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The concept of party autonomy dates back to the early fifteenth century. The first to express the doctrine of party autonomy is considered to be a French scholar named Charles Dumolin, considered to be ‘the father of party autonomy’.

Dumolin advanced the idea that ‘those who enter into an agreement may stipulate the law that governs their bargain’; when it comes to the choice of law in international contracts, the parties have the freedom, not to restrict themselves to the confines of municipal law, can exclude themselves from rules that are mandatory in the international sense and may also exclude future changes in that law. Zhang Mo has expressed the present scenario as such, “As the party autonomy doctrine has developed, the boundaries have evolved into three major areas: The public policy exception, the mandatory rules mandate and the reasonable connection requirement.” (Party Autonomy in International Contracts: Why Limited Party Autonomy Is Better Than Unlimited Party Autonomy by Arun Ajay Shankar)

The father must give full and unconditional consent to the making of the order. (Medical Law by Jonathan Herring)

RULING. Any decision made by a judge during the course of litigation is called a ruling. For example, if a court grants a father custody after a trial on the custody issue, that is a ruling. Also, if a court sustains or overrules an objection to evidence raised during a trial, that is a ruling. (Lectric Law Library)

Paul Madden, a father of three, who had a legal practice in Clones pleaded guilty to 16 charges under the Criminal Justice Theft and Fraud Offences Act. (RTE)