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Conflict of laws and private international law
Preliminaries
Characterisation Incidental question Renvoi Choice of law Conflict of laws in the United States Public policy doctrine 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 loci rei sitae 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
Substantive legal areas
Status Capacity Contract Tort Marriage Divorce Property Forced heirship Hague Trust Convention
Enforcement
Enforcement of foreign judgments Anti-suit injunctions Revenue rule
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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.

^ Starr Printing Co. v. Air Jamaica, 45 F.Supp.2d. 625 (1999 U.S. Dist.)
^ Black's Law Dictionary abridged Sixth Edition (1991), p. 630.