Party Autonomy in International Property Law - Peace Palace Library
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10. Between Articles 14 and 27 of Rome I<br />
declares itself to strive at aims, at ‘<strong>in</strong>tegration’, and, particularly, to build<br />
up and equip with legislation the Area of Freedom, Security, and <strong>Law</strong>. 17<br />
The new provisions of the Lisbon treaty on this particular project will<br />
constantly provide legal practice with strategic documents driv<strong>in</strong>g forward<br />
and expla<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g further legislation, such as the Stockholm Programme of<br />
the European Council now does. 18 This is an environment quite different<br />
from the more staid and settled legal and political systems of the Member<br />
States. It is clear that the purposes of the rules created for that process<br />
must play a very prom<strong>in</strong>ent role <strong>in</strong> their <strong>in</strong>terpretation.<br />
10.3. Application to Articles 14 and 27<br />
What can we ga<strong>in</strong> from these European <strong>in</strong>terpretation rules with relation<br />
to our problem? We have to assume for this <strong>in</strong>vestigation the text of Article<br />
14 as it stands today, either before or after the review process under<br />
Article 27(2) has been completed, but without a modification of Article<br />
14 result<strong>in</strong>g. Does Article 14 then provide a conflict rule for third-party<br />
effects?<br />
10.3.1. The word<strong>in</strong>g<br />
The word<strong>in</strong>g is ambiguous. Paragraph 1 says that the conflict rule relates<br />
to the relationship between assignor and assignee; it does not mention<br />
third persons. But Recital 38 of the Preamble expla<strong>in</strong>s that this word<strong>in</strong>g<br />
was to make sure that ‘property aspects’ was also covered. 19 What<br />
are property aspects that do not <strong>in</strong>clude third-party effects? Even Profes-<br />
§ 22 nr. 17; Langenbucher (note 11) nr. 12, 15; Heiderhoff , Geme<strong>in</strong>schaftsprivatrecht,<br />
2. Aufl., München 2007, p. 45-49.<br />
17<br />
Articles 67-89 of the Treaty on the Function<strong>in</strong>g of the European Union.<br />
18<br />
On the Stockholm Programme, see R. Wagner, Die politischen Leitl<strong>in</strong>ien zur<br />
justiziellen Zusammenarbeit <strong>in</strong> Zivilsachen im Stockholmer Programm, IPRax<br />
2010, 97-100. The European Commission has meanwhile produced its ‘Action<br />
Plan’ implement<strong>in</strong>g the Stockholm programme, COM(2010) 171 f<strong>in</strong>al, see<br />
www.ec.europa.eu / justice ‘policies’ , under ‘Latest Developments ‘.<br />
19<br />
The relevant text of the Recital is: ‘In the context of voluntary assignment,<br />
the term ‘relationship’ should make it clear that Article 14 (1) also applies to<br />
the property aspects of an assignment, as between assignor and assignee, <strong>in</strong><br />
Axel Flessner<br />
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