Judicial assistance is the admittance and enforcement of a judicial order or request by a court from one jurisdiction to a court in another jurisdiction.US State Department (Giving a general description). Such admittance sometimes requires a treaty between the governments of the two jurisdictions.US State Department (US as an example). Without a treaty, judicial assistance can also take place in individual case on an ad hoc basis. In common law jurisdictions, if a judicial assistance treaty is not in effect then the extra-jurisdictional order may be only admitted as evidence in separate litigation covering the same matter.US State Department (US practice as an example).
Common orders in judicial assistance Service of documents Taking evidence Marriage license & Divorce Arbitration award Lien Damages Liquidation
See also Letter rogatory Mutual legal assistance treaty
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