Party autonomy according to the EU Succession Regulation

Uredbe (EU) br. 650/2012 o nasljeđivanju u korpus europskog međunarodnog privatnog prava uvodi sveobuhvatan režim kolizijskopravnih pravila i pravila međunarodnog građanskog procesnog prava kojim u potpunosti uređuje nasljednopravna pitanja na području njenih država članica. Europski zakonodavac je Uredbom dopustio razinu stranačke autonomije pri određivanju prava mjerodavnog i suda nadležnog za nasljeđivanje. Ovaj rad daje pregled stranačke autonomije po Uredbi o nasljeđivanju kroz proučavanje dva instituta - professio iuris uređen člancima 22., 24. i 25. Uredbe i professio fori uređen člankom 5. Uredbe. Uz prikaz glavnih odrednica i ograničenja navedenih instituta, autor iznosi i nekoliko kritičkih osvrta na manjkavosti uređenja stranačke autonomije Uredbom.Regulation (EU) No. 650/2012 on succession introduces, within the framework of European private international law, a comprehensive regime of conflict-of-law rules and rules of international civil procedural law that fully regulate inheritance issues within the territory of its member states. The European legislator, through this Regulation, allows a level of party autonomy in determining the applicable law and the competent court for succession matters. The author provides an overview of party autonomy under the Succession Regulation by examining two frameworks - professio iuris regulated by Articles 22, 24, and 25 of the Regulation, and professio fori regulated by Article 5 of the Regulation. The main provisions and limitations of these frameworks are outlined. In addition, some critical observations on the shortcomings of party autonomy, as structured by the Regulation, are presented