In law, comity is "a principle or practice among political entities such as countries, states, or courts of different jurisdictions, whereby legislative, executive, and judicial acts are mutually recognized."[1] It is an informal and non-mandatory courtesy to which a court of one jurisdiction affords to the court of another jurisdiction when determining questions where the law or interests of another country are involved.[2] Comity is founded on the concept of sovereign equality among states and is expected to be reciprocal.[3]
^Black's Law Dictionary (10th ed. 2014), p. 324.
^Barron's Canadian Law Dictionary (6th ed.). 2009.
^A Dictionary of Law (10th ed.). Oxford University Press. 2022.
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