Comparating Survey of Procedures for Recognizing Foreign Decisions in Montenegro, Republic of Serbia and United States of America Cover Image

Uporedni prikaz postupka priznanja stranih odluka u pravu Crne Gore, Republike Srbije i Sjedinjenih Američkih Država
Comparating Survey of Procedures for Recognizing Foreign Decisions in Montenegro, Republic of Serbia and United States of America

Author(s): Biljana Vukoslavčević
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Politics and law, Comparative politics
Published by: Institut za uporedno pravo
Keywords: foreign judgment; foreign arbitral award; systems for recognizing; recognition procedure;

Summary/Abstract: The foreign judgments and arbitral awards have no direct force outside the forum’s jurisdiction. They will have effect in a foreign jurisdiction only after their recognition in special procedure. If we are talking about recognition of foreign judgments and arbitral awards as a main issue, the most authors in Montenegro and Serbia consider that the best procedure is extra-judiciary procedure. The procedure for recognition and enforcement in United States of America starts with an action on the foreign judgment, and the claimant practically demands confirmation of foreign judgments by its converting into American judgment. Comparating survey of procedures for recognition of foreign judgments and arbitral awards in Montenegro, Serbia and United States of America, leads us to conclusion that there is substantial reciprocity between all of them. The fact that procedure in Montenegro and Serbia starts with application, and in United States of America with an action, could not affect it. Because, in all of these countries, the recognizing court just check are all formal and substantial conditions fulfilled, and in no circumstances may a foreign judgment be reviewed as to its substance. The conditions and procedure for recognition in United States of America are not more difficult than conditions or procedure in Montenegro and Serbia, and vice versa, so some existing differences should not contribute to non-recognizing American judgments in Montenegro or Serbia, or Montenegrinian or Serbian judgments in United States of America.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 271-288
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Serbian