R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-14.1-5: International application.

(a) A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying this chapter.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter must be recognized and enforced under this chapter.

(c) A court of this state need not apply this chapter if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.