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Chapter 6 - Direct Connections

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INTRODUCTION

Having established the subject matter and focus of choice of court and choice of law agreements in the EU‘s private international law rules relating to family matters and succession, the central point of this investigation comes to the fore: the ‘connections‘ between parties and their choice of court or choice of law through which party autonomy can be exercised.

This chapter will represent the first stage in carrying out the presentation, examination and evaluation of the connecting factors through which a choice can be manifested in the present context by looking at the criteria available to be directly chosen. It is one of three chapters on the content of choice, with the other two chapters addressing choice of court or choice of law provisions that operate through coordination (‘coordinating provisions‘) and the jurisdictional mechanisms that include a residual element of party autonomy that is subsidiary to a primary function (and‘subsidiary choice of court provisions‘).

The chapter will describe, examine and evaluate the direct connections that are made available in the EU‘s unified private international law rules concerning family matters and succession, namely: habitual residence (6.2.); nationality/domicile (6.3.); and the place where a relationship was created (6.4.).

A synthesis will be presented at the end of this chapter (6.5.), which will bring together the findings in the same format as has been used in Chapters 3 and 4. As well as considering the functions of the particular connections, particular regard will be given to the breadth of choice that is observed within and between the various areas, as well as the role of the parties in selecting a particular connection.

HABITUAL RESIDENCE

This section begins with the most prominent connecting factor currently found within the EU private international law framework on family matters and succession: habitual residence. The following series of subsections analyse this criterion by exploring its general characteristics (6.2.1.), before examining and contrasting its manifestations in both the choice of court (6.2.2.) and choice of law (6.2.3.) provisions in the relevant instruments.

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Party Autonomy in EU Private International Law
Choice of Court and Choice of Law in Family Matters and Succession
, pp. 133 - 164
Publisher: Intersentia
Print publication year: 2021

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  • Direct Connections
  • Jacqueline Gray
  • Book: Party Autonomy in EU Private International Law
  • Online publication: 25 May 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781839701061.006
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  • Direct Connections
  • Jacqueline Gray
  • Book: Party Autonomy in EU Private International Law
  • Online publication: 25 May 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781839701061.006
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  • Direct Connections
  • Jacqueline Gray
  • Book: Party Autonomy in EU Private International Law
  • Online publication: 25 May 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781839701061.006
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