Mississippi § 11-63-1 - Application of foreign law prohibited under certain circumstances.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-63-1 — Application of foreign law prohibited under certain circumstances., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-63-1. Application of foreign law prohibited under certain circumstances.
In this section, “foreign law” means any law, rule, legal code or legal system other than the constitution, laws and ratified treaties of the United States and the territories of the United States, the constitution and laws of another state of the United States, Native American tribal law, the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, and the laws of this state. A court, arbitrator, administrative agency or other adjudicative, mediation or enforcement authority shall not enforce a foreign law if doing so would violate a right guaranteed to a natural person by the United States Constitution or the Mississippi Constitution of 1890.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Mississippi § 11-63-1
What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 11-63-1 cover?
Section 11-63-1 ("Application of foreign law prohibited under certain circumstances.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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