PP386
Analítico de Periódico
LI, Haopei
Some recent developements in the conflict of laws of succession / by Haopei Li
Recueil des cours, Dordrecht, t.224n.5(1990), p.9-121
DIREITO INTERNACIONAL PRIVADO, CONFLITOS DE LEIS, DIREITO DAS SUCESSÕES, TESTAMENTO, DIREITO COMPARADO, CONVENÇÕES E ACORDOS
I: INTRODUCTION. 1- Increase of cases of international succession. 2- Complexity in the solution of problems of conflict of laws of succession. 3- Three recent developments in the conflict of laws of succession. II: UNITY OF SUCCESSION. 1- Different systems concerning the law applicable to succession. 2- Origin of the scission system. 3- Origin of the unitary system. 4- Tendency towards the unity of succession in national legislation and jurisprudence. a)Countries applying the lex domicilii. b)Countries applying the lex patriae. 5- Tendency towards the unity of succession in international codifications. a)The Lima Treaty of 1878. b)The Montevideo Treaties of 1889 and 1940. c)The Bustamante Code of 1928. d)The draft Hague Convention of 1928. e)The Nordic Convention of 1934. f)The Benelux Treaty of 1969. g)The Hague Convention of 1989. VI- Rationale for the principle of unity. a)Difficulty in respect of the réserve. b)Difficulty in respect of hereditary debts. c)Difficulty in respect of mixed succession. VII- A critique of the theory of Héron. III: PROFESSIO JURIS. 1- The meaning of professio juris. 2- The beginnings of professio juris. a)Bolivia. b)Peru. c)Mexico. d)Colombia-Ecuador. e)Switzerland. f)Italy. g)United States of America. h)France. 3- The recent developments. a)Law concerning the Reform of Private International Law of 1986 of the Federal Republic of Germany. b)The Swiss Federal Law on Private International Law of 1987. c)The Hague Convention concerning the International Administration of the Estates of Deceased Persons of 1973. d)The Hague Convention of the Law Applicable to Succession to the Estates of Deceased Persons of 1989. 4- Pros and cons vis-à-vis professio juris. a)Arguments against professio juris. b)Rationale for professio juris. IV: FAVOR TESTAMENTI. 1- Diversity in the formal requirements of testaments. a)English law. b)German law. c)French law. d)Pitfalls and hardship. 2- Diversity in conflict rules on the formal validity of testaments and their evolution. a)The Anglo-American system. b)The civil law system. c)The Montevideo system. 3- The Hague Convention of 1961 on the Conflict of Laws Relating to the Form of Testamentary Dispositions. a)History of its preparation. b)The essencial contents. c)Appraisal of the Convention. V- Conclusions.