scholarly journals The Right to Choose Non-Law: How to Open Pandora’s Box with Lex Voluntatis

Lex Russica ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 9-21
Author(s):  
M. V. Mazhorina
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
Regulatory Regime ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Legal Subject ◽  
Applicable Law ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Will ◽  
The Right ◽  
Substantive Law

The autonomy of the will of the parties (lex voluntatis) is one of the central institutions of private international law that, in the context of proliferation of non-legal subject matter, multiplying sources of non-state regulation, and also due to the conceptualization of the institution of “rules of law” in the practice of world arbitrations, acquires a new methodological meaning and requires its rethinking. The paper examines the institution of the autonomy of the will of the parties from different angles: as a principle of conflict of laws, as a substantive law institution, and as a mechanism for legitimizing the norms of non-state regulation. The autonomy of the will of the parties today acquires a visible potential of a legal basis for the construction of a special, possibly “hybrid,” regulatory regime for cross-border private law, for mainly contractual relations, it becomes a form of expression of the right to choose non-law. Interpreting the autonomy of the will through the prism of the substantive law theory and in the context of admitting the choice of non-state regulation as the applicable law can pose a serious risk both for the parties to cross-border agreements and for the law-enforcer in terms of conflicting law and non-law. The author concludes that acknowledgement that the institution of autonomy of the will authorizes the right to choose non-law, in fact, means that a fragmented legal space, which itself differs significantly from state to state, can collide with a rapidly scalable, even more heterogeneous non-state array of norms emanating from non-state actors. This state of the normative superstructure can be characterized as a conflict of law and non-law and requires the development and adjustment of an appropriate methodology of private international law.

scholarly journals Non-State Regulation in the Field of Cross-Border Agency Relations

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 168-176
Author(s):  
L. A. Mikhaylova
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
State Courts ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Commercial Arbitration ◽  
Applicable Law ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
The Will ◽  
The Russian Federation

The choice of acts of non-governmental regulation as the applicable law in international commercial contracts has become a common practice. When resolving disputes between the parties, international commercial arbitration refers to non-national sources and resolves the dispute on their basis, in contrast to state courts, which excluded the application of non-state regulation as applicable law. The paper discusses the approach on the admissibility of choosing non-national sources as the applicable law in an international commercial agreement, set out in the resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated 09.07.2019 No. 24 "On the application of the norms of private international law by the courts of the Russian Federation." The question of the validity of expanding the principle of autonomy of the will of the parties is investigated. The author analyzes the choice-of-law clauses used in the ICC Model Commercial Agency Contract and the ITC Model Contract for an International Commercial Agency. The author concludes that there is a shift in the regulation of cross-border private law relations towards the application of non-state norms and rules when resolving disputes by state courts and the possibility of the emergence of contracts that are not subject to any legal system.

scholarly journals Principle of the Closest Relationship in Private International Law

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 268-272
Author(s):  
E. Lomakina ◽  
A. Petrov ◽  
T. Glinshchikova
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Civil Code ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Law And Order ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Contractual Relationship ◽  
Judicial Practice ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
The Will ◽  
The Right

Russian scientists attach great importance to one of the fundamental principles of private international law – the principle of the closest connection. The concept of the closest connection was developed in England on the basis of case law, the rules of which were created by judges in court decisions on specific cases. The legislator has included the principle of closest connection to the civil code, however, in light of the changes it made in the reforms of 2013, the closest connection principle was assigned a secondary role in relation to the principle of characteristic performance. The main purpose of the principle of the closest connection is to find the law and order that can most effectively regulate cross-border relations. The court will have to determine the will of the parties to the contractual relationship, aimed at choosing the right. Therefore, a close relationship is established based on the court’s assumption of what right the parties would have chosen if they had considered this issue. The principle of the closest connection, in connection with this approach, often loses its independent significance. Article 1187 of the civil code of the Russian Federation does not specify the conditions of its application, as well as the scope of its action. For this reason, the category of closest relationship is universal and applies regardless of the nature of the cross-border civil relationship. Russian legislation does not have clear criteria for determining the closest relationship, which may lead to a subjective decision by the court. In this regard, the study of problems related to the application of the principle of the closest connection in judicial practice is undoubtedly relevant.

