La Imperfección De La Perfección: La Ausencia De Reglas Comunes Sobre Aplicación Del Derecho Extranjero Por Los Jueces, Como Talón De Aquiles Del Proceso Europeo De Armonización Del Derecho Internacional Privado (Imperfect Perfection: The Lack of Common Rules on the Application of Foreign Law by Courts in Europe as a Real Achilles' Heel of the Process of Harmonization of PIL in the European Union)

BLASCO, F., CLEMENTE, M., ORDUÑA, J.et al: Estudios Jurídicos en Homenaje a Vicente. L. Montés Penadés, Valencia, Tirant lo Blanch, 2011, Vol. I, pp. 977-1003

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Carlos Esplugues

University of Valencia - Faculty of Law

Date Written: November 1, 2011

Abstract

The European Union has undertaken a long and broad process of harmonization of private international law. This process amounts to a level of cross-border previously unknown. Despite this situation the European Union lacks common rules on application of foreign law by national courts. This entails to several important problems impairing the smooth functioning of the whole system. This article studies in depth the existing situation in Europe as to this issues, analyzing all problems created and proposing solutions to this situation.

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Keywords: application of foreign law by national courts, application of foreign law by judges, hamonization of private law in Europe, Private International Law in the European Union

JEL Classification: K33, K41

Suggested Citation

Esplugues, Carlos, La Imperfección De La Perfección: La Ausencia De Reglas Comunes Sobre Aplicación Del Derecho Extranjero Por Los Jueces, Como Talón De Aquiles Del Proceso Europeo De Armonización Del Derecho Internacional Privado (Imperfect Perfection: The Lack of Common Rules on the Application of Foreign Law by Courts in Europe as a Real Achilles' Heel of the Process of Harmonization of PIL in the European Union) (November 1, 2011). BLASCO, F., CLEMENTE, M., ORDUÑA, J.et al: Estudios Jurídicos en Homenaje a Vicente. L. Montés Penadés, Valencia, Tirant lo Blanch, 2011, Vol. I, pp. 977-1003, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2097275

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