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Kruithof, Marc, editor.; Bondt, Walter de, editor.
2017
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Title
Introduction to Belgian law / edited by Marc Kruithof and Walter De Bondt.
Published
The Hague, The Netherlands : Kluwer Law International B.V., [2017]
Call Number
KJK68 .I58 2017
Former Call Number
Bel 300 In8 2017
Edition
Second edition.
ISBN
9789041167040 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
9041167048 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
9789041187284 (eBook)
9789041187291 (web-PDF)
9041187286
9789041187284
9041187294
9789041187291
Description
xxx, 463 pages ; 25 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)978247603
Summary
This introduction, now in its second completely revised and upgraded edition, is the ideal overview of Belgian law for foreign lawyers. It identifies the basic legal sources, institutions and concepts of Belgian law. It offers an up to date, state of the art systematic and critical rendition of the principal branches of the law as practised, and it provides the necessary historical background and theoretical framing --Back cover.
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This introduction, now in its second completely revised and upgraded edition, is the ideal overview of Belgian law for foreign lawyers. It identifies the basic legal sources, institutions and concepts of Belgian law. It offers an up to date, state of the art systematic and critical rendition of the principal branches of the law as practised, and it provides the necessary historical background and theoretical framing --Back cover.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Kruithof, Marc, editor.
Bondt, Walter de, editor.
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Contributors
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ch. 1
Belgian Legal Tradition: Does It Exist?
1
1.01.
Belgian Legal Tradition Before Belgian Independence in 1830? / Dirk Heirbaut
1
A.
Belgian Political History Before 1830 / Dirk Heirbaut
1
B.
Legal History of the Southern Netherlands Before 1830 / Dirk Heirbaut
3
1.
Middle Ages (Until the End of the Fifteenth Century) / Dirk Heirbaut
3
2.
Early Modern Period / Dirk Heirbaut
4
3.
French Period / Dirk Heirbaut
7
4.
Dutch Period / Dirk Heirbaut
9
1.02.
Belgian Legal Tradition after Belgian Independence in 1830? / Dirk Heirbaut
9
A.
Belgian Revolution / Dirk Heirbaut
9
B.
Constitution / Dirk Heirbaut
10
C.
French Influence in the Nineteenth Century / Dirk Heirbaut
10
D.
Waning of French Influence / Dirk Heirbaut
14
1.
Changes in Legal Education and Legal Science / Dirk Heirbaut
14
2.
Social and Economic Changes / Dirk Heirbaut
15
3.
Rise of Dutch as a Language for Law / Dirk Heirbaut
17
E.
French-Speaking and a Flemish Belgian Legal Culture? / Dirk Heirbaut
18
1.03.
Pragmatic Attitude of Belgian Law / Dirk Heirbaut
21
1.04.
Belgium&aposs Contribution to Law / Dirk Heirbaut
22
1.05.
Conclusion / Dirk Heirbaut
23
1.06.
Selected Bibliography / Dirk Heirbaut
23
ch. 2
Basic Features of the Belgian Legal System / Dirk Heirbaut
25
2.01.
Belgian Legal Culture(s) / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
25
A.
Epistemological Presuppositions: The Sources of Law / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
27
B.
Methodological Presuppositions / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
28
1.
Statutory Interpretation / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
28
2.
Argumentation Theory / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
29
C.
Ideological Presuppositions / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
31
1.
Theory of the State: The Task of the Judge / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
31
2.
World View of the Belgian Judge / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
32
2.02.
Recognised Sources of Law / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
34
A.
Internal Sources of Law / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
34
1.
Legislation / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
34
2.
Case Law / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
35
3.
Customary Law and General Principles of Law / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
36
4.
Legal Doctrine / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
37
B.
Influence of European and International Law / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
37
1.
Supremacy of International Law / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
37
2.
Human Rights Treaties / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
37
3.
European Law / Mark Van Hoecke, Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde
38
4.
International Law Versus the Constitution / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
39
2.03.
Finding the Law / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
40
A.
Bibliographical Works / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
40
B.
Where to Find Legislation / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
41
C.
Where to Find Case Law / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
43
D.
Where to Find Legal Doctrinal Writings / Mark Van Hoecke, Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde
44
2.04.
Branches of Law / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
44
2.05.
Legal Education and Legal Professions / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
46
A.
Legal Education / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
46
B.
Legal Professions / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
46
1.
Advocates / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
47
2.
Notaries / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
47
3.
Judges and Public Prosecutors / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
48
ch. 3
Constitutional Law / Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde Mark Van Hoecke
49
3.01.
Constitution / Francis Delperee
49
3.02.
History / Francis Delperee
49
3.03.
Sources / Francis Delperee
50
3.04.
Influences / Francis Delperee
51
3.05.
Interpretation / Francis Delperee
51
3.06.
Revision Procedure / Francis Delperee
53
3.07.
First Constitutional Revisions / Francis Delperee
54
3.08.
More Recent Constitutional Revisions / Francis Delperee
55
3.09.
Basic Constitutional Data / Francis Delperee
56
A.
Rights and Freedoms / Francis Delperee
56
B.
Separation of Powers / Francis Delperee
57
C.
Imperfect Two-Chamber System / Francis Delperee
58
D.
Establishment of a Federal System / Francis Delperee
58
E.
Political Decentralisation / Francis Delperee
61
3.10.
Constitution and the European Integration / Francis Delperee
61
3.11.
Reorientation of the Constitution / Francis Delperee
62
3.12.
Constitutional Justice / Francis Delperee
62
3.13.
Revisions to Come / Francis Delperee
64
3.14.
Selected Bibliography / Francis Delperee
64
ch. 4
Administrative Law / Francis Delperee
65
4.01.
