scholarly journals The Impact of Brainerd Currie’s Governmental Interest on the Principle of the Closest Connection

Lex Russica ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 9-19
Author(s):  
Т. V. Novikova
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Matter Field ◽  
Regulation Mechanism ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Substantive Law ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Law Regulation ◽  
Conflict Of Law

In modern private international law, the principle of the closest connection involves not only the identification of the prevailing territorial connection, but also the consideration of substantive factors (protection of a weaker party, preferability to keep the transaction valid, etc.). The paper substantiates the thesis that, being initially based on the territorial localization of the relationship, the analyzed principle in the course of its development was enhanced with the achievements of others doctrinal approaches to the resolution of the conflict-of-law issue, including the concept of “governmental” or “state” interest developed by American legal scholar Brainerd Currie. A genius breakthrough suggested by B. Currie is examined as an attempt to overcome the mechanical approach of conflict-of-law rules, expand the subject matter field of assessment at the stage of resolving the conflict-o-law issue and, ultimately, evaluate the substantive law result of this decision within the framework of understanding law as a tool for the protection of an individual by the state. Nevertheless, substantive law factors, contrary to one of the main tenets of B. Currie’s teaching, do not replace traditional conflict-of-laws rules at all. To the extent that the conflict-of-law regulation mechanism balances predictability and flexibility of decisions, it complements the search for territorial connection with substantive law considerations. The research makes it possible to conclude that the principle of the closest connection in private international law of the Russian Federation, in the context of global trends in the development of approaches to the resolution of conflict-of-law issues, is complex in nature, as indicated by the explanation of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation that “when determining the closest connection, the court,” first, establishes ”the prevailing territorial connection” and, second, “may take into account the application of the law of which country will best realize the universally recognized principles of civil law and of its institutions.” As a consequence, it is the combination of territorial and substantive law components in the content of the principle of the closest connection that provides an appropriate balance between predictability and flexibility of the modern mechanism of conflict-of-law regulation.

scholarly journals MAJOR MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE IN THE APPLICATION OF PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW

2021 ◽  
pp. 55-62
Author(s):  
E. S. Anichkin
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
International Law ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Judicial Errors ◽  
Substantive Law

Taking into account the specifics of law enforcement in private international law, the most commonjudicial errors arising in the process of working with the norms of this branch of law were identified andsupported by relevant examples. Separately analyzed are judicial errors in the application of internationaltreaties with the participation of the Russian Federation, judicial errors in the application of conflict oflaws, as well as judicial errors in the establishment and application of foreign substantive law. In addition,attention is drawn to potentially complex law enforcement issues, in the solution of which judicial errorsare likely.

THE PROBLEM OF OFFSHORE ZONES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION: THE IMPACT AND WAYS OF COUNTERING

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (11) ◽  
pp. 187-192
Author(s):  
Konstantin S. Startsev ◽  
◽  
Emil R. Myalikov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
International Experience ◽  
Regulation Policy ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Impact

The authors provide a study of Russian and international experience of offshore zones, the problems of regulation by Russian and international law and examples and consequences of the capital out-flow as a lack of regulation policy.

scholarly journals “Judicial Convention” as a New Stage in the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

Lex Russica ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 84-103
Author(s):  
O. F. Zasemkova
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
Draft Convention ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Recognition And Enforcement ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Hague ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

In May 2018, at the 4th and final meeting of the Special Commission of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, the draft Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters that had been developed since 1992 was represented. It is expected that after the Diplomatic Session that will be held in the mid-2019 the draft will be finalized and the Convention will be adopted and opened for signature.In this regard, the article attempts to analyze the main provisions of the draft Convention and assess the appropriateness for the Russian Federation to access it, taking into account the fact that Russia has a limited number of international treaties permitting recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in Russia and decisions of Russian courts abroad. Based on the results of the analysis, the author concludes that the adoption of this Convention will provide for a simple and effective basis for the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments eligible for States with different legal, social and economic circumstances. This, in turn, will increase the practical value of court decisions ensuring the most comprehensive protection of the rights and interests of the party in whose favour the decision has been made and, as a consequence, will contribute to the attractiveness of this method of dispute resolution for parties involved in cross-border private law relations.However, the mixed attitudes of the EU and the USA to the Draft Convention raises the question of their accession to the future Convention and may significantly reduce the impact of the adoption of the document under consideration.

scholarly journals Legal substantiation of retaliatory measures of the Russian Federation to economic sanctions of the United States, European Union, and their allies

2020 ◽  
pp. 24-37
Author(s):  
Larisa Yur'evna Dobrynina ◽  
Anna Viktorovna Gubareva
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
European Union ◽  
International Law ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Economic Sanctions ◽  
The United States ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
The Russian Federation

The authors examine the economic sanctions introduced nu the U.S., EU and their allies against the Russian Federation, as well as the legal mechanism of retaliatory measures taken by Russia on the nationwide scale. The changes in the international legal regulation derailed the vector of global development, which was bringing real freedom of economic activity. Establishment of the sanction regime by the aforementioned parties signifies a struggle for own influence, weakening of the positive trade and economic ties, as well as an attempt to institute a regime of protectionism within the international trade turnover exclusively for their own benefit. Based on the analysis of the normative-legal documents, an assessment is made on the legal legitimacy of the introduced discriminatory measures of the allies from the perspective of the norms of international law. This article presents the analysis of the positions of federal laws and other legislative bills of the Russian Federation, establishing gradual constraining countermeasures for foreign subjects in various spheres of activity. The authors substantiate the fact that introduction of retaliatory economic sanctions by the Russian Federation with regards to the United States, European Union, and their allies is directly related to the implementation of the principle of reciprocity, currently existing within private international law. It is noted that all these actions on protection from illegitimate sanctions are realized by Russia practically without participation of UN, WTO and other reputable international organizations in regulation of the “sanctions” issue. The extraterritorial measures introduced by the United States and the European Union justifies the movement of Russian into a new stage of evolution of legal regulation of the foreign economic activity, and in foreign trade – establishment of new markets in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

