The traditional lack of consensus in relation to the choice of law rule/s governing matrimonial property has become topical and relevant over the last few years. The European Union, concerned about the impact of the disparities between the laws of Member States in this field, in the light of increasing divorce and migration, embarked on an initiative to harmonize private international law rules in relation to matrimonial property. However, the Regulation which it produced did not command universal support. Moreover, the recent demographic changes in Europe have added a new dimension to the problem. To date, relatively little attention has been paid to the choice of law implications of migration from non-Western States, in which religious or customary law governs the economic consequences of marriage and which typically have separate property systems which discriminate against women. The mass migration into Europe from such States over the past few years makes it imperative to consider the implications of the choice of law rules in relation to matrimonial property for migrants from non-Western States. Accordingly, in the light of these developments, there is a need to revisit critically the issues involved and the different approaches to choice of law in relation to matrimonial property in the light of modern choice of law theory. This article meets this need by analysing the extent to which the various approaches best promote central choice of law objectives. In addition, insights are gleaned from the experience of the Israeli legal system in relation to couples migrating from Islamic States. The conclusions drawn from this analysis, which are significantly different from those which informed the EU Regulation, will be of value to law and policymakers throughout the world, when facing the challenge of making decisions pertaining to choice of law in relation to matrimonial property in the twenty-first century.

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21世纪与婚姻财产有关的法律选择

在过去的几年中，传统上缺乏关于选择婚姻统治的法律规则的共识。鉴于离婚和移徙的增加，欧洲联盟对会员国法律之间的差异所产生的影响感到关切，因此着手一项倡议，以统一关于婚姻财产的国际私法规则。但是，其制定的法规并未获得普遍支持。此外，欧洲最近的人口变化为问题增加了新的维度。迄今为止，很少有人关注从非西方国家移民所涉及的法律选择问题，其中，宗教法或习惯法控制着婚姻的经济后果，而婚姻法通常具有独立的财产制度，歧视妇女。在过去的几年中，从这些国家大规模移民到欧洲使得必须考虑选择法律规则与非西方国家的移民有关婚姻财产的影响。因此，鉴于这些发展，有必要根据现代的法律选择理论对有关婚姻财产的法律选择问题进行认真地重新审视。本文通过分析各种方法最大程度地促进法律目标的集中选择来满足这一需求。此外，从以色列法律体系对从伊斯兰国家移民的夫妇的经验中收集到了很多见识。从分析中得出的结论与通报《欧盟法规》的结论有很大不同，当面临着做出与婚姻财产相关的法律选择有关的决定的挑战时，对全世界的法律和决策者都是有价值的。二十一世纪。