restrains the exercise of its own authority to decide the merits of that case. See Socit Nationale Industrielle Arospatiale v. U.S. Dist. H Pamela K. Bookman, Litigation Isolationism, 67 Stan. 55 . Law Inst., Tentative Draft No. Id. Close, On the restraint side of the ledger, some courts applying section 403 of the Restatement (Third) of Foreign Relations Law have determined the geographic scope of U.S. statutes on a case-by-case basis. endstream 274 Close Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act (Natl Conference of Commrs on Unif. See id. They recognize the judgments of foreign courts and limit the jurisdiction of American courts. Close July 4, 2012 (690 Phil. Close endstream Oil Co., 499 U.S. at 248). 1997) ([T]o the extent that comity is informed by general principles of reasonableness, see Restatement (Third) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States 403, the indictment lodged against NPI is well within the pale.); In re Maxwell Commcn Corp., 93 F.3d 1036, 104653 (2d Cir. .). Id. Close w3TPI2T0 BC#=C3\. 15.400.460 (codifying choice of law for torts and other noncontractual claims). 212 18, 1961, 23 U.S.T. <>>>/BBox[0 0 377.76 588]/Length 47>>stream Close 959) (Washington, J. Close, The doctrine of foreign state immunity, codified in the FSIA, is also quite rule-like. 1971) (rejecting reciprocity requirement for conflict of laws). 7814) (Washington, J.) 369 The conflict of laws and the enforcement of foreign judgments are governed by state law in the United States. Davis L. Rev. And no rule of international law requires one country to allow the government of another country to bring suit in its courts. Id. . + G.R. is this assessment valid? 114 The act of state doctrine operates as a rule rather than a standard, 215 2, April, 1923) The problem of international double taxation is one of the most serious ques-tions that engages the attention of econo- In the domestic context, a few other abstention doctrines exist. Close x+ | <>>>/BBox[0 0 377.76 588]/Length 46>>stream See Huber, supra note 74, at 168 (stating comity applies equally to the subject of res judicata); see also id. 73 Banks v. Greenleaf, 2 F. Cas. w3TPI2T0 BC#=3\. Close, The act of state doctrine provides another example of prescriptive comity operating as a principle of recognition. .). 224 Close xS**T0T0 Bih]" c 18 0 obj Hartford Fire Ins. Id. 88 376 See Knox, supra note 124, at 36266 (describing origins of presumption against extraterritoriality). Techs., Inc., 369 F.3d 645, 652 (2d Cir. To permit the validity of the acts of one sovereign State to be reexamined and perhaps condemned by the courts of another would very certainly imperil the amicable relations between governments and vex the peace of nations. Close, Huber saw these maxims as part of the law of nations, What violates the right to speedy disposition of c SC fines MTC judge 2K for violating family busines SC: Acquit drug suspect if friends released w/o ex RA 6552 protects innocent, low-income real estate 4 reasons to distinguish TAX from LICENSE FEE, G.R. 237, 260 (2010). endstream INTERNATIONAL COMITY. Shangri-La International v. CA (Case Digest. 2008-01-15T10:41Z <>>>/BBox[0 0 377.76 588]/Length 46>>stream 388 Foreign state compulsion similarly operates on a statute-by-statute basis, although its application may depend on the degree of compulsion and on the good faith of the party asking to be excused from U.S. law. Tectonics Corp., Intl, 493 U.S. 400, 409 (1990) (The act of state doctrine does not establish an exception for cases and controversies that may embarrass foreign governments, but merely requires that, in the process of deciding, the acts of foreign sovereigns taken within their own jurisdictions shall be deemed valid.); infra note 338 and accompanying text (discussing act of state doctrine). The first myth goes back at least to the early nineteenth century. 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