rules of decision act

Rules of Decision Act. A federal statute (28 USCA § 1652) providing that a federal court, when exercising diversity jurisdiction, must apply the substantive law of the state in which the court sits. See diversity jurisdiction under JURISDICTION. [Cases: Federal Courts 373.]

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译员圣强，国际仲裁与争端解决专业，专注翻译各种与跨境争议有关的法律文件。