Originally from Enforcement of Money Judgments

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I. PRESENT ATTITUDE AFFECTING ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN MONEY JUDGMENTS

A. Describe the receptiveness of your government (including courts) toward enforcement of foreign money judgments.

The Jordanian Government, as well as the Jordanian courts, are receptive towards enforcing foreign money judgments in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. This is affirmed by the fact that Jordan is a signatory to several foreign judgment Treaties, the most significant of which is the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards.

Moreover, Jordan had long ago (since 1952) enacted its own jurisdictional legislation regarding the enforcement of foreign judgments known as the Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Law (No. 8/1952). Though this is confined to civil procedures and not criminal ones.

It should be pointed out that the Jordanian Courts do not have the capacity to amend or change foreign judgments. They may only accept or reject an application for the execution of same in Jordan. This has been confirmed by the Jordanian Court of Cassation as in Case No. 2233/2004 for example.

B. Briefly describe recent illustrative attempts, whether successful or unsuccessful, to enforce a foreign money judgment in your country, particularly with regard to enforcement of any judgments from United States courts.

The most recent case (No. 1133/2007) involving the execution of a foreign judgment as awarded by a United States Court involved a Judgment creditor initiating a court action against a Judgment debtor through the Court of First Instance of Irbid – Jordan. The foreign judgment was issued by a court in Iowa and awarded the applicant a final money judgment subject to execution.