international comity taxation

Close 27 0 obj Close . Close S 62 . 24, 1963, 21 U.S.T. The Supreme Court expressly invoked comity in later cases to limit the geographic scope of the Federal Employers Liability Act and the Jones Act. The scope of taxation is regarded as comprehensive, plenary, unlimited, and supreme. See infra notes 372374 and accompanying text (discussing executive recognition and immunity under FSIA). . Mar 6, 2013 (705 Phil. Co. of Can. 24, 1989 (254 Phil. 252 Close 283, 353 (1822). 170 International law is distinct from international comity, which comprises legally nonbinding practices adopted by states for reasons of courtesy (e.g., the saluting of the flags of foreign warships at sea). In particular, the Court has made clear that the presumption applies regardless of whether there is a risk of conflict between the American statute and a foreign law. Morrison v. Natl Austl. The same is largely true of foreign official immunity. . Law Inst., Tentative Draft No. Id. v. GE Med. Close Is the assessment valid? 747, 75154 (1982) (questioning Pipers holding that forum non conveniens determinations should be reviewed for abuse of discretion). 35 0 obj 42 0 obj Close 1987)); see also E. & J. Gallo Winery v. Andina Licores S.A., 446 F.3d 984, 989 (9th Cir. in the international sphere.). Institutions; Individual subscriptions; Individual renewals; Recommend to your library; Purchase back issues; Browse issues . See Interhandel (Switz. 195 237 Close See supra notes 229237 and accompanying text (discussing forum non conveniens). See DeBartolo Corp. v. Fla. Gulf Coast Bldg. Part II has surveyed the variety of ways in which international comity has been incorporated into doctrines of U.S. domestic law and has categorized those doctrines based on the actors to whom deference is given. First, it bolstered the use of comity as a principle of restraint. 49 at 60315. xs 188(3). No. An educational institution operated by a religious organization was being required by a local government to pay real property tax. 375 Tax exemption is a grant of immunity to a particular taxpayer from tax where . Close ,.. Other international comity doctrines that allow the Executive to dictate the outcome in specific casesthe Bernstein exception to the act of state doctrine, Altmanns possibility of deference to statements of interest under the FSIA, and Sosas suggestion of case-specific deference in ATS casespresent the same dangers. It is also important to note that some of the international comity doctrines rest partly on comity and partly on other bases. at 5973. International comity b. Close Court for S. Dist. In summary, prescriptive comity operates as a principle of recognition in American law through state conflicts rules and the federal act of state doctrine. 323 311 It turns legal decisions into political ones, undermining not only the rule of law but also the foreign policy interests of the United States. 207 254 156 2014) (reaffirming Matar). endobj Donald Earl Childress III, Comity as Conflict: Resituating International Comity as Conflict of Laws, 44 U.C. Close To get a comprehensive understanding of Atmanirbhar the thinking and the . endstream Close Comity refers to courts of one state or jurisdiction respecting the laws and judicial decisions of other jurisdictions - whether state, federal or international - not as a matter of obligation but out of deference and mutual respect. Close But this separation of powers rationale ultimately rests on comity, for it reflects the strong sense of the Judicial Branch that its engagement in the task of passing on the validity of foreign acts of state may hinder rather than further this countrys pursuit of goals both for itself and for the community of nations as a whole in the international sphere. Source-based taxation First, states must decide how to tax the income that is generated within their borders by foreign-based MNCs. Morrison v. Natl Austl. 321 This article presents an argument that courts should be aware of supposed ideals like comity, which is a . 369 148 . Advocates. As a Principle of Recognition. The doctrine of foreign state compulsion, for example, restrains the application of U.S. law but depends on a prior recognition that foreign law requires the conduct that U.S. law would prohibit. Id. 401 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. wRw 5fw[Oe//[fEdy See Spector, 545 U.S. at 158 (Scalia, J., dissenting) (The fine tuning of legislation that the plurality requires would be better left to Congress. See infra section II.C (describing sovereign parity comity). Techs., 369 F.3d 645, 651 (2d Cir. (manuscript at 12). x+ | Justice Scalia has also retreated from the balancing approach he advocated in Hartford. No. (L 351) 1; Regulation (EC) No. It is precisely this discretionary aspect of comity that attracted the most criticism over the years. 