This Article aims to study in detail the enforceability
of foreign Judgements/decrees passed by a foreign court and the
scope of Sec. 13 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908.
With the advent of globalization and with India poised as a
major international and global player in the world economy, it is
apposite to consider the law concerning enforcement of foreign
judgments in India. In law, the enforcement of foreign judgments is
the recognition and enforcement rendered in another
("foreign") jurisdiction. Foreign judgments may be
recognized based on bilateral or multilateral treaties or
understandings, or unilaterally without an express international
agreement. The "recognition" of a foreign judgment occurs
when the court of one country or jurisdiction accepts a judicial
decision made by the courts of another "foreign" country
or jurisdiction, and issues a judgment in substantially identical
terms without rehearing the substance of the original lawsuit.
