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‖ lex fori Law.|lɛks ˈfɔəraɪ| [L.] The law of the country in which an action is brought, as determining the nature and modes of the proceedings.
1836H. Wheaton Elem. Internat. Law I. ii. ii. 188 The extrinsic evidence by which the existence and terms of the contract are to be proved in a foreign tribunal is regulated by the lex fori. 1841Clark & Finnelly Rep. Cases Lords Appeals & Writs of Error V. 13 The law on this point is well settled in this country, where this distinction is properly taken, that whatever relates to the remedy to be enforced, must be determined by the lex fori, the law of the country to the tribunals of which the appeal is made. 1960Times 5 Mar. 10/2 Further the lex fori—English law—did not provide a cause of action and relief appropriate to the enforcement of the foreign right. 1970Internat. & Compar. Law Q. XIX. 173 The Soviet system contains an extremely large number of imperative rules which impose the application of the lex fori. |