Party Autonomy in International Property Law - Peace Palace Library
Party Autonomy in International Property Law - Peace Palace Library
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A. General Aspects of <strong>Party</strong> <strong>Autonomy</strong><br />
on the proprietary rights regime apply<strong>in</strong>g to goods, claims, and securities<br />
will be regulated <strong>in</strong> Chapter 10 (Articles 126-141) of Book 10.<br />
The Dutch <strong>Property</strong> <strong>Law</strong> (Conflict of <strong>Law</strong>s) Act regulates three categories<br />
of property: (a) goods, (b) claims, and (c) shares and bonds (to be<br />
dist<strong>in</strong>guished <strong>in</strong>to bearer shares, registered shares, book-entry shares, and<br />
bonds). However, it by no means conta<strong>in</strong>s an exhaustive set of rules. For<br />
example, it does not give rules for goods traded by means of nego tiable<br />
<strong>in</strong>struments, such as bills of lad<strong>in</strong>g. Accord<strong>in</strong>g to the legislature, this subject<br />
had not yet sufficiently crystallised to be <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> legislation. 15<br />
Other elements of <strong>in</strong>ternational property law for which the Dutch Act<br />
does not provide <strong>in</strong>clude <strong>in</strong>tellectual property rights, quasi-property law<br />
rights, factor<strong>in</strong>g, and time-shar<strong>in</strong>g. 16<br />
2.4. Content of the Dutch <strong>Property</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />
(Conflict of <strong>Law</strong>s) Act<br />
The Dutch <strong>Property</strong> <strong>Law</strong> (Conflict of <strong>Law</strong>s) Act has six chapters. 17 Follow<strong>in</strong>g<br />
an <strong>in</strong>troductory first Chapter, Chapter 2 (proprietary rights regime<br />
of goods) opens <strong>in</strong> Article 2 paragraph 1 by lay<strong>in</strong>g down the lex situs rule.<br />
It reads as follows:<br />
‘Unless otherwise provided <strong>in</strong> paragraph 2 or paragraph 3, the proprietary<br />
rights regime apply<strong>in</strong>g to goods is governed by the law of the state<br />
<strong>in</strong> whose territory the goods are situated.’ 18<br />
2011, 32 137, A. Recently, on 17 May 2011, Book 10 of the Dutch Civil Code<br />
has been adopted by the Dutch Senate.<br />
15<br />
See Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal, vergaderjaar 2007-2008, 30 876, nr.<br />
C, p. 12.<br />
16<br />
See Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal, vergaderjaar 2006-2007, 30 876,<br />
nr. 6, p. 2.<br />
17<br />
This Act will be adopted <strong>in</strong> Book 10, Chapter 10 (Articles 126-141) of the<br />
Dutch Civil Code without major textual changes.<br />
18<br />
In its orig<strong>in</strong>al Dutch version, Article 2 paragraph 1 of the Dutch <strong>Property</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />
(Conflict of <strong>Law</strong>s) Act (Article 10:127 paragraph 1 Civil Code) reads as follows:<br />
‘Behoudens voor zover <strong>in</strong> het tweede en het derde lid anders is bepaald,<br />
wordt het goederenrechtelijke regime met betrekk<strong>in</strong>g tot een zaak beheerst<br />
door het recht van de staat op welks grondgebied de zaak zich bev<strong>in</strong>dt.’<br />
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Jeroen van der Weide<br />
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