Camin v. Oudes

Abstract

International law in general — International Comity — Public policy — Liability for road accident — Foreign judgment establishing civil liability — Whether such judgment should be recognized by municipal courts — Liability based on finding of guilt in criminal proceedings where defendant not given possibility to defend himself — Whether recognition contrary to Dutch public policy — Analogy with default judgments under the Netherlands-Italy Treaty regarding Recognition and Enforcement of Judicial Decisions, 1959 — The law of the Netherlands