Article
The Non-Adversarial, Extra-Judicial Search For Legality And Truth: Foreign Notarial Transactions As An Inexpensive And Reliable Model For A Market-Driven System Of Informed Contracting And Fact-Determination
16 Wisc. Int'l L. J.
(1997)
Abstract
Notarial transactions are specialized contracts, which in most of the world are written and certified by a legal professional known as a notary, who obviously is not the U.S. notary public. These, in effect, lawyers, practice a liberal profession so endowed of the public trust that they are expressly made alternatives to judicial proceedings. Hence, the notarial form is an extra-judicial certification of legality and truth, often comparable to our court judgments. This system guarantees honesty and legality while avoiding or resolving disputes, at a very low cost, when compared to American law practice and certainly when compared to litigation.
Keywords
- Comparative Law,
- Notarial Law,
- Notaries,
- International Property Transactions
Disciplines
Publication Date
Winter 1997
Citation Information
Pedro A. Malavet. "The Non-Adversarial, Extra-Judicial Search For Legality And Truth: Foreign Notarial Transactions As An Inexpensive And Reliable Model For A Market-Driven System Of Informed Contracting And Fact-Determination" 16 Wisc. Int'l L. J. Vol. 16 Iss. 1 (1997) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/pedro_malavet/3/