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QUESTION DROIT SEULEMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Succession (civil law)
- Property Law (civil law)
- Commercial Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- choice of law
1, record 1, English, choice%20of%20law
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Choice of Law. The choice of law rules ... may vary according to whether the property of the deceased consisted of immovables or movables. ... At common law the question whether particular property is a movable or an immovable is decided by the lex situs. 2, record 1, English, - choice%20of%20law
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (droit civil)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
- Droit commercial
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- choix de la loi applicable
1, record 1, French, choix%20de%20la%20loi%20applicable
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- compétence législative 1, record 1, French, comp%C3%A9tence%20l%C3%A9gislative
correct, feminine noun
- conflit de droit 2, record 1, French, conflit%20de%20droit
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[En droit international privé] non seulement la question du choix de la loi applicable passe après celle de la détermination de la compétence judiciaire mais le choix de la loi applicable ne peut venir en discussion que parce que la compétence a été préalablement fixée en faveur du tribunal devant lequel le litige est porté. 1, record 1, French, - choix%20de%20la%20loi%20applicable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-01-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- question of law alone
1, record 2, English, question%20of%20law%20alone
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- question de droit seulement
1, record 2, French, question%20de%20droit%20seulement
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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