Introduction / David Renders Robert Andersen
65
4.02.
Administrative Organisation / David Renders Robert Andersen
66
4.03.
Administrative Action / David Renders Robert Andersen
69
A.
Regime of Administrative Acts / David Renders Robert Andersen
69
B.
Status of Civil Servants and Other Public Employees / David Renders Robert Andersen
73
C.
Public Property / David Renders Robert Andersen
75
4.04.
Control Mechanisms of the Administrative Action / David Renders Robert Andersen
76
4.05.
Conclusion / David Renders Robert Andersen
78
4.06.
Selected Bibliography / David Renders Robert Andersen
78
ch. 5
Judicial System and Civil Procedure / David Renders Robert Andersen
81
5.01.
General Introduction / Claudia Van Severen, Piet Taelman
81
A.
Belgian Civil Justice System: A Brief Historical Perspective / Claudia Van Severen, Piet Taelman
81
1.
Belgian Judicial Code of 1967 / Claudia Van Severen, Piet Taelman
81
2.
Numerous and Significant (Ongoing) Amendments / Claudia Van Severen, Piet Taelman
82
B.
Delimitation of the Subject Matter / Claudia Van Severen, Piet Taelman
84
C.
Principles Governing the Proper Administration of Justice / Claudia Van Severen, Piet Taelman
84
1.
Access to Justice / Claudia Van Severen, Piet Taelman
84
2.
Fair Trial / Claudia Van Severen, Piet Taelman
85
3.
Party Autonomy Versus Role of the Judge / Claudia Van Severen, Piet Taelman
86
5.02.
Structure of the Judiciary / Claudia Van Severen, Piet Taelman
87
A.
Introduction / Claudia Van Severen, Piet Taelman
87
B.
Organisation and Composition of the Different Courts / Claudia Van Severen, Piet Taelman
87
C.
High Council of Justice / Claudia Van Severen, Piet Taelman
90
D.
Council of State / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
91
E.
Constitutional Court / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
92
5.03.
Participants in the Judicial System / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
93
A.
Members of the Judiciary / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
93
1.
Judges / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
93
a.
Nomination and Appointment / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
93
b.
Incompatibilities / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
93
c.
Evaluation and Discipline / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
94
d.
End of Functions / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
94
e.
Interest Groups and Networks / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
94
2.
Court Registries / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
95
B.
Public Prosecutors / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
95
C.
Attorneys / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
96
1.
Legal Status, Role and Duties / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
96
2.
Remuneration and Fee Agreements / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
96
3.
Organisation of the Profession / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
97
D.
Bailiffs / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
97
1.
Legal Status, Role and Duties / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
97
2.
Organisation of the Profession / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
98
5.04.
Jurisdiction / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
98
A.
Domestic Jurisdiction / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
98
1.
Subject Matter Jurisdiction / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
98
a.
General Principles / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
98
i.
General, Specific and Exclusive Jurisdiction / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
98
ii.
Functionality: Specialisation-Public Policy / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
99
b.
Overview of the Jurisdiction of the Different Courts / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
99
i.
First Instance Courts / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
99
ii.
Appellate Courts and Court of Cassation / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
100
2.
Venue (Territorial Jurisdiction) / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
101
a.
General (Default) Rules / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
101
b.
Specific (Mandatory and Public Policy) Rules / Claudia Van Severen, Piet Taelman
101
3.
(Resolution of) Jurisdiction Conflicts / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
101
B.
International Jurisdiction / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
102
5.05.
Proceedings / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
103
A.
Access to Justice: Legal Aid, Legal Assistance and Legal Costs / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
103
1.
Legal Aid and Legal Assistance / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
103
2.
Legal Costs / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
103
B.
Proceedings in First Instance / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
104
1.
Pre-trial Settlement / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
104
2.
Ordinary Proceedings / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
104
a.
Initiation of Proceedings / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
104
i.
Language / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
104
ii.
Notice to Appear Before Court / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
105
iii.
Registration by the Court / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
105
b.
Progress of Proceedings / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
105
i.
Adversary Proceedings / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
105
ii.
Default Proceedings / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
108
3.
Summary Proceedings / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
109
4.
Ex Parte Proceedings / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
110
5.
Collective Redress Proceedings / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
110
C.
Review Proceedings / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
111
1.
In General / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
111
2.
Ordinary Appellate Remedies / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
112
a.
Opposition / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
112
i.
Admissibility / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
112
ii.
Scope of Review / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
113
iii.
Consequences for (Provisional) Enforcement / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
113
b.
Appeal / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
113
i.
Admissibility / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
113
ii.
Scope of Review / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
115
iii.
Consequences for (Provisional) Enforcement / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
115
3.
Extraordinary Appellate Remedies / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
116
a.
Appeal to the Court of Cassation / Claudia Van Severen, Piet Taelman
116
i.
Admissibility / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
116
ii.
Scope of Review / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
116
iii.
Consequences for Enforcement / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
117
b.
Third-Party Opposition / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
117
c.
Revocation of Res Judicata / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
118
d.
Redress Against the Judge / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
118
e.
Repeal / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
118
5.06.
Evidence / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
118
A.
Burden of Proof and Admissibility of Evidence / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
118
B.
Discovery and Disclosure / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
119
C.
Administration of Evidence / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
119
1.
Forced Production of Documents / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
120
2.
Testimony of Witnesses / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
120
3.
Testimony by the Parties Themselves / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
120
4.
Expert Evidence / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
120
5.
On-Site Inspection by the Judge / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
121
5.07.
Enforcement of Judgments / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
121
A.
Enforcement of Domestic Judgments / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
121
1.
General / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
121
2.
Leading Role for the Bailiff / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
121
3.
Role of the Judge of Attachments / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
122
4.
Consignment / Claudia Van Severen, Piet Taelman
122
5.
Unseizable Amounts and Property / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
122
6.
Publicity / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
122
7.
Non-compliance Penalties / Claudia Van Severen, Piet Taelman
123
B.
Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
123
5.08.
Arbitration / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
124
A.
UNCITRAL Model Law / Claudia Van Severen, Piet Taelman
124
B.
Arbitration Procedure / Claudia Van Severen, Piet Taelman
125
C.
Arbitral Award / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
125
5.09.
Mediation / Claudia Van Severen, Piet Taelman
125
5.10.
Selected Bibliography / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
126
ch. 6
Criminal Law / Piet Taelman Claudia Van Severen
129
6.01.
Belgian Penal Code / Joelle Rozie
129
6.02.
Criminal Law / Joelle Rozie
130
A.
Principle of Legality / Joelle Rozie
130
B.
Application of Criminal Law Ratione Temporis / Joelle Rozie
130
C.
Application of Criminal Law Ratione Loci / Joelle Rozie
131
D.
Application of Criminal Law Ratione Personae / Joelle Rozie
131
6.03.
Offence / Joelle Rozie
132
A.
Elements of the Offence / Joelle Rozie
132
1.
Material Element / Joelle Rozie
132
2.
Moral Element / Joelle Rozie
132
a.
Classical Theory / Joelle Rozie
132
b.
Theory of Legros / Joelle Rozie
133
B.
Classification of Offences / Joelle Rozie
133
1.
Tripartite Classification / Joelle Rozie
133
2.
Other Classifications / Joelle Rozie
134
a.
Classification Based on the Intrinsic Nature of the Offence / Joelle Rozie
134
i.
Political Offences / Joelle Rozie
134
ii.
Offences Committed by Means of the Press / Joelle Rozie
134
b.
Classification Based on the Material Execution of the Offence / Joelle Rozie
135
i.
Terminable and Permanent Offences / Joelle Rozie
135
ii.
Singular and Continuous (or Collective) Offences / Joelle Rozie
135
C.
Aggravating Circumstances / Joelle Rozie
135
D.
Punishable Attempt / Joelle Rozie
136
1.
Intent / Joelle Rozie
136
2.
Beginning of Execution / Joelle Rozie
136
3.
Non-completion / Joelle Rozie
136
E.
Grounds of Justification / Joelle Rozie
137
1.
General Notion / Joelle Rozie
137
2.
Different Grounds of Justification / Joelle Rozie
137
a.
Order of Law and Command of Authority / Joelle Rozie
137
b.
Legitimate Defence / Joelle Rozie
137
c.
State of Necessity / Joelle Rozie
138
6.04.
Offender / Joelle Rozie
138
A.
Grounds of Exemption of Guilt / Joelle Rozie
138
1.
General Principles / Joelle Rozie
138
2.
Different Grounds of Exemption of Guilt / Joelle Rozie
138
a.
Duress / Joelle Rozie
138
b.
Mistake and Ignorance / Joelle Rozie
139
B.
Grounds of Irresponsibility / Joelle Rozie
139
1.
General Notions / Joelle Rozie
139
2.
Different Grounds of Irresponsibility / Joelle Rozie
139
a.
Mentally ill / Joelle Rozie
139
b.
Minors / Joelle Rozie
140
C.
Absolute Grounds of Excuse / Joelle Rozie
141
D.
Punishable Participation / Joelle Rozie
141
1.
General Concepts / Joelle Rozie
141
2.
Legal Ways of Participation / Joelle Rozie
141
E.
Criminal Liability of Legal Persons / Joelle Rozie
142
6.05.
Punishments and Other Consequences of the Offence / Joelle Rozie
142
A.
General Principles / Joelle Rozie
142
B.
Different Punishments / Joelle Rozie
143
1.
Principal Punishments / Joelle Rozie
143
a.
Incarceration / Joelle Rozie
143
b.
Electronic Monitoring / Joelle Rozie
143
c.
Community Service / Joelle Rozie
144
d.
Autonomous Probation / Joelle Rozie
144
e.
Fine / Joelle Rozie
144
2.
Additional Punishments / Joelle Rozie
144
a.
Special Confiscation or Forfeiture / Joelle Rozie
144
b.
Deprivation of Civil and Political Rights / Joelle Rozie
145
c.
Prolonged Detention at the Disposal of the Sentence Enforcement Court / Joelle Rozie
145
d.
Other Additional Punishments / Joelle Rozie
145
C.
Determination of Punishment / Joelle Rozie
145
D.
Sentence Enforcement / Joelle Rozie
146
1.
General Principles / Joelle Rozie
146
2.
Modalities of Execution / Joelle Rozie
147
E.
Extinction of Punishments / Joelle Rozie
147
6.06.
Selected Bibliography / Joelle Rozie
148
ch. 7
Family Law / Joelle Rozie
149
7.01.
General Description of Family Law / Patrick Senaeve
149
A.
Legislation / Patrick Senaeve
149
B.
Treaty Law / Patrick Senaeve
150
C.
Case Law / Patrick Senaeve
151
7.02.
Affiliation / Patrick Senaeve
151
A.
Short History / Patrick Senaeve
151
B.
Maternal Affiliation / Patrick Senaeve
152
1.
Birth Certificate / Patrick Senaeve
152
2.
Recognition / Patrick Senaeve
154
3.
Investigation of Maternity / Patrick Senaeve
155
C.
Paternal Affiliation / Patrick Senaeve
156
1.
Paternal Affiliation Within Marriage / Patrick Senaeve
156
a.
Establishment of Paternity / Patrick Senaeve
156
b.
Contestation of Paternity / Patrick Senaeve
157
2.
