International application.

1. A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying this article and article II . 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 , a child-custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter must be recognized and enforced under article III . 3. A court of this state need not apply this chapter if the child-custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights. 99 Acts, ch 103, §5