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-{{essay|boilerplate|governing law and jurisdiction|
+{{essay|boilerplate|governing law and jurisdiction|{{image|Dredd|jpg||Jurisdict ''this''.}} }}
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-The law by which one’s {{tag|contract}} is governed. If it spans international borders, ideally [[English law|English]], but [[New York law]] always a good safe choice as long as you don’t mind the odd [[US attorney|convenient logical impossibility]] for your trouble. If it doesn’t, the local laws and customs should do fine, and you shouldn’t waste your time talking about them.
-{{Noncontractualobligations}}
 ===A contrarian writes ...===
 It is said<ref>I had a [https://www.amazon.co.uk/William-Conqueror-Ladybird-Adventure-Histories/dp/0241249473 ladybird book about William the Conqueror] that said this so it must be true.</ref> that, when William of Normandy landed on the beaches of Pevensey bay, he had his carpenters drill holes through the hulls of all his boats, so his men could not turn back should the going get too tough.