COLLODIZING LINKS IN PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW

2021 ◽  
pp. 19-21
Author(s):  
Н.Д. Эриашвили ◽  
Г.М. Сарбаев ◽  
В.И. Федулов
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
Public Interests ◽  
National Legislation ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Russian Federation

В представленной статье рассмотрены проблемы коллодирующих привязок в международном частном праве и особенности их правовой регламентации в законодательстве Российской Федерации. Автором проанализированы особенности нормативного закрепления данного типа привязок в системе международных договоров, а также механизм имплементации этих норм в национальном законодательстве различных государств. На основе сложившейся практики применения коллодирующих привязок национальными органами государственной власти обоснована необходимость учета публичных интересов государства в данных правоотношениях. The present article examines the problems of collodizing links in private international law and the peculiarities of their legal regulation in the legislation of the Russian Federation. The author analyzed the peculiarities of this type of binding in the system of international treaties, as well as the mechanism for implementing these norms in the national legislation of various states. On the basis of the established practice of applying collodial links by national authorities, the need to take into account the public interests of the State in these legal relations is justified.

United in Diversity – Regional Unification of the Conflict-of-law Rules in Matters of Matrimonial Property Regimes

2019 ◽  
pp. 160-178
Author(s):  
Lucie Zavadilová
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
International Law ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Public Interests ◽  
The Public ◽  
General Part ◽  
Substantive Law ◽  
Fundamental Values ◽  
Property Regimes ◽  
Conflict Of Law

The unification of the conflict-of-law rules in matters of matrimonial property regimes at EU level seeks to mitigate differences in substantive law in particular legal systems. The aim of this contribution is to analyse the doctrine of overriding mandatory provisions and consider the applicability of the public policy exception, which limit the application of the law otherwise applicable determined in compliance with the unified conflict-of-law rules. The question author addresses in this paper is whether these institutes of the general part of private international law provide for sufficient safeguards to protect the fundamental values and public interests of the forum law in matters of matrimonial property regimes.

III Trust Arbitration as a Matter of National Law, 17 Trust Arbitration in Switzerland

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wüstemann Tina ◽  
Huber Roman
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
International Arbitration ◽  
Swiss Law ◽  
The Hague ◽  
Substantive Law ◽  
Conflict Of Law

This chapter argues that Switzerland’s importance as centre for trust services as well as its longstanding tradition in international arbitration make it a perfect venue for trust arbitration, particularly in light of the scarcely developed arbitration law and practice in several offshore trust jurisdictions. Against this background, it examines whether trust disputes can be arbitrated in Switzerland, with a particular focus on the recognition of arbitration clauses in trust deeds. While Switzerland does not provide for the institution of trusts in its substantive law, it has ratified the Hague Trust Convention with took effect from 1 July 2007 and has enacted new conflict of law provisions, in particular Articles 149a to 149e of the Private International Law Statute (PILS), which operate so as to allow the full ‘implantation’ (or incorporation) of foreign trusts into Swiss law.

Legal Regulation of Adjudication in Civil Code of the Russian Federation (Issues of Conflict Rules)

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Татьяна Лазарева ◽  
Tatyana Lazaryeva
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Civil Code ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Conflict Of Laws ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Law ◽  
Contractual Obligations ◽  
Rome I

The article deals with conflict of laws regulation of transfer of creditor’s rights to another person (assignment of claims (cessions) and transfer of rights under the law) in terms of amendments to Part III of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. The author notes that though amendments to the separate article on cession are not fundamental, the amendments of other articles of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, concerning contractual obligations, do influence regulation of relations between the parties in assignment. The article pays special attention to the new conflict of law rule regulating the transfer of the creditor’s rights under the law. Relevant court practice is analyzed. On the basis of comparing legislations of specific countries, as well as norms of EC No. 593/2008 (‘‘Rome I’’) Regulation and EC No. 864/2007 (‘‘Rome II’’) Regulation the author draws the conclusion that despite some differences in conflict of laws regulation of the transfer of the creditor’s rights, in general the Russian rules comply with modern trends in private international law in the majority of European countries.

Scientific Novelty in the Dissertation by E.V. Krotova

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 107-110
Author(s):  
Elena L. Nevzgodina ◽  
Natalia A. Temnikova
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Family Law ◽  
Civil Law ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Business Law ◽  
Actual Problem ◽  
Academic Degree ◽  
The Russian Federation

Introduction. E. V. Krotova prepared a dissertation research “Subsidiary Liability in Russian Civil Law” submitted for the degree of candidate of legal sciences in the specialty 12.00.03 “Civil law; business law; family law; private international law”. The work is devoted to an actual problem in civil law: the concept, legal nature, types of subsidiary liability based on the analysis of modern, constantly changing legislation. Results. The dissertation contains a solution to a problem that is important for the development of civil law science. The design of the dissertation meets the requirements established by the Ministry of education and science of the Russian Federation. The dissertation is an actual independent scientific research, which has a complete form, is based on a sufficient empirical base, the conclusions and proposals contained in it have scientific novelty and practical significance. The content of the abstract corresponds to the content of the dissertation text. The dissertation and abstract meet the requirements of the Regulations “On awarding academic degrees”, approved by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 842 of September 24, 2013. The author of the dissertation under analysis deserves the award of the required academic degree of candidate of legal sciences in the specialty 12.00.03 “Civil law; business law; family law; private international law”.

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