Ratione Personae Law and Legal Definition
Ratione personae is a latin term. It literally means by reason of his person or by reason of the person concerned. In some international cases, a court’s jurisdiction depends upon whether a defendant is residing within the territory of the court or whether a defendant is a citizen of the state to which the court belongs. In such cases, jurisdiction of a court is decided by reason of the defendant or ratione personae. In international law, ratione personae expresses the rule of law that only a state that is a party to an international treaty can take part in international dispute resolution process.
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Related Legal Terms
- Actus Inceptus Cujus Perfectio Pendet Ex Voluntate Partium Revocari Potest, Si Autem Pendet Ex Voluntate Tertiae Personae, Vel Ex Contingenti, Revocar
- Descensus Tollit Intrationem
- Descriptio Personae
- Designatio Personae
- Jurisdiction Ratione Materiae
- Jurisdiction Ratione Personae
- Jurisdiction Ratione Temporis
- Quae Contra Rationem Juris Introducta Sunt, Non Debent Trahi In Consequentiam
- Quod Vero Contra Rationem Juris Receptum Est, Non Est Producendum Ad Consequentias
- Tutius Est Rei Incumbere Quam Personae
