scholarly journals Foreign Law Rules in French Justice: The Basic Problems and Challenges

Law and World ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 195-205
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Legal Proceedings ◽  
Applicable Law ◽  
Legal Relationship ◽  
Foreign Law ◽  
French Case ◽  
Local Law ◽  
The Right

Private international law plays an important role in defining applicable law and regulating private international law relations. Foreign law is significantly different from local law. Judges do not have the right to change the content of foreign law, they simply have the opportunity to reject or apply foreign law. When a judge is obliged to make a decision based on the rules of national law in the process of legal proceedings, it is clear that the law of a foreign country can- not enjoy the same status. The issue of determining the content of foreign law and its application remains one of the most problematic issues in the private international law of countries around the world. French case law has gone through a difficult and controversial path to formulate a decisive position on the application of foreign law. Resolving this problem was especially important for France, as the courts of this country have to deal with a large number of international litigation cases. The basis for the application of foreign law is the choice of French private international law rules, as a particular legal relationship is subject to regulation by a foreign legal system. Thus, French courts apply foreign law to administer high-quality justice, as finding the right solution lies in applying foreign law.

Independent Development of Israeli Law

1975 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 515-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Friedmann
Keyword(s):  
Supreme Court ◽  
International Law ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Privy Council ◽  
The Past ◽  
Foreign Law ◽  
Local Law ◽  
English Law

It is not always easy to decide when we must turn to English law. And once it has been determined that reference to English law is appropriate, there is the further question of the substance and application of principles drawn from English law. In such case, English law forms part of the local law, and need not be ascertained as required by the rules of private international law in respect of foreign law.This makes the local law directly dependent upon English case-law, which itself is constantly being renewed and developed. Such dependence may seem to impair the independence of the Israeli legal system. The question could not, of course, be raised during the Mandatory period at a time when there existed a possibility of appeal from the Mandatory Supreme Court to the Privy Council in Westminster. But after the establishment of the State Cheshin J. said:It is unthinkable that a sovereign nation with its own laws and its own legal system would continue to be subject to the authority of a foreign nation's legal system and to changes in rulings which are likely to be introduced in her courts, only because in the past, when there was a strong tie between the two nations, the former drew from the legal system of the latter.

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 Qualification of Concepts and its Problems in Cases with Foreign Element in Poland and the United Kingdom

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-74
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Bagan-Kurluta
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
International Law ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Functional Method ◽  
Internal Source ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Uniform Approach ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Foreign Law ◽  
The Law

Abstract Qualification is the basic instrument used in the process of application of the law. It is impossible to apply the law without conducting it. The main internal source of collision law in Poland, Act of private international law dated February 4th, 2011, does not specify how to carry on the process of the qualification, and doctrine is of the opinion that the Polish court applying foreign law should interpret the foreign concepts according to the rules of this law and give them such meanings as this law assigns to them. But also there are four doctrinal proposals concerning methods of qualification. The first one (with various modifications) is relatively popular in a number of countries, while the Polish doctrine has the greatest respect for the latter: 1) lex fori approach, 2) lex causae approach, 3) autonomous method and 4) functional method (or collision lex fori approach). The English judge applying the rules derived from his own internal law remembers about the function of private international law - and therefore takes into account the rules and institutions adopted in the foreign laws. That is application of lex fori approach modified because of the function of collision law, indeed reminiscent of a functional method. However, due to the lack of a uniform approach to qualification and identification of the only way to proceed by the doctrine and case law, it is permissible to move away from the use of this method. For instance it is possible to use the lex causae approach, if it leads to an equitable solution. Lack of regulation of qualification gives a person applying the law a freedom, but at the same time leads to uncertainty about the effects.

Part 2 National and Regional Reports, Part 2.1 Africa: Coordinated by Jan L Neels and Eesa A Fredericks, 14 Ethiopia: Ethiopian Perspectives on the Hague Principles

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gebremeskel Fekadu Petros
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Choice Of Law ◽  
Party Autonomy ◽  
Applicable Law ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Hague ◽  
Federal Supreme

This chapter reflects on Ethiopian perspectives on the Hague Principles. Ethiopia does not have a codified law regulating matters of private international law, nor is there detailed case law from which one could derive key principles of the subject. While the shortage of private international law in Ethiopia is evident, the problem is most severe in the area of applicable law. In relation to party autonomy in choice of law, the Federal Supreme Court’s Cassation Division has handed down some interesting decisions, and these indeed have the force of law in Ethiopia. Nevertheless, the approach of the Ethiopian courts in respect of party autonomy is not very developed and clear, including in the field of international commercial contracts. While it would be prudent for Ethiopian courts to refer to the Hague Principles as persuasive authority, this requires awareness of the existence of the Hague Principles. In the long term, the Hague Principles will surely find their way into Ethiopian law.