2008) (Since Palestine is not recognized, under United States law, as a foreign state, the defendants cannot derivatively secure sovereign immunity as agencies and/or instrumentalities of Palestine.); Knox v. Palestine Liberation Org., 306 F. Supp. . of Iowa, 482 U.S. 522, 54344 (1987) (noting concept of international comity requires particularized analysis of discovery requests). Taxation Reviewer - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or view presentation slides online. Get full access FREE With a 7-Day free trial membership Here's why 611,000 law students have relied on our key terms: A complete online legal dictionary of law terms and legal definitions; Over 6,800 key terms written in plain English to help you not only understand the law but master it; The premier online law dictionary built specifically for law students . Close 261. See Emory v. Grenough, 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) . 140 Id. Two assertions about international comity stand out: (1) that comity must be governed by standards rather than rules; and (2) that comity determinations are best left to the executive branch. This Article takes a different approach. ,.. but no customary international law rule prohibiting the exercise of such jurisdictional bases has emerged. See Yousuf v. Samantar, 699 F.3d 763, 772 (4th Cir. Close 174 Id. 328 depends upon what our greatest jurists have been content to call the comity of nations); see also Croudson v. Leonard, 8 U.S. (4 Cranch) 434, 437 (1808) (noting spirit of comity lies behind enforcement of foreign judgments). See 616 F.3d at 1037 ([W]e do not consider whether exhaustion may apply to the claims asserted in this case.). Statutory prescription bearing on (a) Export Processing Zone Authority (b) BOI Registered industries (c) Multi-national corporations G.R. a. See Sullivan, supra note 322, at 61 (A rule may be corrupted by exceptions to the point where it resembles a standard; likewise, a standard may attach such fixed weights to the multiple factors it considers that it resembles a rule. Co., 313 U.S. 487, 496 (1941) (holding conflict of law rules applied by federal court must conform to conflict of law rules in state where federal court is located); Somportex Ltd. v. Phila. 1. nature, kind or classification of the tax 5. sources of income. . In Ungaro-Benages v. Dresdner Bank AG, the Eleventh Circuit went further and upheld abstention on international comity grounds, despite the absence of parallel foreign proceedings, to support a foundation established by the United States and Germany to hear claims brought by victims of the Nazi regime. ([T]he doctrine of immunity for foreign sovereigns[] has its roots, not in the Constitution, but in the notion of comity between independent sovereigns.); see also Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital, Ltd., 134 S. Ct. 2250, 2255 (2014) (Foreign sovereign immunity is and always has been, a matter of grace and comity . TAX SUIT COMITY. Paul Stephan similarly notes that [e]ncounters between courts may be retrospective, prospective, or on-going. Paul B. Stephan, Courts on Courts: Contracting for Engagement and Indifference in International Judicial Encounters, 100 Va. L. Rev. 315 Close. See id. 278 w3TPI2T0 BC#=3\. See, e.g., Estate of Kazemi v. Islamic Republic of Iran, [2014] 3 S.C.R. The Supreme Court has left open the question of whether the executive branch is entitled to deference in affording immunity to particular defendants in cases governed by the FSIA. 134 The doctrine of forum non conveniens, for example, takes the form of a standard rather than a rule, but it is also binding on district courts. Close Id. See Ritchie v. McMullen, 159 U.S. 235, 242 (1895) (By the law of England, prevailing in Canada, a judgment rendered by an American court under like circumstances would be allowed full and conclusive effect.). 3 0 obj Justice Story wrote in his treatise that this comity of nations was founded upon the notion of mutual convenience and utility. Close 292 Austen L. Parrish, Duplicative Foreign Litigation, 78 Geo. On the one hand, the executive branch plainly has authority to make some decisions that affect the application of international comity doctrines. 269 Online 169, 188 (2010), http://www.yalelaw 413 w3TPI2T0 BC#=3\. 183 111359. 280 There is no international law rule requiring the exhaustion of local remedies before a claim is brought in another domestic court. 