Electa una via

Electa una via, non datur recursus ad alteram. When there is concurrence of means, he who has chosen one cannot have recourse to another. 10 Toull. n. 170.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
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These are the lis alibi pendens rule; the res judicata rule and the electa una via rule.
To complete his analysis, the authors tries to find some practical applications of the jurisdiction-regulating rules: the lis alibi pendens rule; the res judicata rule and the electa una via rule, and concludes that there is little material to highlight this point.
The Competing Jurisdictions of International Courts and Tribunals
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