Title 50a — Title 50a: International Law

Sec. 50a-1. (Formerly Sec. 45-194a). International will: Definitions. For the purposes of sections 50a-1 to 50a-9, inclusive: (1) “International will” means a will executed in conformity with sections 50a-2 to 50a-5, inclusive. (2) “Authorized person” and “person authorized to ac…

Secs. 50a-10 to 50a-29. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 50a-2. (Formerly Sec. 45-194b). International will: Validity. (a) A will is valid as regards form, irrespective particularly of the place where it is made, of the location of the assets and of the nationality, domicile or residence of the testator, if it is made in the form …

Sec. 50a-3. (Formerly Sec. 45-194c). International will: Requirements. (a) The will shall be made in writing. It need not be written by the testator himself. It may be written in any language, by hand or by any other means. (b) The testator shall declare in the presence of two wi…

Sec. 50a-4. (Formerly Sec. 45-194d). International will: Other points of form. (a) The signatures shall be placed at the end of the will. If the will consists of several sheets, each sheet shall be signed by the testator or, if he is unable to sign, by the person signing on his b…

Sec. 50a-5. (Formerly Sec. 45-194e). International will: Certificate of valid execution. The authorized person shall attach to the will a certificate to be signed by him establishing that the requirements of sections 50a-1 to 50a-9, inclusive, for valid execution of an internatio…

Sec. 50a-6. (Formerly Sec. 45-194f). International will: Effect of certificate. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, the certificate of the authorized person is conclusive of the formal validity of the instrument as a will under sections 50a-1 to 50a-9, inclusive. The abse…

Sec. 50a-7. (Formerly Sec. 45-194g). International will: Revocation. An international will is subject to the ordinary rules of revocation of wills. (P.A. 87-369, S. 7.) History: Sec. 45-194g transferred to Sec. 50a-7 in 1991.

Sec. 50a-8. (Formerly Sec. 45-194h). International will: Source and construction of law. Sections 50a-1 to 50a-9, inclusive, derive from Annex to Convention of October 26, 1973, Providing a Uniform Law on the Form of an International Will. In interpreting and applying sections 50…

Sec. 50a-9. (Formerly Sec. 45-194i). International will: Attorney as authorized person. Individuals who have been admitted to practice law before the courts of this state and are currently licensed so to do are authorized persons in relation to international wills. (P.A. 87-369, …

Sec. 50a-30. (Formerly Sec. 52-610). Short title: Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act. Sections 50a-30 to 50a-38, inclusive, may be cited as the “Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act”. (P.A. 88-39, S. 1.) History: Sec. 52-610 transferred to Sec. 50a-30 in 1…

Sec. 50a-31. (Formerly Sec. 52-611). Definitions. As used in sections 50a-30 to 50a-38, inclusive: (1) “Foreign state” means any governmental unit other than the United States or any state, district, commonwealth, territory or insular possession thereof. (2) “Foreign judgment” me…

Sec. 50a-32. (Formerly Sec. 52-612). Applicability. Sections 50a-30 to 50a-38, inclusive, apply to any foreign judgment that is final and conclusive and enforceable where rendered. (P.A. 88-39, S. 3.) History: Sec. 52-612 transferred to Sec. 50a-32 in 1991. Annotation to former s…

Sec. 50a-33. (Formerly Sec. 52-613). Recognition and enforcement. Except as provided in section 50a-34, a foreign judgment meeting the requirements of section 50a-32 is conclusive between the parties to the extent that it grants or denies recovery of a sum of money. The foreign j…

Sec. 50a-34. (Formerly Sec. 52-614). Grounds for nonrecognition. (a) A foreign judgment is not conclusive if: (1) The judgment was rendered under a system which does not provide impartial tribunals or procedures compatible with the requirements of due process of law; (2) The fore…

Sec. 50a-35. (Formerly Sec. 52-615). Personal jurisdiction. (a) The foreign judgment shall not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if: (1) The judgment debtor was served personally in the foreign state; (2) The judgment debtor voluntarily appeared in the proc…

Sec. 50a-36. (Formerly Sec. 52-616). Stay of enforcement. (a) If the judgment debtor shows the court that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken, or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until …

Sec. 50a-37. (Formerly Sec. 52-617.) Savings clause. Sections 50a-30 to 50a-38, inclusive, do not prevent the recognition of a foreign judgment in situations not covered by said sections. (P.A. 88-39, S. 8.) History: Sec. 52-617 transferred to Sec. 50a-37 in 1991.

Sec. 50a-38. (Formerly Sec. 52-618). Uniform interpretation. Sections 50a-30 to 50a-38, inclusive, shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact them. (P.A. 88-39, S. 9.) History: Sec. 52-618 transferred to Sec. 50a…

Secs. 50a-39 to 50a-49. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 50a-50. Short title: Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act. This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act”. (P.A. 89-134, S. 16.)

