Interstate Federalism

Abstract

Conflict of laws scholars appear to be about the only ones concerned about what is going on in the evolving modern learning of interstate relations. By interstate relations, I am referring to problems of adjudicative jurisdiction, legislative jurisdiction, and enforcement of judgments. Although such relations are governed largely by state law, they are also affected by federal constitutional provisions such as the due process clause, the full faith and credit clause, and the commerce clause. These relations comprise the arcane field known as "conflict of laws," and constitute "the other" federalism issue; the first such issue being the relationship between the state and federal courts and legislatures.l