Diversity and Integration in Private International Law

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
International Law ◽  
Value Systems ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
And Shifts ◽  
Substantive Law

This book opens a cross-regional dialogue and shifts the Eurocentric discussion on diversity and integration to a more inclusive engagement with South America in private international law issues. It promotes a contemporary vision of private international law as a discipline enabling legal interconnectivity, with the potential to transcend its disciplinary boundaries to further promote the reality of cross-border integration, with its focus on the ever-increasing cross-border mobility of individuals. Private international law embraces legal diversity and pluralism. Different legal traditions continue to meet, interact and integrate in different forms, at the national, regional and international levels. Different systems of substantive law couple with divergent systems of private international law (designed to accommodate the former in cross-border situations). This complex legal landscape impacts individuals and families in cross-border scenarios, and international commerce broadly conceived. Private international law methodologies and techniques offer means for the coordination of this constellation of legal orders and value systems in cross-border situations. Bringing together world-renowned academics and experienced private international lawyers from a wide range of jurisdictions in Europe and South America, this edited collection focuses on the connective capabilities of private international law in bridging and balancing legal diversity as a corollary for the development of integration. The book provides in-depth analysis of the role of private international law in dealing with legal diversity across a diverse range of topics and jurisdictions.

scholarly journals THE RIGHT TO ACQUIRE THE MOTHER'S NATIONALITY

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (08) ◽  
pp. 225-240
Author(s):  
Hiba Thamer MAHMOOD
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Applicable Law ◽  
Mother And Child ◽  
The Right ◽  
International Conventions ◽  
Nationality Law

Acquiring the mother's nationality is a human right in general and the rights of the mother and child in particular stipulated in international conventions and the Iraqi constitution in force for the year 2005, in addition, the Iraqi Nationality Law stipulates the mother’s right to transmit nationality to her children, but according to conditions previously set by the Iraqi legislature, because it helps to reduce the issue of statelessness, is considered one of the important and contemporary jurisprudence topics, which stirred controversy among legal jurists between supporters and opponents, especially Islamic law jurists because the child is attributed to his father, and the state legislations differed in it, as well as in the legal implications of acquiring the mother’s nationality, including dual nationality, applicable law, inheritance issues and other Private international law matters. Therefore, the research dealt with the topic according to the comparative approach in two topics, the first study on the child's right to the nationality of his mother and was divided into two demands, the first requirement is what is the mother’s nationality, and the second requirement is about equality in the right to acquire a nationality, while the second topic examined the foundations of acquiring the mother’s nationality In the Iraqi Nationality Law, it was divided into two topics: The first requirement is the cases of acquiring the mother’s nationality in the Iraqi Nationality Law. The second requirement relates to how to acquire the mother’s nationality and its implications. Through the foregoing, where a number of results and proposals have been reached, we found that the transmit of nationality from the mother to the child born in the territory of a state would be beneficial in the event that the father's nationality had been rejected for political reasons, the issue of granting nationality by the mother to her children helped in the transfer of inheritance from the mother to the children and the acquisition of ownership, especially real estate, which states require the foreigner to have multiple conditions for approval of ownership, where countries have to unify their legislation regarding the mother's right to grant citizenship to her children based on the right of blood to limit the problems of international law, such as the issue of determining the applicable law, Actual nationality and other matters‎‎. Keywords: Mother's Nationality, Human Rights, Gender Equality, Acquisition of Nationality, Discrimination Against Women, International Conventions

scholarly journals Defamation on Social Media

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-134
Author(s):  
Sandra Sakolciová
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
International Law ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Applicable Law ◽  
Cross Border

There is no doubt that social media have become a very important part of many people’s everyday life. The consequences of their usage is an increased engagement in defamation, most likely due to the aspect of anonymity present in the online environment. Such cross-border (or more precisely border-less) defamation raises difficult challenges in terms of jurisdiction and applicable law. These challenges, which will be analysed in more detail in the article, remain unresolved up until today. Moreover, negative effects occur not only within private international law itself, but status quo significantly influences the exercise of basic human rights, too. Besides analysing the existing EU legal framework and applicable case-law, the article also looks into the possible alternatives.

