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2005 U.S. Code
Title 11 - BANKRUPTCY
CHAPTER 15 - ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1506 - Public policy exception

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 11 - BANKRUPTCY
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 11 - BANKRUPTCY
CHAPTER 15 - ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1506 - Public policy exception
Containssection 1506
Date2005
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 2, 2006
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditAdded Pub. L. 109-8, title VIII, §801(a), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 136.
Statutes at Large Reference119 Stat. 136
Public Law ReferencePublic Law 109-8

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§1506. Public policy exception

Nothing in this chapter prevents the court from refusing to take an action governed by this chapter if the action would be manifestly contrary to the public policy of the United States.

(Added Pub. L. 109–8, title VIII, §801(a), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 136.)

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