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The part of the national law of a country that establishes rules for dealing with cases involving a foreign element.
The part of the national law of a country that establishes rules for dealing with cases across different jurisdictions.
 
These rules apply to individuals, companies, other legal entities rather than to inter-governmental interactions.
 
In the US it is more commonly referred to as ''conflict of laws.''
 


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Proper law]]
* [[Proper law]]
* [[Jurisdiction]]


[[Category:Regulation_and_Law]]
[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]

Revision as of 09:37, 29 January 2014

The part of the national law of a country that establishes rules for dealing with cases across different jurisdictions.

These rules apply to individuals, companies, other legal entities rather than to inter-governmental interactions.

In the US it is more commonly referred to as conflict of laws.


See also