scholarly journals PARTICULAR FEATURES OF CONTRACTUAL INHERITANCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS AND OTHER LIABILITIES

2016 ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Эдвард Пилипсон ◽  
Edvard Pilipson
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Practical Problem ◽  
Correct Choice ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Legal Regime ◽  
Applicable Law ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Cost

Contractual succession of legal claims and liabilities in administering rules of private international law is a quite complicated practical problem. The correct choice of the applicable law is the priority in this situation. As of today inheritance of movables, including claims, liabilities takes place according to the connecting factors’ rules “lex patriae” and “lex domicilii” which according to the offered assumption, are not adequate in a situation of the inheritance by contract. It is worth mentioning that in some cases the right to claim, liability acquires legal regime called “res in transitu” which requires special succession regime. Secondly, it is necessary to evaluate the subject matter of the contract. Inheritance by contract is mediated by the tools of the contractual right which is based on the concluded contract with the cross material perquisites evaluated in a certain sum. Due to this circumstance the assessment should be accepted as a basis for the contract price. Since in accordance with the current legislation the assessment can be made solely in relation to a constant liability (for example, in the situation with a contract of purchase), in case of a contractual inheritance of legal claims (cession), it is not clear how provisional assessment can be made, as the cost of liabilities can change drastically depending on circumstances in the course of a certain period of time. This article is devoted to the investigation of these problems.

30 South Korea

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Suhn-Kyoung ◽  
Cheong Seong-Koo
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
International Law ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Civil Code ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Right ◽  
Insolvency Proceedings ◽  
Governing Law

This chapter discusses the law of set-off in South Korea, along with certain restrictions on the exercise of the right of set-off in insolvency proceedings. The legal framework for set-off in South Korea is based on the Civil Code. The courts have also generally supported set-off as a means of satisfying a claim or discharging debt. The Korean Private International Law does not expressly lay down the governing law for set-off. This governing law issue is commonly discussed under two scenarios: set-off is undertaken on the basis of a set-off agreement between the parties; and set-off is undertaken in the absence of an agreement. The chapter first considers the governing law of contractual and non-contractual set-off in South Korea before turning to set-off between solvent parties and set-off against insolvent parties. It also analyses issues arising in cross-border set-off.

Protection of the Individual in Recent Private International Law Codification in Latin America

2019 ◽  
pp. 251-267
Author(s):  
Sebastián Paredes
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Applicable Law ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Civil Codes ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Traditional Approaches

This chapter presents an overview of the recent developments in Latin American private international law acts and civil codes for cross-border cases. International jurisdiction, applicable law and international judicial co-operation in recent private international law rules contained in national sources are the focus of analysis with special attention to solutions given by traditional approaches and theories but also by modern ones like the possibility to use non-State law for access to justice or for international commercial contracts. Other questions addressed in this chapter are: Is the protection of individuals improved in these new laws? How Latin Americans seek to deal with the decisive upsurge of human rights principles in post-modern private international law and cross border relationships and to fulfil access to justice?

scholarly journals Cross-Border Oil and Gas Transactions in Private International Law: Concept, Types, and Features of Regulation

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 153-162
Author(s):  
D. V. Andriyanov
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
Applicable Law ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Legal Fact ◽  
Contractual Structures

The paper proposes to refer to cross-border oil and gas transactions as contracts mediating relations in the field of international circulation of hydrocarbons. These include all transactions complicated by a foreign element (foreign entity, object, legal fact) and concluded regarding the exploration, development, processing, transfer, transportation of oil and gas as a commodity in the course of entrepreneurial and investment activities. Based on the Russian and foreign doctrine of private international law, the author examines the most common transactions in the industry, analyzes their features, and also proposes a basic classification of contractual structures. In the absence of a wide range of international treaties governing cross-border oil and gas transactions, the author concludes that the conflict of laws method of determining the applicable law is dominant. The importance of non-state regulators lex petrolea is noted, capable of complementing, but not replacing, national legal regulation.

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