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What is the binding nature of EU conflicts rules?
What is the binding nature of EU conflicts rules?
- They are only applicable within the European Union
- They are only applicable to specific types of conflicts
- Courts of the Member States must apply them in any case, even if not invoked by the litigants (correct)
- They are optional for the parties involved in the conflict
What is the purpose of conflict rules in international private situations?
What is the purpose of conflict rules in international private situations?
- To allow parties to disregard the conflict rules when applicable
- To create confusion in international legal matters
- To locate the private situation in a specific country and apply the law of that country (correct)
- To randomly adopt foreign laws for international situations
What is the role of connecting factors in conflict rules?
What is the role of connecting factors in conflict rules?
- To complicate the application of conflict rules
- To create ambiguity in the legal categories
- To allow parties to choose the country for legal governance
- To link the private situation to a specific country for legal governance (correct)
Why are conflict rules not adopted randomly?
Why are conflict rules not adopted randomly?
What is the two-step operation of the conflict rule?
What is the two-step operation of the conflict rule?