LEX FORI Lex fori From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Conflict of laws Preliminiaries Characterisation Incidental question Renvoi Choice of law Conflict of laws in the United States Public policy Hague Conference Definitional elements Jurisdiction Procedure Forum non conveniens Lex causae Lex fori Forum shopping Lis alibi pendens Connecting factors Domicile Lex domicilii Habitual residence Nationality Lex patriae Lex loci arbitri Lex situs Lex loci contractus Lex loci delicti commissi Lex loci actus Lex loci solutionis Lex loci protectionis Proper law Lex loci celebrationis Choice of law clause Dépeçage Forum selection clause Lex fori (Latin for the laws of a forum) is a legal term used in the conflict of laws used to refer to the laws of the jurisdiction in which a legal action is brought.[1] When a court decides that it should, by reason of the principles of conflict of law, resolve a given legal dispute by reference to the laws of another jurisdiction, the lex causae, the lex fori still govern procedural matters.[2]
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