The "Full Faith and Credit" Clause

Article IV of the Constitution, sometimes called "the Federal Article", defines in certain particulars the relations of the state entities to one another and of the national government to the states.Its opening section reads as follows: "Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state.And the Congress may by general laws prescribe the manner in which such acts, records and proceedings shall be proved, and the effect thereof."What was the intention and what has been the operation of this provision?LAW (1931) 246-60, contains an excellent brief discussion.An outline of the subject is supplied in HOLLAND, JURISPRUDENCE (I3th ed.1924) Ch.