The national legislation in the field of family relations with cross-border implications faces a notable complexity when it comes to complying with European standards. The effectiveness of such harmonization is limited by cultural and national specifics, with deep roots in secular traditions, which brings to the fore a context reluctant to transformation. Consequently, the personal relations between spouses have not yet reached a perfect synchr...

Like any contract, the individual employment contract can be related to different legal systems which give rise to a conflict of laws. The connection with a foreign legal system can derive from the most disparate elements characterizing the contract: the citizenship or regular residence of the parties, the place where the contract was concluded or was performed in whole or in part, the headquarters of the employing company or even, simply, th...

The exponential growth in recent years of marriages or de facto unions between citizens from different countries or citizens having their regular residence in countries other than their country of origin, has inevitably led to a significant increase in trials concerning juvenile and family matters, characterized by the presence of one or more foreign elements. In this context, the national judicial authorities often face complex situations inv...