More states move to ban foreign law in courts [View all]
Some say that preventing judges from recognizing foreign law when issuing decisions could affect religious arbitration used to handle family and personal disputes.
Kimberly Railey, USA TODAY 8:58 a.m. EDT August 4, 2013
A growing number of states are targeting what they see as a threat to their court systems: the influence of international laws.
North Carolina last month became the seventh state to pass legislation barring judges from considering foreign law in their decisions, including sharia. The bill awaits the signature of Republican Gov. Pat McCrory.
Six other states — Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Tennessee — have already enacted similar legislation since 2010, and at least 26 have introduced such measures, according to The Pew Research Center's Religion and Public Life Project.
One exception to this trend is Missouri. In June, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat, vetoed a foreign law bill, saying it would make international adoptions more difficult.
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