337 Other circuits have rejected an exhaustion requirement in ATS cases. We did not hold that plaintiffs failed to allege violations of international law in the first instance.). Ch. endobj v. Tremblay, 223 U.S. 185, 190 (1912) (holding Supreme Court had no jurisdiction to review state courts decision on recognition of foreign judgment). See Republic of Mexico v. Hoffman, 324 U.S. 30, 35 (1945) (It is therefore not for the courts to deny an immunity which our government has seen fit to allow, or to allow an immunity on new grounds which the government has not seen fit to recognize.); Ex Parte Republic of Peru, 318 U.S. 578, 589 (1943) (holding determination of state immunity must be accepted by the courts as a conclusive determination by the political arm of the Government). endobj 229 Adjudicative comity also limits district courts in granting antisuit injunctions and ordering the discovery of information located abroad. 265 Close See 22 U.S.C. endstream H. Comm. Close But see Massey, supra note 130, at 42834 (arguing section 403 does not reflect customary international law). See Knox, supra note 124, at 36266 (describing origins of presumption against extraterritoriality). 37 0 obj 271 If that recognition occurs as a matter of comity, as has traditionally been the case with the conflict of laws in the United States, it may properly be deemed an exercise of prescriptive comity., Some writers have preferred legislative comity, The case, in which Dallas served as counsel, was dismissed on jurisdictional grounds, but Dallas apparently felt that his translation should not go to waste. . Huber wrote that nothing could be more inconvenient to commerce and to international usage than that transactions valid by the law of one place should be rendered of no effect elsewhere on account of a difference in the law. .). See Posner & Sunstein, supra note 33, at 1179 (listing Charming Betsy canon as comity doctrine). .). . Id. The Article defines international comity in a way that is both clearer and more comprehensive than the Supreme Courts famously ambiguous statement in Hilton. Answer: D. One of the following is not inherent limitations on the exercise of the power of taxation - a. Second, Hubers final maxim expressly permitted discretion by the sovereign, which could deny the effect of foreign law to the extent necessary to protect itself and its subjects. Immunity of Foreign States: Hearing on H.R. But whatever particular form a doctrine takes, it is a courts obligation to apply its requirements faithfully rather than treating international comity as a blank check for discretion, either by the court or by the executive branch. (L 339) 3, 3132 (listing exorbitant bases of jurisdiction prohibited by Lugano Convention). Close Some have asserted that this discretion must be exercised on a case-by-case basis and that the executive branch is more competent to apply the doctrines of international comity. Close Stat. . Intl L. 49, 5255 (1937) (discussing reception of Hubers ideas in English law). The court called dismissal in the absence of a pending proceeding prospective[] comity. which may be defined as deference to foreign courts. 412 L. Rev. passing on the validity of foreign acts of state may hinder rather than further this countrys pursuit of goals. on the Judiciary, 93d Cong. Echoing Huber, Story began with three maxims: (1) that every nation possesses an exclusive sovereignty and jurisdiction within its own territory; (L 351) 1 (governing lis pendens and related actions); see also George A. Bermann, Parallel Litigation: Is Convergence Possible?, 13 Y.B. Certainly there is a rule-like quality to Daimlers limitation of general jurisdiction to a forum where the defendant is at home, which generally means an individuals domicile or a corporations place of incorporation or principal place of business. Close Thus, prescriptive comity operates as a principle of restraint in American law chiefly through the presumption against extraterritoriality and the doctrine of foreign state compulsion. 49 0 obj A panel of the Ninth Circuit later applied the doctrine to an expropriation claim brought under the FSIA, though that decision was later vacated when the case was reheard en banc. Some of these references may be intended simply to emphasize that foreign sovereign immunity is not required by the Constitution. But Marshall emphasized that the territorial sovereign was capable of destroying this implication and of subjecting such vessels to the ordinary tribunals. 319 . Close In Daimler AG v. Bauman, the Supreme Court limited general jurisdiction to instances in which the defendants contacts with the forum state are so continuous and systematic as to render it essentially at home there. 34 Me. 151 The finality of an award is a key feature and attraction of arbitration as a method of dispute resolution. Close endstream See Am. 267 xs Statement 2: International comity is an inherent limitation in taxation. With a number of these international comity doctrines, the Supreme Court has emphasized that the determination is committed to the sound discretion of the trial court. 38 402 But by grounding the privilege in comity, the Court preserved the discretion of the United States to deny it, at least to foreign states that are at war with the United States or not recognized by it. Close . 