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At an Ohio State University law symposium, liberal Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg defended the practice of citing foreign law in U.S. court decisions.(The Week)(Brief article)
At an Ohio State University law symposium, liberal Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg defended the practice of citing foreign law in U.S. court decisions. Her argument sounded innocent enough: U.S. courts are not bound by foreign law, but judges may look to the logic and reasoning ("wisdom," as she put it) of foreign judges for inspiration. The Supreme Court's recent foreign citations have borne no resemblance to this description. For example, in ruling it unconstitutional to execute mentally disabled criminals, John Paul Stevens recently wrote, "Within the world ...
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