CULTURAL COMMUNICATION CHALLENGES IN THE CONTEXT OF USING FOREIGN JUDICIAL RULINGS BY NATIONAL COURTS: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

Tetiana Bordiuh

doi:10.36074/logos-19.12.2025.012

CULTURAL COMMUNICATION CHALLENGES IN THE CONTEXT OF USING FOREIGN JUDICIAL RULINGS BY NATIONAL COURTS: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

Tetiana Bordiuh

Conference proceedings: Raccolta di articoli scientifici «ΛΌГOΣ» con gli atti della VIII Conferenza scientifica e pratica internazionale «Ricerche scientifiche e metodi della loro realizzazione: esperienza mondiale e realtà domestiche» (Bologna, Repubblica Italiana; 19 dicembre, 2025)

Section: Law and International law

Publication date: 2025/12/19

Pages: 69-73

DOI: 10.36074/logos-19.12.2025.012

ISBN: 978-617-8440-86-2

Publisher: Associazione Italiana di Storia Urbana

Language: en

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Abstract

The question of using foreign judicial practice by national courts is highly debated in different jurisdictions. In this dialogue, it is very important to understand existing challenges and the fact that each foreign practice must be implemented with an understanding of foreign and national cultural special features. In this article, I will analyze the communication challenges in this regard based on the example of this dialogue in the USA, as they developed important arguments in this conversation between scholars and judges, and legal practitioners, comparing their approach with some European experience and theoretical works of European scholars.

Author affiliations

Tetiana Bordiuh: Fellow and Advisory Committee Member European Law Institute (ELI), SWITZERLAND; ORCID

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