LEX FORI

lex fori (leks for-I). [Latin] The law of the forum; the law of the jurisdiction where the case is pending <the lex fori governs whether the death penalty is a possible punishment for a first-degree-murder conviction>. — Also termed lex ordinandi. Cf. LEX LOCI(1). [Cases: Action 17. C.J.S. Actions §§ 18–20; Conflict of Laws §§ 2–3, 12, 15, 20, 23, 27–32, 34–40, 42–48, 50–65, 96–97, 100, 102, 105–107.]

[Blacks Law 8th]