|
Publishers Abstract:
In the European Community, legislative projects often take time. Take the Societas Europaea: the Commission started with its work way back in 1965, but it was not until Oct 8, 2004 that an SE company could be set up under Regulation No 2157/2001. A comparable story could be told with regard to Regulation No 864/2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (the 'Rome II' Regulation) of Jul 11, 2007. Work began this time in 1967. After intensive discussion in the media and after the publication of an amended proposal in 2006, the Regulation was finally adopted and published in July 2007. The Regulation introduces common conflict-of-law rules for non-contractual obligations in civil and commercial matters. Even a superficial reading of the 'Rome II' Regulation reveals that behind nearly any paragraph and even any sentence lurk more than one legal issue that will have to be resolved by the Court of Justice.
|
