Bridging the common law-civil law divide? The 1985 Trusts Convention
Publication Type
Book Chapter
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
12-2020
Abstract
The Convention on the Law Applicable to Trusts and on their Recognition (hereafter the ‘Hague TrustsConvention’) was concluded on 1 July 1985. It has two main objectives: first, to determine the lawapplicable to trusts, and secondly, to govern the recognition of trusts.Space does not allow for a full examination of the Convention’s provisions. Instead the aims of thischapter are to provide an overview of the Convention and to consider some of its more significanteffects and problematic issues. The underlying issue is whether the Convention can be adjudged asuccess in bridging the divide between trust and non-trust States.
Discipline
Estates and Trusts
Research Areas
Private Law
Publication
Elgar Companion on the Hague Conference on Private International Law
Editor
T. John, R. Gulati and B. Koehler
First Page
323
Last Page
335
ISBN
9781788976497
Identifier
10.4337/9781788976503.00039
Publisher
Edward Elgar
City or Country
Cheltenham
Embargo Period
6-15-2021
Citation
CHONG, Adeline.
Bridging the common law-civil law divide? The 1985 Trusts Convention. (2020). Elgar Companion on the Hague Conference on Private International Law. 323-335.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3206
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https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788976503.00039