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  2. Lex loci - Wikipedia

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    Lex loci celebrationis is a Latin term for a legal principle in English common law, roughly translated as "the law of the land (lex loci) where it was celebrated". It refers to the validity of the union, independent of the laws of marriage of the countries involved: where the two individuals have legal nationality or citizenship, or where they ...

  3. Lex loci contractus - Wikipedia

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    In contract law, the lex loci contractus is the Law Latin term meaning "law of the place where the contract is made". [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It refers (in the context of conflict of laws ) to resolving contractual disputes among parties of differing jurisdictions by using the law of the jurisdiction in which the contract was created.

  4. Convention on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations 1980

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    For these purposes, it is presumed that the contract is most closely connected with the lex loci solutionis, i.e. the law of the place where the contract is to be performed, or the law of the habitual residence of the person who is to perform, or, in the case of a body corporate or unincorporate, where its central administration is located.

  5. Conflict of tort laws - Wikipedia

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    In the end, a compromise emerged where the lex loci delicti was the first point of reference but courts retained a discretion to substitute the lex fori if the foreign law was deemed unfair and other practical considerations pointed to the application of forum law. In the U.S., see the New York decision in Babcock v.

  6. Choice of law - Wikipedia

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    If so, the court may be able characterize the claim as a breach of the contract, instead of a tort, and apply the law of the State A either because it was the place where the contract was made (the lex loci contractus) or, if it were the place where the wage or salary was to be paid, where the contract was intended to be performed (the lex loci ...

  7. Procedure in conflict of laws - Wikipedia

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    The lex fori determines whether a foreign judgment can be recognised and, if so, how it will be enforced, e.g. what property belonging to the defendant may be taken to satisfy the judgment (see enforcement of foreign judgments). But in the Law of Contract, this is subject to Article 10 of the Rome Convention 1980 which provides that the ...

  8. Tolofson v Jensen - Wikipedia

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    Tolofson v Jensen, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 1022 is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on conflict of laws in tort.The Court held that the primary determiner in selecting a country's law in tort should be the lex loci (the location where the tort occurred).

  9. Combined injectable birth control - Wikipedia

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    The most prominent side effects of CICs are menstrual irregularities during the first 3 to 6 months of use. [1] Dysmenorrhea has been reported in 30 to 65% of women. [26] Other side effects include breast tenderness/pain, headache, and libido changes. [26] Some fluid retention can occur, but weight gain is minimal. [26]