Naslov
Mjerodavno pravo za razvod braka u Europskoj uniji
(Law Applicable to Divorce in the European Union)

Autori
Perin, Iva

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Skup
IV. međunarodni znanstveni interkatedarski skup "Obiteljskopravni odnosi s međunarodnim obilježjem u sudskoj praksi država bivše SFRJ i Europskoj uniji"

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 26.10.2006. - 27.10.2006

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
private international law; applicable law; divorce; European union

Sažetak
Considering the process of unification and harmonization of family law in the European Union, one can say that a lot of work has been done in the past twenty years. However, all the existing Community legal instruments in the field of family law deal only with the questions of procedure, namely the problems of jurisdiction and recognition. The same statement applies to divorce, legal separation and marriage annulment (matrimonial matters), the family law instruments which are in the focus of this paper. In the introduction of this paper we have an intention to show how the evolution of the integration process in Europe influenced the necessity to regulate family law matters within Community’ s legal order (Chapter I). After giving an overview of the EU instruments regulating matrimonial matters, we continue by briefly examining current Community provisions on jurisdiction and recognition of divorces, legal separations and marriage annulments in the EU (Chapter II). There are currently no Community provisions on applicable law in matrimonial matters. This paper will mainly focus on the problems caused by this legal gap and the possible ways forward (Chapter III). The Commission has recently launched a Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Brussels IIbis Regulation as regards jurisdiction and introducing rules concerning applicable law in matrimonial matters. This Proposal, aimed primarily to harmonize conflict-of-law rules, represents a significant progress for the benefit of the EU citizens as it greatly diminishes problems of legal uncertainty and unpredictability both for the spouses and the legal practitioners (Chapter IV). Finally, we finish this paper by giving some concluding remarks and suggesting possible ways forward in the field of family law in the EU (Chapter V).

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pravo

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