400 The rule is founded upon public convenience, and the comity of nations.). 151 224 49 4(b). Thus, Justice Holmes in American Banana explained that to apply the Sherman Act extraterritorially not only would be unjust, but would be an interference with the authority of another sovereign, contrary to the comity of nations, which the other state concerned justly might resent. Lower courts have generally applied international law to decide if a defendant is a foreign state under the Act, Before Erie, Close This provoked a strong dissent from Justice Scalia, who thought the case should have been dismissed on the basis of prescriptive comity: the respect sovereign nations afford each other by limiting the reach of their laws. Posner and Sunstein favor such deference, while this Article argues that it not only compromises judicial independence but also harms U.S. foreign relations by putting the Executive in the uncomfortable position of having to make decisions that may displease foreign governments. 21) (The rule that local remedies must be exhausted before international proceedings may be instituted is a well-established rule of customary international law. 2005) ([T]he exhaustion requirement does not apply to the [ATS].); see also Doe v. Exxon Mobil Corp., 654 F.3d 11, 27 (D.C. Cir. The doctrine is a rule of federal common law under which both federal and state courts must not question the validity of a foreign sovereigns official act fully performed within its own territory. See, e.g., JP Morgan Chase Bank v. Altos Hornos de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., 412 F.3d 418, 423 (2d Cir. Watson goes on to argue that Hubers view would have required a different outcome in Somerset v. Stewart (1772) 98 Eng. To raise revenue 35 constitutional exemption of religious or charitable institutions refers only to- Real property tax 36 agreement . Close See Ramsey, supra note 19, at 90637 (referring to legislative comity). Statement 1: It is so because the State has the supreme power to command and enforce obedience to its will from the people within its jurisdiction. Lower courts are divided on whether 1782 may be used for discovery in international arbitrations. As a Principle of Recognition. For an argument that U.S. courts should adopt a similar rule, see Parrish, supra note 18, at 26977 (arguing for stay in favor of action first filed unless manifest injustice would result). at 227 ([J]udgments rendered in France, or in any other foreign country, by the laws of which our own judgments are reviewable upon the merits, are not entitled to full credit and conclusive effect when sued upon in this country. 155 411 (referring to international comity to limit interference with internal affairs of foreign-flag ship); Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain, 542 U.S. 692, 761 (2004) (Breyer, J., concurring in part and concurring in the judgment) (referring to notions of comity that lead each nation to respect the sovereign rights of other nations by limiting the reach of its laws and their enforcement). On September 20, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an opinion in In re Vitamin C Antitrust Litigation, reversing the district court's eight year-old decision not to grant a motion to dismiss the case, based on international comity. The border between the two has shifted over time. Id. 1971) (The rules in the Restatement of this Subject apply to cases with elements in one or more States of the United States and are generally applicable to cases with elements in one or more foreign nations.). . Federal courts also exercise adjudicative comity as a principle of recognition when they assist foreign courts with the discovery of evidence in the United States. 401 The Tax Court & its expanded jurisdiction, 30 days of continuous absence without official leave, Section 8.1 of R.A. No. The discretion afforded under the public policy exception may also make conflicts approaches seem like standards, but this discretion is cabined by the requirement that the forums public policy be a strong one. endstream 39 0 obj But the Ninth Circuit in Mujica, applying its newly minted doctrine of international comity abstention, 288 This suggestion drew a sharp dissent from Justice Kennedy, who noted that judicial independence. Law Inst., Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments: Analysis and Proposed Federal Statute 11 cmt. Close Close Hartford Fire Ins. 25 It is regarded as comprehensive, unlimited, plenary and supreme. uuid:5691859e-1dd2-11b2-0a00-00ceffffc0ce Close See infra notes 404410 and accompanying text (discussing passage of Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act). See id. endstream 38 U.S. (13 Pet.) 112 endobj Close . 