But if there are "foreign" elements to the case, the forum court may be obliged under the conflict of laws system to consider: The lex loci contractus is one of the possible choice of law rules applied to cases testing the validity of a contract.
They agree to meet in New York State to record a CD of hip hop music.
The possibly relevant choice of law rules would be: The provisions of this legal concept can be construed to confirm the following: If a contract is consummated in one state but its content specifies that it is to be carried out in another state, two loci are thus generated: locus celebrate contractus (where it was signed) and locus solutionis (where it is to be performed).
The laws of the locus celebrate contractus state will govern all matters concerning the mode of constructing the contract, the meaning of each factor therein, the nature of the contract, and its validity.
The laws of the locus solutionis state will apply to the performance or execution of the contract.