International law of succession focusing on European regulation

International succession law with emphasis on European legislation Abstract This thesis deals with legislation on cross-border succession with emphasis on Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and acceptance and enforcement of authentic instruments in matters of succession and on the creation of a European Certificate of Succession (Succession Regulation). Firstly the thesis delimits the subject of international succession law and describes its legislative methods. Furthermore the thesis in closer detail deals with sources of international succession law and their mutual relationships, particularly the relationship between bilateral international treaties and the Succession Regulation. Consequently the diploma thesis define lex hereditatis (law applicable to succession) and borderline determinants typical for international succession law, namely a nationality, a last habitual residence and a location of immovable property. A core of this thesis is composed of chapters handling conflict of laws norms according to the Succession Regulation which determine an applicable law to succession and international private law institutes related to it which influence lex hereditatis, such as order..