RULE 44.1 DETERMINATION OF FOREIGN LAW
A party who intends to raise an issue concerning the law of a foreign country shall give notice in his pleadings or other reasonable written notice. The court, in determining foreign law, may consider any relevant material or source, including testimony, whether or not submitted by a party or admissible under the North Dakota Rules of Evidence. The court's determination shall be treated as a ruling on a question of law.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Rule 44.1 is identical to Rule 44.1, FRCivP, except for the reference to the North Dakota Rules of Evidence.
SOURCES: Joint Procedure Committee Minutes of November 29-30, 1979, page 11; April 26-27, 1979, page 18; Rule 44.1, FRCivP.
CROSS REFERENCE: Rules 26.1 (Foreign Law) and 27 (Proof of Official Record), N.D.R.Crim.P.; Rule 201 (Judicial Notice of Adjudicative Facts), N.D.R.Ev.