396 232 at 356. 1998) (holding act of state doctrine did not apply to decree of unrecognized Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). 90 No rule of customary international law requires the recognition of foreign law, See id. Close, Despite American Banana, U.S. courts soon began to apply U.S. antitrust law extraterritorially on the basis of effects. Lower courts have continued to rely on comity to enforce foreign acts of state not covered by the doctrine because they were not fully performed within the foreign states own territory. 259 The Department would be in a position to assert that the question of immunity is entirely one for the courts. If international comity is deference to foreign government actors, then one may begin by dividing the comity doctrines into three categories based on the actors to whom deference is given: deference to foreign lawmakers is prescriptive comity; deference to foreign courts is adjudicative comity; and deference to foreign governments as litigants is sovereign party comity. Within each of these categories, one must further distinguish based upon the function of the doctrine. 83 Bradley, supra note 66, at 666. 1517 (2012) (authorizing order recognizing foreign bankruptcy proceeding); see also In re Vitro S.A.B. 364 101 Doctrines of adjudicative comity as principles of restraint are generally governed by federal law in federal court and state law in state court. 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Recast), 2012 O.J. In Wharf, we said the turnover order did not raise international comity concerns. The act of state doctrine applies only to the public acts [of] a recognized foreign sovereign power, ([I]n ATS cases where the United States nexus is weak, courts should carefully consider the question of exhaustion. See, e.g., Doe v. Exxon Mobil Corp., 654 F.3d 11, 58 (D.C. Cir. + 342 Close Whether or not rules of foreign sovereign immunity properly fell into the defeasible category, Marshalls opinion in The Schooner Exchange certainly treated them that way. Some of the doctrines included in the matrix above may not be recognized immediately as manifestations of international comity. at 52932 (considering whether treaty provided exclusive means for obtaining evidence located in another treaty party). Close Which is not among the three (3) inherent powers of the state? 32 Close 233 This is one of the international comity myths that Part IV will challenge. (n.s.) See infra notes 382385 and accompanying text (discussing deference to executive branch determinations of immunity). Verlinden B.V. v. Cent. The expansion of personal jurisdiction created more opportunities for parallel proceedings, which American courts developed new tools to manage, like the doctrine of forum non conveniens Close 392 Pamela K. Bookman, Litigation Isolationism, 67 Stan. Indeed, one of the principal reasons for the FSIA was to shift determinations of foreign state immunity from the executive branch to the courts. 51 at 165 ([A]ll transactions and acts, in court as well as out,. Hubers influence appears most clearly in the public policy exception, which permits a U.S. court to refuse recognition if the foreign judgment is repugnant to the public policy of this state or of the United States. In each category, deference may take the form of recognition or restraint. F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. v. Empagran S.A., 542 U.S. 155, 164 (2004); see also Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd., 545 U.S. 119, 130 (2005) (plurality opinion) (Kennedy, J.) 96 106 Each of the international comity doctrines may be placed in one of the resulting boxes. w3TPI2T0 BC#=3\. 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. L-41480. 542 U.S. 155, 165, 169 (2004). Va. 1799) (No. Although Chief Justice Marshall did not use the word comity, Justice Story, who joined the opinion in The Schooner Exchange, would write just a decade later that the doctrine expounded in that case stands upon principles of public comity and convenience. See supra notes 145156 and accompanying text (discussing justifications for comity). The other discretionary grounds for nonrecognition are: the judgment was obtained by fraud; the judgment is repugnant to public policy; the judgment conflicts with another final judgment; the judgment is contrary to a choice-of-court agreement; the foreign court was seriously inconvenient and jurisdiction rested only on service of process; there are substantial doubts about the integrity of the rendering court with respect to the particular judgment; or the defendant was not afforded due process. July 4, 2012 (690 Phil. Id. 268 of Iowa, 482 U.S. 522, 52944 (1987) (holding Hague Evidence Convention did not preclude use of U.S. discovery rules and then supplementing treaty with doctrine of comity); supra note 266267 (discussing Arospatiale in more detail). Close Oetjen v. Cent. Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837, 84344 (1984) (holding if Congress has not directly addressed the precise question at issue,. The myth that rules of international comity are impossible goes back to Justice Story. 29 Conduct-based immunity is more complicated and still developing, but the courts of appeals have so far adopted rule-like approaches, with the Fourth Circuit holding that violations of jus cogens norms can never be official acts, 299 95 U.S. 714, 722 (1877) (holding no state can extend its process beyond that territory so as to subject either persons or property to its decisions). 23 Corp. v. Ryan Helicopters U.S.A., Inc., 180 F.3d 896, 898 (7th Cir. 83 See id. ,.. Close 261 Id. 62 Part of the problem is the Supreme Courts 1895 definition of comity in Hilton v. Guyot, which courts often take as their point of departure: Comity, in the legal sense, is neither a matter of absolute obligation, on the one hand, nor of mere courtesy and good will, upon the other. Close Parkcentrals holding may be limited to cases in which the defendants were not parties to the U.S. transactions. The substance over form doctrine is typically a "one-sided sword" used for the IRS's benefit. But once comity came to be seen exclusively in terms of deference to the paramount interests of another sovereign, The lower courts approach to extraterritorial acts of state is more of a standard, calling for an evaluation of the foreign acts consistency with U.S. policy in each case. But see Am. Id. 285 Close 29, 2006) ([I]ssues of comity weigh against allowing the discovery in this case.). 1, U.N. Doc. . courts of justice presume the tacit adoption of [foreign laws] by their own government, unless they are repugnant to its policy, or prejudicial to its interests. 25 Subscribe/renew. As a principle of restraint, adjudicative comity operates through a multitude of doctrines that limit the exercise of U.S. courts jurisdiction, often with the aim of avoiding multiple proceedings. This approach reflects the supposition that courts using the term have the sense, however inchoate, that a common principle lies behind certain doctrines. Close, 2. 2001) ([1962 Uniform Act] is a codification of the common-law doctrine of comity applied to foreign nation money judgments.). Co., 517 U.S. 706, 723 (1996). 77, 596 U.N.T.S. See William S. Dodge, International Comity in American Law, 115 Colum. 2013); Khulumani v. Barclay Natl Bank Ltd., 504 F.3d 254, 261 (2d Cir. 246 U.S. 297, 30304 (1918). 228 But see Henry J. 146. That is a factual phenomenon, not a legal solution to it.). at 13746 (discussing immunity of the sovereign, foreign ministers, and foreign troops). 186 endobj 26 0 obj Close 89 See Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Ger. ), in John A. Boyd, Digest of U.S. 1981))); Quaak v. Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler Bedrijfsrevisoren, 361 F.3d 11, 17 (1st Cir. bV mh[kw`C53[yR_WBD"YkeP#bi;k5lmm\'a See, e.g., supra note 37 (surveying international comity scholarship). 38 Since Intel, lower courts have recognized international comity as the underlying basis of 1782, Play this game to review Other. 18 . Tectonics Corp., Intl, 493 U.S. 400, 40809 (1990) (The act of state doctrine does not establish an exception for cases and controversies that may embarrass foreign governments. 30 Huber, supra note 74, at 164; see also Story, supra note 54, 25, at 31 (No nation can. Apr 30, 1957 (101 Phil. As to the real estate, there is the following taxation scheme in Dubai, the UAE: when purchasing the immovable property in Dubai, the one-time cadastral tax in the amount of 4% of the purchase price of the property is charged. 2004); Republic of Philippines v. Westinghouse Elec. See Restatement (Third) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States 115(1)(a) (noting act of Congress may supersede[] an earlier rule of international law or a provision of an international agreement as law of the United States). ,.. 1827) (Porter, J.)) 84 42 U.S.C. Michael Ramsey expressly limits his consideration of comity to the recognition of foreign acts. to limit the extraterritorial application of the Sherman Act. 216 Piper, 454 U.S. at 255. The Supreme Court has noted that comity and parity concerns may be important as touchstones for a district courts exercise of discretion in particular cases. Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 542 U.S. 241, 261 (2004). 131 Chewing Gum Corp., 453 F.2d 435, 440 (3d Cir. Law Inst., Tentative Draft No. See 11 U.S.C. 2006) (A federal district court with jurisdiction over the parties has the power to enjoin them from proceeding with an action in the courts of a foreign country, although the power should be used sparingly. 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