Sinopsis

Matrimonial Propery Regimes throughout the World comprises an up to date, detailed and complete versión of each matrimonial regime thats exists worldwide. These are analysed on a country-by-country basis and, whenever relevant, with reference to the specific matrimoial property regimes of the correspondig autoomous regions, provinces or federates states, if they feature any particular son the matter wittin their political and administrative structures.

There are therefore many specifics covered since the descriptions feature not only the first statutory regime of each of the 194 independent countries in the world, but also the other systems existing therein, such as optional or second statutory supplementary regimes.

The book also covers other relevant matters, including details about the political and constitutional regime of each country, characteristics of assets, liabilities and powers of management of property which is subject to a matrimonial regime, changes to the regime, grounds for its dissolution and method of its liquidation. Lastly, each country’s review concludes with a list of bibliographical resources to which the reader may refer for an indepth review of the matter.

Matrimonial Property Regimes throughout the World has a clear commitment to universality, not only because of its rigorous and detailed analysis of the matrimonial regimes of the countries under review, but also because it presents the most updated and complete analysis of the matter, of indisputable practical value: in a world with an increasing movement of persons and capital, the detailed information about matrimonial regimes provided in this work becomes an essential tool in the field of Private International Law.

Índice

Presentation

Prologue

Introduction

1. Afghanistan

2. Albania

3. Algeria

4. Andorra

5. Angola

6. Antigua and Barbuda

7. Argentina

8. Armenia

9. Australia

10. Austria

11. Azerbaijan

12. Bahrain

13. Bangladesh

14. Barbados

15. Belarus

16. Belgium

17. Belize

18. Benin

19. Bhutan

20. Bolivia

21. Bosnia and Herzegovina

22. Botswana

23. Brazil

24. Brunei

25. Bulgaria

26. Burkina Faso

27. Burundi

28. Cambodia

29. Cameroon

30. Canada

31. Cape Verde

32. Central African Republic

33. Chad

34. Chile

35. China

36. Colombia

37. Comoros

38. Congo

39. Costa Rica

40. Croatia

41. Cuba

42. Cyprus

43. Czech Republic

44. Democratic Republic of Congo

45. Denmark

46. Djibouti

47. Dominica

48. Dominican Republic

49. East Timor

50. Ecuador

51. Egypt

52. El Salvador

53. Equatorial Guinea

54. Eritrea

55. Estonia

56. Ethiopia

57. Fiji

58. Finland

59. France

60. Gabon

61. Georgia

62. Germany

63. Ghana

64. Greece

65. Grenada

66. Guatemala

67. Guinea

68. Guinea-Bissau

69. Guyana

70. Haiti

71. Honduras

72. Hungary

73. Iceland

74. India

75. Indonesia

76. Iran

77. Iraq

78. Ireland

79. Israel

80. Italy

81. Ivory Coast

82. Jamaica

83. Japan

84. Jordan

85. Kazakhstan

86. Kenya

87. Kiribati

88. Kuwait

89. Kyrgyzstan

90. Laos

91. Latvia

92. Lebanon

93. Lesotho

94. Liberia

95. Libya

96. Liechstenstein

97. Lithuania

98. Luxemburg

99. Macedonia

100. Madagascar

101. Malawi

102. Malaysia

103. Maldives

104. Mali

105. Malta

106. Marshall Islands

107. Mauritania

108. Mauritius

109. Mexico

110. Micronesia

111. Moldova

112. Monaco

113. Mongolia

114. Montenegro

115. Morocco

116. Mozambique

117. Myanmar/Burma

118. Namibia

119. Nauru

120. Nepal

121. Netherlands

122. New Zealand

123. Nicaragua

124. Niger

125. Nigeria

126. North Korea

127. Norway

128. Oman

129. Pakistan

130. Palau

131. Panama

132. Papua new Guinea

133. Paraguay

134. Peru

135. Philippines

136. Poland

137. Portugal

138. Qatar

139. Romania

140. Russia

141. Rwanda

142. Samoa

143. San Marino

144. Sao Tome and Principe

145. Saudi Arabia

146. Senegal

147. Serbia

148. Seychelles

149. Sierra Leone

150. Singapore

151. Slovakia

152. Slovenia

153. Solomo Islands

154. Somalia

155. South Africa

156. South Korea

157. South Sudan

158. Spain

159. Sri Lanka

160. St Christopher and Nevis

161. St Lucia

162. St Vincent and the Grenadines

163. Sudan

164. Suriname

165. Swaziland

166. Sweden

167. Switzerland

168. Syria

169. Tajikistan

170. Tanzania

171. Thailand

172. The Bahamas

173. The Gambia

174. Togo

175. Tonga

176. Trinidad and Tobago

177. Tunisia

178. Turkey

179. Turkmenistan

180. Tuvalu

181. Uganda

182. Ukraine

183. United Arab Emirates

184. United Kingdom

185. Uruguay

186. USA

187. Uzbekistan

188. Vanuatu

189. Vatican City

190. Venezuela

191. Vietnam

192. Yemen

193. Zambia

104. Zimbabwe

Conclusion: How is the concept of the matrimonial property regime evolving

General bibliography

Annex I: List of matrimonial property regimes by country

Annex II: List of matrimonial property regimes by region