Paternal Affiliation Out of Wedlock / Patrick Senaeve
159
a.
Recognition / Patrick Senaeve
159
i.
Establishment of Affiliation / Patrick Senaeve
159
ii.
Contestation of the Recognition / Patrick Senaeve
160
b.
Establishing Paternal Affiliation Based on an Investigation / Patrick Senaeve
162
D.
Co-motherhood / Patrick Senaeve
163
E.
Rules Common to All Affiliation Actions / Patrick Senaeve
163
1.
Orders for Investigatory Measures / Patrick Senaeve
163
2.
Effect of Judgment in Affiliation Disputes / Patrick Senaeve
163
F.
Action for Support Against the Procreator / Patrick Senaeve
164
7.03.
Parental Authority over Juveniles / Patrick Senaeve
165
A.
Introduction / Patrick Senaeve
165
B.
Cohabiting Parents / Patrick Senaeve
165
1.
Contents of the Rule: Joint Exercise / Patrick Senaeve
165
2.
Scope of Application of the Rule / Patrick Senaeve
166
3.
Presumption of Consent of the Other Parent / Patrick Senaeve
166
4.
Case Before the Court / Patrick Senaeve
168
a.
Breaking a Deadlock / Patrick Senaeve
168
b.
Challenging Unilateral Acts of a Parent / Patrick Senaeve
168
C.
Non-cohabiting Parents / Patrick Senaeve
169
1.
General System / Patrick Senaeve
169
2.
Exceptional System / Patrick Senaeve
170
a.
System of Exclusive Exercise / Patrick Senaeve
170
b.
Possibility of an 'a la Carte' System / Patrick Senaeve
171
3.
Right of Access of the Parents / Patrick Senaeve
171
4.
Right of Supervision / Patrick Senaeve
172
5.
Right to Introduce a Case Before the Family Court / Patrick Senaeve
172
D.
Right of Audience of Juveniles / Patrick Senaeve
172
7.04.
Divorce / Patrick Senaeve
173
A.
Introduction / Patrick Senaeve
173
1.
Historical Evolution / Patrick Senaeve
173
2.
Statistics / Patrick Senaeve
174
B.
Divorce on the Grounds of the Irretrievable Breakdown of the Marriage / Patrick Senaeve
175
1.
Conditions for Obtaining a Divorce / Patrick Senaeve
175
2.
Procedure / Patrick Senaeve
175
3.
Temporary Measures / Patrick Senaeve
176
4.
Consequences of Divorce / Patrick Senaeve
176
a.
General / Patrick Senaeve
176
b.
Support after Divorce / Patrick Senaeve
177
c.
Property of the Spouses / Patrick Senaeve
178
d.
Relationships Between Parents and Children / Patrick Senaeve
178
C.
Divorce by Mutual Consent / Patrick Senaeve
178
1.
Requirements / Patrick Senaeve
178
2.
Procedure / Patrick Senaeve
179
3.
Consequences / Patrick Senaeve
180
7.05.
Statutory Scheme for Cohabitation / Patrick Senaeve
180
A.
Introduction / Patrick Senaeve
180
B.
Legal Position of Cohabitees Before and Outside the Statutory Cohabitation Regime / Patrick Senaeve
181
1.
Lawfulness of Cohabitation / Patrick Senaeve
181
2.
Cohabitation Contracts / Patrick Senaeve
181
C.
Legal Cohabitation / Patrick Senaeve
182
1.
Scope of the Rules / Patrick Senaeve
182
2.
Formal Requirements / Patrick Senaeve
182
3.
Requirements / Patrick Senaeve
182
4.
Exclusion of the Statutory Scheme / Patrick Senaeve
183
5.
Obligation to Share Costs of Cohabitation / Patrick Senaeve
183
6.
Responsibility for Debts / Patrick Senaeve
183
7.
Property Relationship / Patrick Senaeve
183
8.
Special Regime Regarding the Family Home / Patrick Senaeve
184
9.
Inheritance / Patrick Senaeve
184
10.
Adjudication of Disputes Between Cohabitees / Patrick Senaeve
185
11.
Termination of the Cohabitation / Patrick Senaeve
185
12.
Maintenance / Patrick Senaeve
185
7.06.
Selected Bibliography / Patrick Senaeve
186
ch. 8
Successions, Donations Inter Vivos and Wills / Patrick Senaeve
187
8.01.
Introduction / Christian De Wulf
187
8.02.
Successions- / Christian De Wulf
-187
A.
General / Christian De Wulf
187
1.
Statutory and Testamentary Devolution / Christian De Wulf
187
2.
When? / Christian De Wulf
188
3.
Goods Constituting the Succession / Christian De Wulf
188
4.
Requirements for Entitlement to Inherit / Christian De Wulf
189
5.
Place Where the Succession Devolves / Christian De Wulf
190
6.
Prohibition to Enter into Agreements on a Succession Which Has Not Yet Devolved / Christian De Wulf
190
B.
Heirs Entitled to the Succession / Christian De Wulf
190
1.
Relatives / Christian De Wulf
191
a.
Children and the Descendants / Christian De Wulf
191
b.
Brothers and Sisters, Possibly Together with Parents / Christian De Wulf
191
c.
Relatives in the Ascending Line / Christian De Wulf
192
d.
Common Collateral Relatives (Other than Brothers and Sisters) / Christian De Wulf
192
2.
Surviving Spouse / Christian De Wulf
193
3.
Legal Cohabitant / Christian De Wulf
193
4.
Law of Succession in the Context of an Adoption / Christian De Wulf
194
5.
Right of Legal Reversion / Christian De Wulf
194
6.
Right of Succession of the Belgian State / Christian De Wulf
195
C.
Acceptance and Renunciation of Succession / Christian De Wulf
195
1.
