Alabama voters passed an amendment barring judges from using foreign law when "doing so would violate any state law or a right guaranteed by the Constitution of this state or of the United States.” Eugene Volokh blogs that the amendment is not really banning foreign law. Alabama judges can use foreign law in "tort cases arising from injuries in foreign countries, determining the family status of people who were married or adopted children in foreign countries, and more," as well as applying religious law, such as Sharia, when applying the foreign law of a country that incorporates Sharia into its legal system, Volokh says.
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