Abstract
This Note will examine the conflict the Eleventh Circuit has created with other federal courts with regard to the degree of deference U.S. courts are to give to foreign countries’ interpretations of their own laws. Part II reviews the Lacey Act as well as the facts and decision in McNab v. United States. Part III reviews the act of state doctrine as well as the doctrine of international comity as the contexts for judicial deference. Part IV will analyze how courts have construed the degree of deference that is to given to other countries’ interpretations of their own laws. Part V will summarize the impact of the Eleventh Circuit’s opinion.
Recommended Citation
Vicary, Paul S.
(2026)
"Comity, Act of State, and Interpretation of Foreign Law: The Eleventh Circuit Missteps in McNab v. United States,"
Florida Journal of International Law: Vol. 16:
Iss.
4, Article 6.
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/fjil/vol16/iss4/6