Pure and Simple Acceptance / Christian De Wulf
195
2.
Renunciation / Christian De Wulf
196
3.
Acceptance under Benefit of Inventory / Christian De Wulf
197
D.
Settlement and Partition of Succession / Christian De Wulf
197
1.
Right to Request Partition / Christian De Wulf
197
2.
Methods of Partition / Christian De Wulf
197
a.
Voluntary Partition / Christian De Wulf
197
b.
Voluntary Partition under the Supervision of the Judge / Christian De Wulf
198
c.
Judicial Partition / Christian De Wulf
198
3.
Hotch-Pot (Collatio Bonorum) / Christian De Wulf
199
4.
Action in Rescission of Partition / Christian De Wulf
199
8.03.
Gifts and Wills / Christian De Wulf
199
A.
Reserved and the Freely Disposable Portions of the Estate / Christian De Wulf
199
1.
General / Christian De Wulf
199
2.
Heirs and the Size of the Reserved Portion / Christian De Wulf
200
a.
Action to Abate / Christian De Wulf
200
b.
Calculation of the Estate / Christian De Wulf
200
c.
Abatement / Christian De Wulf
201
B.
Donations Inter Vivos / Christian De Wulf
201
1.
Form / Christian De Wulf
201
2.
Content / Christian De Wulf
201
C.
Wills / Christian De Wulf
202
1.
Form / Christian De Wulf
202
2.
Content / Christian De Wulf
202
3.
Revocability / Christian De Wulf
202
D.
Special Kinds of Gifts / Christian De Wulf
203
1.
Fidei-Commissum / Christian De Wulf
203
2.
Ascendants&apos Partition / Christian De Wulf
203
3.
Contractual Arrangement Between Spouses / Christian De Wulf
203
8.04.
Selected Bibliography / Christian De Wulf
204
ch. 9
Property Law / Christian De Wulf
205
9.01.
Introduction / Vincent Sagaert
205
A.
Closed System of Property Law (Numerus Claus us) / Vincent Sagaert
206
B.
Importance of the Nature of Property Rights / Vincent Sagaert
206
9.02.
Types of Goods / Vincent Sagaert
207
9.03.
Ownership / Vincent Sagaert
208
9.04.
Joint Ownership / Vincent Sagaert
209
A.
Ordinary ('Accidental') Joint Ownership / Vincent Sagaert
210
B.
Mandatory Joint Ownership / Vincent Sagaert
211
C.
Conventional Joint Ownership / Vincent Sagaert
212
9.05.
Usufruct / Vincent Sagaert
212
9.06.
Rights of Habitation and Use / Vincent Sagaert
213
9.07.
Servitudes / Vincent Sagaert
214
A.
Contractual Servitudes / Vincent Sagaert
214
B.
Statutory Servitudes / Vincent Sagaert
215
9.08.
Emphyteusis ('Long Lease Rights') / Vincent Sagaert
216
9.09.
Superficies ('Building Right') / Vincent Sagaert
216
9.10.
Property Security Rights / Vincent Sagaert
217
A.
Property Security Rights in Movables / Vincent Sagaert
217
1.
Pledge on Corporeal Movable Goods / Vincent Sagaert
217
2.
Pledge on Receivables / Vincent Sagaert
218
3.
Title Retention / Vincent Sagaert
219
4.
Fiduciary Transfer for Security Purposes / Vincent Sagaert
219
5.
Statutory Liens / Vincent Sagaert
220
B.
Property Security Rights in Immovables: Mortgages and Immovable Liens / Vincent Sagaert
220
9.11.
Acquisition of Property Rights / Vincent Sagaert
221
A.
Contractual Transfer of Property Rights / Vincent Sagaert
221
B.
Acquisitive Prescription / Vincent Sagaert
222
1.
General Rules / Vincent Sagaert
222
2.
Protection of the Good Faith Possessor of Movables / Vincent Sagaert
224
C.
Accession / Vincent Sagaert
224
9.12.
Features and Organisation of the Mortgage Register / Vincent Sagaert
225
9.13.
Selected Bibliography / Vincent Sagaert
226
ch. 10
Contract Law / Vincent Sagaert
227
10.01.
Introduction / Ignace Claeys
227
10.02.
Sources and Principal Trends / Ignace Claeys
228
10.03.
Tension Between Freedom of Contract and Mandatory Law, Including Some General Principles of Law / Ignace Claeys
229
10.04.
Life of a Contract / Ignace Claeys
231
A.
Negotiations / Ignace Claeys
231
B.
Formation of a Contract / Ignace Claeys
232
C.
Validity of a Contract / Ignace Claeys
232
D.
Content: Interpreting, Supplementing and Correcting / Ignace Claeys
235
E.
Breach, Notice and Remedies / Ignace Claeys
236
F.
End of Contracts / Ignace Claeys
239
G.
Prescription of Claims / Ignace Claeys
240
10.05.
Effects of Contracts vis-a-vis Third Parties / Ignace Claeys
240
10.06.
Selected Bibliography / Ignace Claeys
242
ch. 11
Tort Law / Ignace Claeys
243
11.01.
Introduction / Marc Kruithof
243
11.02.
Harm or Damage / Marc Kruithof
244
A.
General Concept of Recoverable Damage / Marc Kruithof
244
1.
Injury to a Legitimate Interest / Marc Kruithof
245
2.
Resulting Causal Concept of Damage / Marc Kruithof
245
3.
Types of Damage / Marc Kruithof
246
B.
Personal Damage, Mass Claims and Injury to Collective Interests / Marc Kruithof
247
11.03.
Bases for Liability / Marc Kruithof
248
A.
Fault Liability / Marc Kruithof
248
1.
Liability Based on Proven Fault / Marc Kruithof
248
a.
