Animal Science Products, Inc. v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (16-1220)
Question
May a court exercise independent review of an appearing foreign country's explanation of its own law (as held by the US Courts of Appeals for the 5th, 6th, 7th, 11th, and DC Circuits), or must a court defer to a foreign government’s legal statement, based on principles of international comity, if that foreign government appears before the court (as held by the opinion below in accord with the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit)?Petitioner: Animal Science Products, Inc., et al.
Respondent: Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., et al.
Granted: 2018-01-12 00:00:00
Decided: 2018-06-14 00:00:00
Argued: 2018-04-24 11:39:00
Uploaded: 2018-05-02 00:32:00
Advocates: Brian H. Fletcher, Carter G. Phillips, Michael J. Gottlieb, Jonathan Jacobson
Links: Oyez | Opinion | Youtube
Tags: Foreign Relations
