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Originally Posted by valo403
Well you could do that even if you signed it in China. Probably had to do with the other party to the contract being on the island and not being up for going anywhere to do any signing.
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Choice of law isn't always that simple though. If they executed and made a payment under the contract in French territory it would certainly bolster any argument one might care to make from a conflict of laws standpoint that French Courts should have jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes, which is technically a separate question from governing law.
If one party was there and didn't want to leave the island, one would expect that you would just sign in counterparts. It's not that likely that there is some large commercial enterprise there, so there's a pretty good chance it was a contract with the French government and the French government insisted it be signed on French soil.