IEA Section 38 — Relevancy of statements as to any law contained in law-books

Summary

When a court needs to decide what the law is in another country, it can consider statements about that law found in a book that claims to be printed or published under the authority of that country's government and to contain its laws. It can also consider reports of court decisions from that country, if the book claims to be a report of those rulings. Such statements and reports are considered relevant evidence for the court's opinion.

Official Text

When the Court has to form an opinion as to a law of any country, any statement of such law contained in a book purporting to be printed or published under the authority of the Government of such country and to contain any such law, and any report of a ruling of the Courts of such country contained in a book purporting to be a report of such rulings, is relevant.

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BSA §32 — Relevancy of statements as to any law contained in law books including electronic or digital form