Lex causae

As lex causae (Latin roughly the right thing ) is called the in material terms applicable to a given situation law in private international law. From the perspective of a court, the need may be so in the case arise, to apply foreign law to solve a legal case.

In contrast, the questions of procedural law judge in principle according to the laws of the State of the court seised procedural law, the lex fori (Latin roughly right of venue ). Of course there are exceptions, such as in the law of evidence, which may also depend largely on the lex causae.

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• Latin in the right