Cause of Action

Cause of Action

Cause of Action, facts that give a person a right to judicial relief. (1)

Cause of Action

Embracing mainstream international law, this section on cause of action explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here.

Cause of Action

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See Also

• Case
• Claim
• Failure to state cause of action
• Justiciable controversy
• Right of action
• Severance of actions
• Splitting cause of action
• Suit

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Further Reading

• The entry “cause of action” in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law, 2009), Oxford University Press

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Notes and References

1. Encarta Online Encyclopedia

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