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Cultural Intolerance and Aversion to Foreign Judgments in the American States

  • Asif Efrat EMAIL logo und Abraham L. Newman
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 16. Juni 2018
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Abstract

Is there hostility toward things foreign in the US legal system? Existing work examines the success of foreign litigants in American courts and fails to find clear evidence for the existence of xenophobia. We propose to shift the debate toward the legislative framework underlying transnational litigation. Specifically, this study examines the willingness to facilitate the enforcement of foreign judgments through state legislation. Our statistical analysis finds that cultural attitudes do matter: where society exhibits intolerance and xenophobia, foreign judgments are less welcome. By demonstrating how cultural attitudes shape the law, this study contributes to the debate on the social origins of legal norms, and also advances the analysis of legal-system interaction in the age of globalization.

JEL Classification: C41; F50; K41

Appendix A

Table 4:

Descriptive Statistics.

Obs.MeanStd. deviationMinimumMaximum
1962 Act21500.310.4601
2005 Act5000.210.4101
Art museums21503.745.17031
Int’l child adoption500−10.050.85−12.12−5.3
Gay-rights support50055.3473868
Anti-immigrant sentiment50050.576.8633.2462.72
Population265014.921.0312.4117.47
Income per capita265027.117.589.0252.37
High school or higher265067.6116.9327.693.5
BA or higher265017.347.754.841.2
Foreign-born population26506.285.570.2830.31
Citizen ideology265047.8216.490.9695.97
Republicans in legislature259742.6818.94088.57
Patents26006.141.491.9510.61
Exports500−2.720.54−4.82−1.35
Foreign-affiliate employees 500−10.990.34−12−10.24
Neighboring states (1962 Act)21000.320.2901
Neighboring states (2005 Act)4500.20.2801

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