Choice of law for immovable property issues: new directions in the European Union and the United States

In both the European Union and the United States, it is a dynamic period for private international law regarding immovable property issues. The predominant approach has been that these issues are governed by the lex rei sitae —that is, the law of the State where the immovable is located. However, th...

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Main Authors: Garriga Suau, Georgina, Whytock, Christopher A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
Subjects:
Conflict-of-laws Restatements
European Union
immovables
Matrimonial Property Regulation
property rights
Registered Partnership Property Regulation
Conflict rules
Rome I Regulation
Succession Regulation
United States
inmuebles
derechos reales
normas conflictuales
Restaments de conflicto de leyes
Unión Europea
Estados Unidos
Reglamento Roma I
Reglamento Sucesiones
Reglamento Régimen económico matrimonial
Reglamento Efectos patrimoniales de las parejas registradas
Online Access:https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=8424750
Source:Revista española de derecho internacional, ISSN 0034-9380, Vol. 74, Nº 1, 2022, pags. 81-108
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Choice of law for immovable property issues: new directions in the European Union and the United States
Summary: In both the European Union and the United States, it is a dynamic period for private international law regarding immovable property issues. The predominant approach has been that these issues are governed by the lex rei sitae —that is, the law of the State where the immovable is located. However, through a comparative examination of recent EU Regulations on succession, matrimonial property regimes, and the property consequences of registered partnerships, and of the new Third Restatement of Conflict of Laws project in the United States, this article shows that on both sides of the Atlantic there is a trend toward reducing the scope of the lex rei sitae rule. It explores both the reasons for and the challenges posed by this trend. It also reveals that despite this trend, the lex rei sitae rule nevertheless persists in relation to certain «core» immovable property issues.

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