Mozambique rule
The Moçambique rule, or (to adopt an anglicised form of spelling) Mozambique rule, is a common law rule in private international law. The rule renders actions relating to title in foreign land, the right to possession of foreign land, and trespass to foreign land non-justiciable in common law jurisdictions. It was established in 1893 by the House of Lords decision in British South Africa Co v. Companhia de Moçambique [1893] AC 602. Essentially, it is a self-imposed rule to limit jurisdiction in respect of actions relating to:
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Mozambique rule
The Moçambique rule, or (to adopt an anglicised form of spelling) Mozambique rule, is a common law rule in private international law. The rule renders actions relating to title in foreign land, the right to possession of foreign land, and trespass to foreign land non-justiciable in common law jurisdictions. It was established in 1893 by the House of Lords decision in British South Africa Co v. Companhia de Moçambique [1893] AC 602. Essentially, it is a self-imposed rule to limit jurisdiction in respect of actions relating to:
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The Moçambique rule, or (to ad ...... section 30(1) of the 1893 Act)
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1893-09-08
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Lords Herschell, Halsbury, Macnaghten and Morris
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Mozambique, Private International Law, Conflict of Laws
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British South Africa Co v Companhia de Moçambique
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The Moçambique rule, or (to ad ...... espect of actions relating to:
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Mozambique rule
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