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.

scholarly journals Foreign law in higher courts practice. The key characteristics of Georgian private international law

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (special) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamar MSKHVILIDZE
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Foreign Law ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
Lower Courts ◽  
Modern Information ◽  
Correct Application

This paper aims to investigate the application of foreign law in higher courts practice. The process of determining a foreign law raises practical difficulties, as a judge must apply not just foreign law acts, but also the case law and interpretation with which it is applied in another State. In private international law process the effectiveness of the application of foreign law depends on how correctly and delicately can the higher courts review decisions made by the first instances. In some countries, higher courts have the power to control the correct application or non-application of foreign law by judges, but in some cases, such courts lack this ability. In spite of the development of comparative jurisprudence and modern information technologies, none of the countries’ judge can have a claim on exact knowing of relevant standards of the law of foreign countries. Consequently, the danger of making a mistake is more greater when it comes to interpreting and applying foreign law. Thus, it cannot be expected that the higher court should be able to review interpretation of foreign law acts applied by the lower courts and to provide that this interpretation is relevant to that which the practice of the foreign country would adopt on the same question. There is an opinion that the higher courtsshould refrain from control the wrong application of foreign law in order to guard their own authority, as there is a high risk of misinterpretation of a foreign rule. The different aspects of this problem will be examined in this article.

Part 2 National and Regional Reports, Part 2.4 Europe: Coordinated by Thomas Kadner Graziano, 48 Switzerland: Swiss Perspectives on the Hague Principles

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graziano Thomas Kadner ◽  
Meyle Hannes
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Hague Convention ◽  
Civil Procedure ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Applicable Law ◽  
Foreign Law ◽  
Recognition And Enforcement ◽  
The Hague ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Hague Convention

This chapter describes Swiss perspectives on the Hague Principles. Switzerland is a Contracting State to the Hague Convention of 15 June 1955 on the Law Applicable to International Sale of Goods. For contracts other than commercial sales, the applicable law is determined by the Swiss Federal Act on Private International Law (PILA). It covers jurisdiction, international civil procedure, applicable law, and the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. The Swiss PILA therefore constitutes an all-inclusive, comprehensive codification of private international law. For many issues, the rules contained with the PILA are already in conformity with those in the Hague Principles. Where the Hague Principles cover issues that have not yet been explicitly addressed by the PILA, such as choice of non-State rules in Article 3 of the Hague Principles, or conflicting choice of law clauses in standard forms in Article 6(1)(b) of the Hague Principles, the legislator may very well take the Hague Principles into consideration when amending the PILA. In fact, the Swiss legislator regularly takes inspiration from international and foreign law when amending the law or covering new issues.

scholarly journals Una victoria (póstuma) de las viudas de la poligamia del Sáhara español: la STSJ de Madrid de 14 de junio de 2008 = A (posthumous) victory for the widows of the polygamy in the Spanish Sahara: the decision of the Higher Court of Madrid of June 14, 2018

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 807
Author(s):  
Pilar Juárez Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
International Law ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
El Alto ◽  
The Right ◽  
To Receive

Resumen: El año 2018 resultó especialmente pródigo en resoluciones judiciales en torno a la poligamia, concretamente sobre la cuestión de la pensión de viudedad de las múltiples esposas concu­rrentes en un matrimonio polígamo. Estas decisiones destacan por su lucidez y su coherencia a la hora de abordar una demanda no siempre bien entendida y resuelta por nuestros tribunales de justicia. La Sentencia de 14 de junio de 2018 dictada por el Tribunal de Justicia de Madrid, Sala de lo Contencioso Administrativo, es un ejemplo de ello. La resolución declara el derecho de segunda esposa de un soldado español de la Policía Territorial del Sáhara a percibir la pensión de viudedad generada por éste. Además de la correcta aplicación de la doctrina del orden público atenuado, esta sentencia tiene del mérito de consolidar la línea interpretativa seguida hasta la fecha por el Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Madrid, acogiendo la senda marcada por la STS de 24 de enero de 2018, que supone un giro jurisprudencial en el Alto Tribunal.Palabras clave: orden público internacional, Sáhara español, pensión de viudedad, poligamia, Derecho internacional privado.Abstract: In the course of 2018 several sentences about polygamy were made by the Spanish courts, with more specific regard to widow’s pension. These decisions are fully consistent with a de­mand not always understood and settled by ours courts. The decision of the Higher Court of Madrid of June 14, 2018 is a recent example of this. This sentence recognizes the right of the second wife of a Spanish soldier of the Territorial Police of the Sahara to receive the widow’s pension. The resolution correctly applies the attenuated public policy and consolidates the Higher Court’s previous case law in this matter, following a change in the case law of the Supreme Court’s decision of January, 24, 2018.Keywords: public policy, Spanish Sahara, widow’s pension, polygamy, private international law.

scholarly journals Vietnam’s New Law on the Right of Parties to Choose Applicable Law in Civil Relations Involving Foreign Elements

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Tran Thi Thu Phuong
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Applicable Law ◽  
Application Of Law ◽  
The World ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Right

In private international law, the right of the parties to choose law applicable has been acknowledged in most legal systems. However, the scope of this right of agreement varies according to the statutory regulations of each country. This paper clarifies the scope of right to agreement on applicable law of the parties, as well as the mechanism for controlling the application of law as agreed upon by the parties in private international law of Vietnam. This article also makes comparison with the law of some countries in the world in order to point out the differences between them and to make comments, assessments of the current statutory regulations of Vietnam on such issues.

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