lex loci contractus (leks loh-sI k[schwa]n-trak-t[schwa]s). [Latin] The law of the place where a contract is executed or to be performed. • Lex loci contractus is often the proper law by which to decide contractual disputes. — Often shortened to lex loci; lex contractus. [Cases: Contracts 144. C.J.S. Conflict of Laws §§ 91–93; Contracts §§ […]
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A debt that has not been reduced to a specific amount, and about which there may be a dispute.
justiciable (j[schwa]-stish-ee-[schwa]-b[schwa]l or j[schwa]s-tish-[ schwa]-b[schwa]l), adj. (Of a case or dispute) properly brought before a court of justice; capable of being disposed of judicially (a justiciable controversy). [Cases: Action 6; Federal Courts 12. 1. C.J.S. Actions §§ 38–45.]
consultation, n. 1. The act of asking the advice or opinion of someone (such as a lawyer). 2. A meeting in which parties consult or confer. 3. Int’l law. The interactive methods by which states seek to prevent or resolve disputes. — consult, vb. — consulting, consultative, adj.
Family law. In interstate child-custody disputes governed by the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, jurisdiction based on the child’s having been a resident of the state for at least six consecutive months immediately before the commencement of the suit. See HOME STATE.
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parenting plan. A plan that allocates custodial responsibility and decision-making authority for what serves the child’s best interests and that provides a mechanism for resolving any later disputes between parents. — Also termed parenting agreement. See CUSTODY(2); CUSTODIAL RESPONSIBILITY; DECISION-MAKING RESPONSIBILITY Y.
Norris-La Guardia Act 〈美〉《诺里斯-拉瓜地亚法》 又称《劳动争议法》〔Labor Disputes Act〕，是1932年颁布的一项联邦制定法。它禁止联邦法院就劳工政策作出裁判，并严格限制联邦法院在劳动争议案件中发布禁制令的权力。该法旨在限制联邦法院滥用禁制令程序，表明政府对劳工政策的中立立场，减少僱主过多利用禁制令阻挠工会活动，促进以集体谈判方式解决劳资争端。
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Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. An international convention (concluded in 1980) that seeks to counteract cross-border child-snatching by noncustodial parents. • This convention created a legal mechanism available to parents seeking the return of, or access to, their children. Its purposes are to secure the prompt return of children who
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Abstention that a bankruptcy court can, but need not, exercise in a dispute that relates to the bankruptcy estate but that can be litigated, or is being litigated, in another forum. • In deciding whether to abstain, the bankruptcy court must consider (1) the degree to which state law governs the case, (2) the appropriateness
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cover, n. The purchase on the open market, by the buyer in a breach-of-contract dispute, of goods to substitute for those promised but never delivered by the seller. • Under UCC § 2-712, the buyer can recover from the seller the difference between the cost of the substituted goods and the original contract price. [Cases: