Inter-American Convention on Proof of and Information on Foreign Law
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The Inter-American Convention on Proof of and Information on Foreign Law is a regional treaty that facilitates cooperation among American states in obtaining and presenting information about each other’s legal systems for judicial and administrative proceedings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Convention on Proof of and Information on Foreign Law | 1 |
| Inter-American Convention on Proof of and Information on Foreign Law canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5653178 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inter-American Convention on Proof of and Information on Foreign Law Context triple: [Treaties of the Organization of American States, hasPart, Inter-American Convention on Proof of and Information on Foreign Law]
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A.
Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad
The Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad is a regional treaty that harmonizes and facilitates the cross-border collection of evidence in civil and commercial matters among member states of the Organization of American States.
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B.
Inter-American Convention on General Rules of Private International Law
The Inter-American Convention on General Rules of Private International Law is a regional treaty that harmonizes conflict-of-law principles among member states of the Organization of American States to regulate cross-border private legal relationships.
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C.
Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to International Contracts
The Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to International Contracts is a regional private international law treaty that harmonizes rules for determining which national law governs cross-border contracts among member states of the Organization of American States.
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D.
Inter-American Convention on the Legal Regime of Powers of Attorney to be Used Abroad
The Inter-American Convention on the Legal Regime of Powers of Attorney to be Used Abroad is a regional treaty that harmonizes and facilitates the recognition and use of powers of attorney among member states of the Organization of American States in cross-border legal matters.
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E.
Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Invoices
The Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Invoices is a regional treaty that harmonizes conflict-of-law rules governing negotiable instruments among member states of the Organization of American States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inter-American Convention on Proof of and Information on Foreign Law Target entity description: The Inter-American Convention on Proof of and Information on Foreign Law is a regional treaty that facilitates cooperation among American states in obtaining and presenting information about each other’s legal systems for judicial and administrative proceedings.
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A.
Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad
The Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad is a regional treaty that harmonizes and facilitates the cross-border collection of evidence in civil and commercial matters among member states of the Organization of American States.
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B.
Inter-American Convention on General Rules of Private International Law
The Inter-American Convention on General Rules of Private International Law is a regional treaty that harmonizes conflict-of-law principles among member states of the Organization of American States to regulate cross-border private legal relationships.
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C.
Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to International Contracts
The Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to International Contracts is a regional private international law treaty that harmonizes rules for determining which national law governs cross-border contracts among member states of the Organization of American States.
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D.
Inter-American Convention on the Legal Regime of Powers of Attorney to be Used Abroad
The Inter-American Convention on the Legal Regime of Powers of Attorney to be Used Abroad is a regional treaty that harmonizes and facilitates the recognition and use of powers of attorney among member states of the Organization of American States in cross-border legal matters.
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E.
Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Invoices
The Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Invoices is a regional treaty that harmonizes conflict-of-law rules governing negotiable instruments among member states of the Organization of American States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Inter-American convention
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international treaty ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Convention on Proof of and Information on Foreign Law ⓘ |
| appliesTo | states of the Organization of American States that are parties ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
administrative authorities of states parties
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courts of states parties ⓘ litigants in cross-border cases ⓘ |
| category |
OAS treaty
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treaty on international cooperation in civil matters ⓘ |
| function |
facilitates mutual legal assistance regarding foreign law
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regulates requests for reports on the content of foreign law ⓘ regulates transmission of information on foreign law between states ⓘ |
| goal |
to improve certainty about the content of foreign law
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to promote legal cooperation among American states ⓘ to reduce obstacles to the application of foreign law ⓘ |
| hasPartyType | sovereign state ⓘ |
| implementedBy | national legislation of states parties ⓘ |
| involves |
authentication and transmission of legal information
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exchange of official reports on foreign law ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalArea |
international judicial cooperation
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private international law ⓘ |
| legalEffect | binds only states that have ratified or acceded ⓘ |
| legalNature | binding on ratifying states under international law ⓘ |
| mechanism | designates central authorities in each state party ⓘ |
| principle |
cooperation in good faith among states parties
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facilitation of access to foreign law ⓘ |
| purpose |
to facilitate cooperation among American states in obtaining information on foreign law
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to facilitate proof of foreign law in administrative proceedings ⓘ to facilitate proof of foreign law in judicial proceedings ⓘ |
| region | Americas ⓘ |
| relatedInstrument | other Inter-American conventions on legal cooperation ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Inter-American Specialized Conferences on Private International Law ⓘ |
| scope |
administrative proceedings
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judicial proceedings ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Organization of American States ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
information on foreign law
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proof of foreign law ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative procedures requiring application of foreign law
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cross-border civil and commercial cases ⓘ family law cases involving foreign law ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Inter-American Convention on Proof of and Information on Foreign Law Description of subject: The Inter-American Convention on Proof of and Information on Foreign Law is a regional treaty that facilitates cooperation among American states in obtaining and presenting information about each other’s legal systems for judicial and administrative proceedings.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Treaties of the Organization of American States
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hasPart
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Inter-American Convention on Proof of and Information on Foreign Law
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Inter-American Convention on Proof of and Information on Foreign Law
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abbreviation
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Convention on Proof of and Information on Foreign Law
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linked to: Inter-American Convention on Proof of and Information on Foreign Law