60-5101. Legislative declaration. While the legislature fully recognizes the right to contract freely under the laws of this state, it also recognizes that this right may be reasonably and rationally circumscribed pursuant to the state’s interest to protect and promote rights and privileges granted under the United States or Kansas constitution, including, but not limited […]
60-5102. Foreign law, legal code and system defined. As used in this act, “foreign law,” “legal code” or “system” means any law, legal code or system of a jurisdiction outside of any state or territory of the United States, including, but not limited to, international organizations and tribunals and applied by that jurisdiction’s courts, administrative […]
60-5103. Ruling or decision by any court, arbitration, tribunal or administrative agency based on foreign law void and unenforceable; when. Any court, arbitration, tribunal or administrative agency ruling or decision shall violate the public policy of this state and be void and unenforceable if the court, arbitration, tribunal or administrative agency bases its rulings or […]
60-5104. Contract or contractual provision based on foreign law void and unenforceable; when. A contract or contractual provision, if capable of segregation, which provides for the choice of a foreign law, legal code or system to govern some or all of the disputes between the parties adjudicated by a court of law or by an […]
60-5105. Same; choice of jurisdiction; claim of forum non conveniens or related claim. (a) A contract or contractual provision, if capable of segregation, which provides for a jurisdiction for purposes of granting the courts or arbitration panels in personam jurisdiction over the parties to adjudicate any disputes between parties arising from the contract mutually agreed […]
60-5106. Construction of act; appellate decisions. Nothing in this act shall be construed to disapprove of or abrogate any appellate decision previously rendered by the supreme court of Kansas. History: L. 2012, ch. 136, § 6; July 1.
60-5107. Same; religious organizations. Nothing in this act shall be construed to allow a court to: (a) Adjudicate or prohibit any religious organization from deciding upon ecclesiastical matters of a religious organization, including, but not limited to, the selection, appointment, calling, discipline, dismissal, removal or excommunication of a member, member of the clergy, or other […]
60-5108. Inapplicability to certain legal entities. Without prejudice to any legal right, this act shall not apply to a corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership or other legal entity that contracts to subject itself to foreign law or courts in a jurisdiction other than this state or the United States. History: L. […]