Objective Element: Civil Wrongs / Marc Kruithof
249
i.
Negligence / Marc Kruithof
249
ii.
Violation of a Specific Legal Rule of Conduct / Marc Kruithof
250
iii.
Grounds of Justification / Marc Kruithof
252
iv.
Abuse of Right / Marc Kruithof
253
b.
Subjective Element: Culpability / Marc Kruithof
254
i.
Concept and General Rule / Marc Kruithof
254
ii.
Infants / Marc Kruithof
254
iii.
Mentally Ill / Marc Kruithof
255
2.
Vicarious Liability Based on Rebuttable Presumptions / Marc Kruithof
256
a.
Characteristics of All Vicarious Liabilities / Marc Kruithof
256
b.
Parents for Minor Children / Marc Kruithof
257
c.
Teachers for Pupils / Marc Kruithof
258
B.
Strict Liability / Marc Kruithof
259
1.
Liability for Damage Caused by Lawful Acts / Marc Kruithof
259
a.
General / Marc Kruithof
259
b.
Nuisance / Marc Kruithof
259
2.
Risk Liability / Marc Kruithof
261
a.
Vicarious Liability for Personnel / Marc Kruithof
261
i.
Masters for Servants / Marc Kruithof
261
ii.
Public Entities for Civil Servants / Marc Kruithof
263
iii.
Organisations for Volunteers / Marc Kruithof
263
b.
Liability for Harm Caused by Things / Marc Kruithof
264
i.
Defective Objects in General / Marc Kruithof
264
ii.
Collapsing Buildings / Marc Kruithof
265
iii.
Fire or Explosion in Establishments / Marc Kruithof
266
iv.
Animals / Marc Kruithof
267
C.
Liability of Legal Persons / Marc Kruithof
267
D.
Liability of Public Authorities / Marc Kruithof
268
1.
Liability in General / Marc Kruithof
268
a.
Damage Caused by the Executive Branch / Marc Kruithof
268
b.
Damage Caused in the Performance of the Judicial Function / Marc Kruithof
270
c.
Damage Caused by the Legislative Branch / Marc Kruithof
270
2.
Equal Sharing of Public Burdens / Marc Kruithof
271
E.
Immunity from Liability / Marc Kruithof
271
1.
Employees / Marc Kruithof
271
2.
Civil Servants / Marc Kruithof
272
3.
Volunteers / Marc Kruithof
272
11.04.
Causation / Marc Kruithof
273
A.
Traditional Theory: Equivalence of Conditions / Marc Kruithof
273
B.
Legal Reality: Not Equivalence of Conditions? / Marc Kruithof
274
C.
Plurality of Liable Parties / Marc Kruithof
275
11.05.
Obligation Resulting from Liability: Restoration or Compensation / Marc Kruithof
276
11.06.
Tort and Contract / Marc Kruithof
279
11.07.
Alternative Compensation Regimes for Specific Accidents / Marc Kruithof
281
A.
General / Marc Kruithof
281
B.
Traffic Accidents / Marc Kruithof
281
11.08.
Selected Bibliography / Marc Kruithof
283
ch. 12
Commercial Law and Business Transactions / Marc Kruithof
285
12.01.
Legal Framework for Business Activities: An Overview / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
285
A.
Commercial Law / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
285
B.
Economic Law / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
287
C.
Civil Law / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
288
12.02.
Rules Exclusively Applicable to 'Merchants' / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
288
A.
Commercial Evidence / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
289
B.
Joint Liability / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
289
C.
Duty to Open a Bank Account / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
289
12.03.
Other Traditional Topics of Commercial Law / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
290
A.
Disclosures / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
290
B.
Commercial Courts / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
290
C.
Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes and Cheques / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
291
1.
Bills of Exchange / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
292
2.
Cheques / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
292
12.04.
Insolvency Law / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
293
A.
Overview / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
293
B.
Urgent Protective Measures / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
293
C.
Bankruptcy / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
294
D.
Reorganisations / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
295
1.
Access to the Procedure / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
295
2.
First Stage: Preliminary Term of Protection / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
296
3.
Second Stage: Execution of the Reorganisation Plan / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
296
12.05.
Rules Relating to Commercial and Financial Transactions / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
297
A.
Commercial Contracts / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
298
1.
Commercial Agency / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
298
2.
Exclusive Distributorship / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
300
3.
Franchise Contracts / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
300
4.
Brokers and Commission Agents / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
301
B.
Rules on Combating Late Payment in Commercial Transactions / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
302
C.
Credit Contracts / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
303
1.
General Overview / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
303
2.
Act on SME Financing / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
304
12.06.
Selected Bibliography / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
307
ch. 13
Company Law / Diederik Bruloot Eddy Wymeersch
309
13.01.
Introduction / Hans De Wulf
309
A.
Basic Concepts: The Companies Code / Hans De Wulf
309
B.
Some General Features of Belgian Company Law / Hans De Wulf
311
1.
One Company Definition, Fourteen Company Types / Hans De Wulf
311
2.
Companies Are Still Considered to Be Contracts / Hans De Wulf
311
3.
Companies Are for Profit / Hans De Wulf
312
4.
Public SA-NV Corporate Form Is Often Used for Small, De Facto Closed Firms Instead of the Private SPRL-BVBA Form, but This Is Changing / Hans De Wulf
313
5.
Influence of the European Directives: Goldplating and Creditor Protection / Hans De Wulf
313
6.
Close Link Between Accounting and Tax Rules / Hans De Wulf
314
7.
Concentrated Ownership / Hans De Wulf
314
8.
Importance of Shareholder Agreements / Hans De Wulf
314
9.
Little Enthusiasm for Substance Over Form / Hans De Wulf
315
13.02.
