{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-87.12","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-87.12","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following definitions apply in this Article:\n(1)\tForeign law. - A law, rule, resolution, legal code, legal system, or any component of a legal system established and used or applied in a foreign venue or forum.\n(2)\tForeign venue or forum. - A venue or forum operating under the authority of a government other than any of the following:\na.\tThe United States.\nb.\tA state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States.\nc.\tAny other government with regard to which the decision in this State as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government's courts is initially subject to determination under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution.\n(3)\tFundamental constitutional right. - A fundamental right of a natural person guaranteed by the United States Constitution or the North Carolina Constitution. (2013-416, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 1. Civil Procedure.","SUBCHAPTER IV. VENUE.","Article 7A. Application of Foreign Law."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_1/GS_1-87.12.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:12Z","sha256":"ee3063ee3ed19b68189f3b8d221aeeddbf129003b464de8c67e9cb63ed988d13","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-87.11","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-87.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}