Choice of law determines which national legal system applies to an international case. Currently many choice of law rules in the field of family law are regulated by national law. However, these national rules of the EU Member Statesare more and more displaced by common European rules. This book describes thechanges brought by the Europeanisation of the choice of law on divorce. From the conclusions drawn in the field of divorce the concluding chapter discussesthe changes of Europeanisation of international family law in a broader perspective. Only book that discusses the theoretical foundation of European international family law. Clear insight in the changes brought about by the change from a national to a supranational choice of law approach in the field of divorce. Explains the resistance the EU faces when unifying issues of international family law. INDICE: Introduction. The Dutch choice of law rules on divorce. The Dutch choice of law rules on the termination of registered partnerships. The Europeanisation of international family law: the EU legislature’s competence. The proposed European choice of law rules on divorce. The failure of the establishment of a common European choice of law on divorce. The Dutch and the European choice of law rules on divorce compared. A unified system of international family law in the European Union: which way forward?
- ISBN: 978-90-6704-742-5
- Editorial: T.M.C. Asser Press
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 350
- Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés