Back مجاملة Arabic Comitas gentium German საერთაშორისო თავაზიანობა Georgian 국제예양 Korean Международная вежливость Russian
In law, comity is "a principle or practice among political entities such as countries, states, or courts of different jurisdictions, whereby legislative, executive, and judicial acts are mutually recognized."[1] It is an informal and non-mandatory courtesy to which a court of one jurisdiction affords to the court of another jurisdiction when determining questions where the law or interests of another country are involved.[2] Comity is founded on the concept of sovereign equality among states and is expected to be reciprocal.[3]
- ^ Black's Law Dictionary (10th ed. 2014), p. 324.
- ^ Barron's Canadian Law Dictionary (6th ed.). 2009.
- ^ A Dictionary of Law (10th ed.). Oxford University Press. 2022.