The quest for uniformity in the private international law relating to succession has a long history. It is only with the adoption of the EU Succession Regulation that a major success was achieved in this field. Although the Regulation should receive a largely positive appraisal, it also suffers from certain drawbacks that will require a careful approach by courts and other authorities as to the practical application of the Regulation. The authors address selected difficulties that arise under its provisions and make suggestions for future review and reform. The article starts with the central notion of habitual residence and discusses the possibility of having a dual habitual residence. It then moves to discuss choice of law and recommends to broaden further party autonomy in the area of succession law. Some more specific issues are also addressed, including legacies by vindication, the relationship between the law applicable to succession, the role of the legis rei sitae and the law applicable to the registries of property, estates without a claimant, the special rules imposing restrictions concerning or affecting succession in respect of certain assets, as well as the exclusion of trusts. Some proposals for clarifications are made in that regard.

在国际私法中寻求与继承有关的统一性的历史由来已久。只有通过《欧盟继承条例》，该领域才能取得重大成功。尽管该规章应该得到很大程度的积极评价，但它也具有某些缺陷，需要法院和其他当局对规章的实际应用采取谨慎的态度。作者解决了在其规定下出现的一些困难，并为以后的审查和改革提出了建议。本文从惯常居所的中心概念入手，讨论了双重惯常居所的可能性。然后，它开始讨论法律的选择，并建议在继承法领域进一步扩大政党的自治。还解决了一些更具体的问题，包括辩护遗产，适用于继承的法律，立法的作用与适用于财产，没有索赔人的房地产的法律之间的关系，对某些资产施加有关或影响继承的限制的特殊规则，以及排除信任。在这方面提出了一些澄清建议。