Types of Companies / Hans De Wulf
315
A.
Incorporated or Not / Hans De Wulf
315
B.
Civil or Commercial / Hans De Wulf
319
C.
Listed and Public or Private / Hans De Wulf
320
D.
For Profit or Not / Hans De Wulf
322
13.03.
Partnerships / Hans De Wulf
322
13.04.
Corporations / Hans De Wulf
326
A.
Introduction: Cooperative Companies and Limited Partnerships by Shares / Hans De Wulf
326
B.
SA-NV and SPRL-BVBA: Public and Private Corporations as the Most Widely Used Economic Entities / Hans De Wulf
329
1.
Formation in General / Hans De Wulf
329
2.
Formation: Capital and Contributions / Hans De Wulf
332
3.
Formation: Nullity of the Company and Liability of Founders / Hans De Wulf
332
4.
Shares and Other Securities / Hans De Wulf
335
5.
Governance: General Meeting and Directors / Hans De Wulf
338
a.
General Meetings / Hans De Wulf
338
b.
Directors: Appointment, Dismissal and Powers / Hans De Wulf
341
c.
Directors&apos Conflicts of Interest / Hans De Wulf
343
d.
Civil Liability of Officers and Directors / Hans De Wulf
344
6.
Profits and Losses / Hans De Wulf
346
7.
Capital Movements; Capital Protection / Hans De Wulf
348
13.05.
Some Private International Law Remarks: Branches of Foreign Companies / Hans De Wulf
349
13.06.
Dissolution and Winding Up / Hans De Wulf
350
13.07.
Selected Bibliography / Hans De Wulf
351
ch. 14
Labour and Social Security Law / Hans De Wulf
353
14.01.
Introduction / Willy van Eeckhoutte
353
14.02.
Employment and Labour Law / Willy van Eeckhoutte
353
A.
Employment Policy / Willy van Eeckhoutte
353
1.
Stimulation of Employment / Willy van Eeckhoutte
353
2.
Recruitment and Selection / Willy van Eeckhoutte
354
3.
Finding of Work and Job Placement / Willy van Eeckhoutte
354
4.
Temporary Employment Agency Work and Hiring Out / Willy van Eeckhoutte
354
5.
Outplacement / Willy van Eeckhoutte
355
6.
Foreign Workers / Willy van Eeckhoutte
355
B.
Employment Contracts / Willy van Eeckhoutte
355
1.
Understanding, Form and Proof / Willy van Eeckhoutte
355
2.
Types of Employment Contracts / Willy van Eeckhoutte
356
3.
Terms of the Employment Contract / Willy van Eeckhoutte
357
4.
Liability / Willy van Eeckhoutte
357
5.
Suspension of the Employment Contract / Willy van Eeckhoutte
358
6.
Termination / Willy van Eeckhoutte
359
a.
Employment Law-Based Ways of Termination / Willy van Eeckhoutte
359
i.
Dismissal and Resignation: Power and Right / Willy van Eeckhoutte
359
ii.
Notice of Termination / Willy van Eeckhoutte
359
iii.
Dismissal and Resignation for Just Cause / Willy van Eeckhoutte
361
iv.
Unlawful Termination / Willy van Eeckhoutte
361
b.
Dismissal Prohibitions and Restrictions / Willy van Eeckhoutte
362
i.
Prohibition of Dismissal for Specific Reasons / Willy van Eeckhoutte
363
ii.
Protection Against Dismissal of Personnel Delegates / Willy van Eeckhoutte
363
iii.
Protection Against Manifestly Unreasonable Dismissal / Willy van Eeckhoutte
364
C.
Protection in the Execution of Work / Willy van Eeckhoutte
364
1.
Working Time Regulations / Willy van Eeckhoutte
364
2.
Night Work / Willy van Eeckhoutte
365
3.
Sunday Rest / Willy van Eeckhoutte
365
4.
Public Holidays / Willy van Eeckhoutte
365
5.
Annual Holidays / Willy van Eeckhoutte
365
6.
Well-Being at Work / Willy van Eeckhoutte
366
7.
Equal Opportunities / Willy van Eeckhoutte
366
8.
Protection of Young People and Women / Willy van Eeckhoutte
367
D.
Wages / Willy van Eeckhoutte
367
1.
Concept of Wage and Right to Pay / Willy van Eeckhoutte
367
2.
Pay Determination / Willy van Eeckhoutte
367
3.
Wage Protection / Willy van Eeckhoutte
368
E.
Collective Labour Law / Willy van Eeckhoutte
368
1.
Social Dialogue / Willy van Eeckhoutte
368
a.
Social Partners / Willy van Eeckhoutte
368
b.
Levels of Social Dialogue / Willy van Eeckhoutte
369
2.
Collective Bargaining Agreements / Willy van Eeckhoutte
370
3.
Industrial Conflicts / Willy van Eeckhoutte
371
4.
Work Rules / Willy van Eeckhoutte
372
F.
Company Restructuring / Willy van Eeckhoutte
372
1.
Closure of Enterprise / Willy van Eeckhoutte
372
2.
Collective Dismissal / Willy van Eeckhoutte
373
3.
Transfer of Enterprise / Willy van Eeckhoutte
373
14.03.
Social Security Law / Willy van Eeckhoutte
374
A.
In General / Willy van Eeckhoutte
374
B.
Social Security Provisions / Willy van Eeckhoutte
374
1.
Schemes and Benefits / Willy van Eeckhoutte
374
a.
Industrial Accidents and Professional Diseases / Willy van Eeckhoutte
374
b.
Family Allowances / Willy van Eeckhoutte
375
c.
Pensions / Willy van Eeckhoutte
375
d.
