Which term refers to the place where the delict occurred for determining competent tribunal and applicable law?

• A. Locus actus
• B. Locus delicti
• C. Locus loci actus
• D. Locus ecclesiae

Answer: (B)

In private international/private law contexts, the place where the wrong occurred is the locus delicti. This location is used to decide which tribunal has jurisdiction and which law applies to the delict, because it anchors the case to a specific forum and a governing set of rules. In canon law and related jurisdictional practice, determining the delict’s locus helps align the correct ecclesiastical court and the applicable statute of limitations, penalties, and substantive law, often via the principle of lex loci delicti commissi—the law of the place of the delict.

Other terms don’t capture this concept. Locus actus refers to the place where the act took place, which is not the established basis for jurisdiction and applicable law in delict matters. Locus loci actus is not a standard term. Locus ecclesiae denotes the place of the church or its seat, not the delict’s location for purposes of forum and choice of law.