conflict of laws
Americannoun
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dissimilarity or discrepancy between the laws of different legal orders, such as states or nations, with regard to the applicable legal rules and principles in a matter that each legal order wishes to regulate.
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Also called private international law. the branch of law dealing with the determination of the law applicable to a private-law matter, of the legal order having jurisdiction to adjudicate such a matter, and of the extent to which an adjudication in such a matter by another legal order is to be recognized and enforced locally.
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Daniela Rovina, communications officer at the International Organization for Migration, told the BBC that under international law a person must be allowed to leave a country if a conflict occurs.
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2024
A moment of conflict occurs after Nelson makes a comment that privileges his pain over Sofi’s.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2023
Boiled down, the law requires that someone’s decision to react with deadly force be reasonable in the seconds and minutes that a conflict occurs.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2021
The first sign of conflict occurs more than 130 pages in.
From Washington Times • Sep. 4, 2018
When conflict occurs, therefore, it is because the teachers in one realm or in both have not arrived at the truth in their respective realms.
From The Church, the Schools and Evolution by Conant, J. E. (Judson Eber)
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