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Chapter 11, Problem 4RE
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Case summary: The government of H entered into a contract with an arms dealer known as R to buy weapons for over the six-year period. When the government was replaced in H then the government decided to reduce military size which resulted in deterioration of the relationship with R. The government H refused to honor the contract by purchasing more arms and paying lesser amounts for the same. R filed a case in the federal district court of the US to recover the damages caused.
To find: The doctrine under which R would be able to collect damages by asking another nation’s court to enforce US judgment.
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