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175Evidence of law reports of foreign countries
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175 Evidence of law reports of foreign countries
(1) Evidence of the unwritten or common law of a foreign country may
be presented by producing a book containing reports of judgments of
courts of the country if the book is or would be used in the courts of
the country to inform the courts about the unwritten or common law
of the country.
(2) Evidence of the interpretation of a statute of a foreign country may be
presented by producing a book containing reports of judgments of
courts of the country if the book is or would be used in the courts of
the country to inform the courts about the interpretation of the statute.