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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the application of foreign and international laws and |
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doctrines in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Title 6, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 148 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 148. APPLICATION OF FOREIGN AND INTERNATIONAL LAWS AND |
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DOCTRINES |
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Sec. 148.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "foreign or |
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international law or doctrine" means a law, rule, legal code, or |
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principle of a jurisdiction outside of the states and territories |
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of the United States, including international law, that is not |
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codified or recognized by this state or the United States. |
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Sec. 148.002. DECISION BASED ON FOREIGN OR INTERNATIONAL |
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LAW OR DOCTRINE. A court, arbitrator, or administrative |
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adjudicator may not base a ruling or decision on: |
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(1) a foreign or international law or doctrine; or |
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(2) a prior ruling or decision that was based on a |
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foreign or international law or doctrine. |
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SECTION 2. Section 148.002, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a ruling or decision |
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that becomes final on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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ruling or decision that becomes final before the effective date of |
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this Act and any appeal of that ruling or decision are governed by |
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the law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, |
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and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |