Public sector organizations in the broad concept include both governmental and non-governmental entities which provide civil and public services in various areas of social life. Some of these organizations are directly under the orders of official authorities, while some of them are merely under the governmental supervision. However, it is incumbent on them to participate in the framework of their duties to realize justice, welfare, security, education and so on. Conflict of laws questions are among the matters that dealt with by public sector organizations. Courts, diplomatic and consular missions, welfare organizations, registration offices and legal translation bureaus possess significant powers in conflict of laws context. These entities may participate in one or more features of conflict of laws, as the case may be. Conflict of laws incorporates three different, albeit interconnected issues, namely, jurisdiction, characterization and choice of law and recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. Other above-mentioned public sector organizations help courts decide in regard to conflict of laws cases. The main aim of the present paper is to clarify the limits and challenges of these organizations in the conflict of laws context and explain how to increase their efficiency in this respect.
