Summary
- Foreign court judgments may be recognized and enforced by Chinese courts under the principle of reciprocity.
- A foreign judgment must have six components to invoke reciprocity: reciprocal relationship, finality, jurisdiction, due process, no prior conflicting judgment, and public policy.
Reciprocity in Recognizing and Enforcing Foreign Judgments in China
Jianwei (Jerry) Fang and Runyang Liu of Zhong Lun Law Firm discuss how to invoke reciprocity for a foreign judgment in China, and explore what recent court decisions reveal about China's approach toward recognizing and applying reciprocity.
By
Susan Mok