Exam 3: Dispute Settlement

________ is bringing about a peaceful settlement or compromise between parties to a dispute through the benevolent intervention of an impartial third party.

Explain self-judging reservations.

Optional clause jurisdiction differs from contentious jurisdiction in that, optional clause jurisdiction is ________.

________ is the power of a court to determine the ownership rights of persons as to property located within the forum state.

The ________ holds that a foreign state is immune from all types of suits.

The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.

The ability of a defendant to escape the jurisdiction of a court is known as ________.

The ________ doctrine states that courts should apply the law of the state where the rights of the parties legally became effective.

The ________ states that a municipal court will decline to hear a dispute when it can be better or more conveniently heard in a foreign court.

The ________ is a provision in a contract designating the state whose law will govern disputes relating to the contract.

The Permanent Court of International Justice replaced the International Court of Justice.

A state party includes the state itself, its agencies, and its subdivisions.

The act of state doctrine is the traditional device used by courts to determine the choice of law.

________ is a suit in which the parties are not at odds but instead cooperate to obtain a judgment.

The ________ consists of the criteria that allow a court to assume criminal jurisdiction when the defendant is a national of the forum state.

Rules used by municipal courts to determine which state's law they should apply in hearing a civil dispute are called ________.

The ________ holds that a foreign state is not immune when the cause of action for a suit is based on conduct unrelated to the state's governmental activities.

The ________ consists of the criteria that allow a court to assume criminal jurisdiction over an offense that was committed within the forum state.

________ jurisdiction is the power of a court to hear a matter that involves a dispute between two or more parties.

Which doctrine is used by common law courts to refuse jurisdiction? Explain.