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AK HB88
Bill
Status
1/18/2011
Primary Sponsor
Carl Gatto
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AI Summary
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Prohibits courts, arbitrators, mediators, administrative agencies, and enforcement authorities from applying foreign law if it would violate individual rights guaranteed by the Alaska or United States Constitution.
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Requires agreements with foreign law choice-of-law provisions to be modified or amended to preserve constitutional rights, or be declared void if modification is impossible.
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Mandates reinterpretation of choice-of-venue or choice-of-forum provisions in agreements that would violate constitutional rights if enforced outside the United States.
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Denies forum non conveniens claims in state litigation when granting such claims would violate an individual's constitutional rights.
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Exempts corporations, partnerships, and business associations from protections; applies only to actual or foreseeable constitutional violations; does not address tribal law or state-tribal law intersections.
Legislative Description
Use Of Foreign Law
International Relations
Last Action
COSPONSOR(S): DICK
2/3/2012