Sec. 50a-51. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Action” means a judicial or arbitration proceeding in which an order or award for a money payment may be tendered or enforced; (2) “Conversion date” means, except as provided in section 50a-58, the banking day next before th…

Sec. 50a-52. Applicability. (a) Except as provided in section 50a-63, this chapter applies only to a foreign-money claim in an action or distribution proceeding. (b) This chapter applies to foreign-money issues notwithstanding the law applicable under the conflict of laws rules o…

Sec. 50a-53. Variation by agreement. (a) The effect of provisions of this chapter may be varied by agreement of the parties made at any time before or after commencement of an action, distribution proceeding, or the entry of judgment. (b) The parties may agree upon the money to b…

Sec. 50a-54. Determination of proper money of claim. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, proper money of the claim is, as the case may be, the money: (1) Regularly used between the parties as a matter of usage or course of dealing; (2) used at the time of a …

Sec. 50a-55. Determination of amount of payment of certain contract claims. (a) If an amount contracted to be paid in a foreign money is measured by a specified amount of a different money, unless otherwise agreed, the amount to be paid shall be determined on the appropriate conv…

Sec. 50a-56. Foreign-money claim; assertion, defense. (a) A claimant may assert a claim in a specified foreign money. If a foreign money is not asserted, the claimant makes a claim for a judgment in United States dollars. (b) An opposing party may allege and prove that the claim …

Sec. 50a-57. Judgments on foreign-money claims. Form. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, in a successful foreign-money claim, a judgment or arbitration award shall be stated in an amount of the money of the claim. (b) The judgment is payable in that foreign…

Sec. 50a-58. Conversion of foreign money in distribution proceeding. A foreign-money claim in a distribution proceeding shall show its amount in the named foreign money and the amount of United States dollars resulting from a conversion as of the date the proceeding was initiated…

Sec. 50a-59. Prejudgment and judgment interest. (a) With respect to a foreign-money claim, recovery of prejudgment interest and the rate of interest to be applied in the case are matters of the substantive law governing the right to recovery under the conflict of laws rules of th…

Sec. 50a-60. Enforcement of foreign judgments. (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, if an action is brought to enforce a judgment of another jurisdiction expressed in a foreign money and the judgment is recognized in this state as enforceable, the enforcing judgment sha…

Sec. 50a-61. Determination of United States dollar amount for limited purpose. (a) For a foreign-money judgment, the United States dollar amount needed for the limited purpose of (1) the value of assets to be seized or restrained pursuant to a writ of attachment, garnishment, exe…

Sec. 50a-62. Effect of currency revalorizations. (a) If, after an obligation is expressed or a loss is incurred in a foreign money, the country issuing or adopting that money substitutes a new money in place of that money and for the same purposes, the obligation or the loss shal…

Sec. 50a-63. Effect of certain agreements. (a) A monetary claim is neither usurious nor unconscionable because the agreement on which it is based provides that the amount of the debtor's obligation to be paid in the debtor's money shall, when received by the creditor, equal a spe…

Sec. 50a-64. Supplementary principles of law. Unless displaced by particular provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity, including the law merchant, and the law relative to capacity to contract, principal and agent, estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, co…

Sec. 50a-65. Uniform interpretation. This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its special purpose to eliminate overcompensation or undercompensation to foreign money claimants and its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this cha…

Secs. 50a-66 to 50a-99. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 50a-100. Short title: UNCITRAL* Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration. This chapter may be cited as the “UNCITRAL* Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration”. (P.A. 89-179, S. 37.) *Note: “UNCITRAL” is an acronym for the United Nations Commission on Inter…

Sec. 50a-101. Scope of application. (1) This chapter applies to international commercial arbitration, subject to any agreement in force between the United States of America, including all territories and possessions, and any other country or countries. (2) The provisions of this …

Sec. 50a-102. Definitions and rules of interpretation. For the purposes of this chapter: (a) “Arbitration” means any arbitration whether or not administered by a permanent arbitral institution; (b) “Arbitral tribunal” means a sole arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators; (c) “Court”…

Sec. 50a-103. Receipt of written communications. (1) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties: (a) Any written communication is deemed to have been received if it is delivered to the addressee personally or if it is delivered at his place of business, habitual residence or mailing …

Sec. 50a-104. Waiver of right to object. A party who knows that any provision of this chapter or any requirement under the arbitration agreement has not been complied with and yet proceeds with the arbitration without stating his objection to such noncompliance without undue dela…

Sec. 50a-105. Extent of court intervention. In matters governed by this chapter, no court shall intervene except where so provided in this chapter. (P.A. 89-179, S. 5.)

Sec. 50a-106. Performance of certain functions by Superior Court. The functions referred to in subsections (3) and (4) of section 50a-111, subsection (3) of section 50a-113, section 50a-114, subsection (3) of section 50a-116 and subsection (2) of section 50a-134 shall be performe…

Sec. 50a-107. Definition and form of arbitration agreement. (1) An “arbitration agreement” is an agreement by the parties to submit to arbitration all or certain disputes which have arisen or which may arise between them in respect of a defined legal relationship, whether contrac…

Sec. 50a-108. Arbitration agreement and substantive claim before court. (1) A court before which an action is brought in a matter which is the subject of an arbitration agreement shall, if a party so requests not later than when submitting his first statement on the substance of …

Sec. 50a-109. Arbitration agreement and interim measures by court. Unless otherwise provided in the arbitration agreement, it is not incompatible with an arbitration agreement for a party to request from a court, before or during arbitral proceedings, an interim measure of protec…

Sec. 50a-110. Number of arbitrators. (1) The parties are free to determine the number of arbitrators. (2) Failing such determination, the number of arbitrators shall be three. (P.A. 89-179, S. 10.)

Sec. 50a-111. Appointment of arbitrators. (1) No person shall be precluded by reason of his nationality from acting as an arbitrator, unless otherwise agreed by the parties. (2) The parties are free to agree on a procedure of appointing the arbitrator or arbitrators, subject to t…

Sec. 50a-112. Grounds for challenge. (1) When a person is approached in connection with his possible appointment as an arbitrator, he shall disclose any circumstances likely to give rise to justifiable doubts as to his impartiality or independence. An arbitrator, from the time of…