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Showing 241–250 of 12238 articles for “Art. 7 févr. 1996”
If it is contended that the court seised at first instance or on appeal lacks jurisdiction, the party raising this objection must, on pain of inadmissibility, state the reasons on which it is based an…
The judge may, in the same judgment, but by separate provisions, declare himself competent and rule on the merits of the dispute, after having, where appropriate, first given the parties notice to con…
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Counterclaims or additional claims are admissible only if they are connected to the original claims by a sufficient link. However, a claim for compensation is admissible even in the absence of such a…
A defence on the merits is any plea tending to have the opponent's claim rejected as unjustified, after examination of the merits of the law.
A plea in bar of procedure is any plea which seeks either to have the proceedings declared irregular or extinguished, or to suspend their course.
Where the court does not rule on the substance of the dispute, but the determination of jurisdiction depends on a question of substance, the court must, in the operative part of the judgment, rule on…
In non-contentious matters, the court may note of its own motion that it does not have territorial jurisdiction. In contentious matters, he may do so only in disputes relating to the status of persons…
The exercise of civil rights is independent of the exercise of political rights, which are acquired and retained in accordance with constitutional and electoral laws.
One of the future spouses who is unable to obtain this deed may make up for it by producing a notarised deed issued by a notary or, abroad, by the competent French diplomatic or consular authorities.T…
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