Compensation for Health Care Expenses and Work Incapacity / Willy van Eeckhoutte
376
e.
Unemployment Benefits / Willy van Eeckhoutte
376
2.
Structural Aspects / Willy van Eeckhoutte
377
a.
Field of Application / Willy van Eeckhoutte
377
b.
Financing / Willy van Eeckhoutte
377
c.
Administrative Organisation / Willy van Eeckhoutte
378
C.
Social Assistance / Willy van Eeckhoutte
379
14.04.
Social Enforcement Law / Willy van Eeckhoutte
379
14.05.
Selected Bibliography / Willy van Eeckhoutte
379
ch. 15
Belgian Tax System / Willy van Eeckhoutte
381
15.01.
Introduction / Miguel De Jonckheere
381
A.
Belgian State Structure and the Tax System / Miguel De Jonckheere
381
1.
Constitutional Reforms / Miguel De Jonckheere
381
2.
Constitutional Tax Powers / Miguel De Jonckheere
382
3.
Allocated Tax Powers and Transferred Tax Proceeds / Miguel De Jonckheere
382
4.
Some Figures / Miguel De Jonckheere
384
B.
General Principles of Tax Law Laid Down in the Constitution / Miguel De Jonckheere
385
1.
Fiscal Principle of Legality / Miguel De Jonckheere
385
2.
Annuality Principle / Miguel De Jonckheere
386
3.
Equality Principle / Miguel De Jonckheere
386
15.02.
Federal Taxes / Miguel De Jonckheere
387
A.
Income Taxes / Miguel De Jonckheere
387
1.
Introduction / Miguel De Jonckheere
387
2.
(Federal) Personal Income Tax / Miguel De Jonckheere
387
a.
Tax Liability / Miguel De Jonckheere
387
b.
Real Property Income / Miguel De Jonckheere
388
c.
Personal Property Income / Miguel De Jonckheere
389
d.
Professional Income / Miguel De Jonckheere
389
e.
Miscellaneous Income / Miguel De Jonckheere
390
f.
Tax Incentives / Miguel De Jonckheere
391
g.
Personal Exemption / Miguel De Jonckheere
391
h.
Tax Calculation and Tax Rates / Miguel De Jonckheere
392
i.
Married Couples and Legal Cohabitants / Miguel De Jonckheere
392
ii.
Tax Rates / Miguel De Jonckheere
392
iii.
Tax Calculation / Miguel De Jonckheere
392
i.
Procedural Provisions / Miguel De Jonckheere
393
3.
Corporate Income Tax / Miguel De Jonckheere
394
a.
Tax Liability / Miguel De Jonckheere
394
b.
Taxable Income / Miguel De Jonckheere
395
c.
From Accounting Result to Tax Result / Miguel De Jonckheere
396
i.
Corrections to the Increase of Equity / Miguel De Jonckheere
396
ii.
Tax-Free Reserves / Miguel De Jonckheere
396
iii.
Disallowed Expenses / Miguel De Jonckheere
396
d.
From Tax Result to Taxable Profit / Miguel De Jonckheere
397
i.
Determining (and Splitting) the Tax Result / Miguel De Jonckheere
397
ii.
Splitting the Tax Result / Miguel De Jonckheere
397
iii.
Deduction of Foreign Profit and Tax-Free Components / Miguel De Jonckheere
397
iv.
Dividend Income Deduction / Miguel De Jonckheere
398
v.
Notional Interest Deduction / Miguel De Jonckheere
398
vi.
Deduction of Carry-Over Losses / Miguel De Jonckheere
399
vii.
Investment Deduction / Miguel De Jonckheere
399
e.
Tax Rates / Miguel De Jonckheere
399
f.
Advance Payments / Miguel De Jonckheere
400
4.
Other Income Taxes / Miguel De Jonckheere
400
a.
Legal Entities Income Tax / Miguel De Jonckheere
400
b.
Non-resident Income Tax / Miguel De Jonckheere
401
B.
Value Added Tax / Miguel De Jonckheere
401
C.
Customs and Excise Duties / Miguel De Jonckheere
403
15.03.
Regional Taxes / Miguel De Jonckheere
403
A.
Regional Taxes in the Special Finance Act / Miguel De Jonckheere
403
1.
General / Miguel De Jonckheere
403
2.
Inheritance Tax / Miguel De Jonckheere
403
3.
Registration Duties and Gift Taxes / Miguel De Jonckheere
406
4.
Real Property Withholding Tax / Miguel De Jonckheere
406
5.
Regional Personal Income Tax / Miguel De Jonckheere
407
B.
Proper Regional Taxes / Miguel De Jonckheere
408
15.04.
Local Taxes / Miguel De Jonckheere
409
15.05.
Selected Bibliography / Miguel De Jonckheere
411
ch. 16
Private International Law / Miguel De Jonckheere
413
16.01.
Introduction / Johan Erauw
413
16.02.
Belgian Code of Private International Law (2004) / Johan Erauw
414
16.03.
Jurisdiction and Procedural Matters / Johan Erauw
416
A.
International Treaties and Bilateral Conventions / Johan Erauw
416
B.
European Union Regulations / Johan Erauw
416
1.
Brussels Ibis Regulation Covering Civil and Commercial Disputes in General and Its Parallel Treaties / Johan Erauw
416
2.
Other EU Regulations / Johan Erauw
419
C.
National Law on Jurisdiction of Belgian Courts / Johan Erauw
420
1.
General Rules on International Jurisdiction / Johan Erauw
420
2.
Specific Jurisdictional Grounds / Johan Erauw
421
D.
Lis Alibi Pendens and Related Proceedings / Johan Erauw
422
E.
Service of Process Abroad / Johan Erauw
423
F.
Obtaining of Evidence Abroad and Rules Regarding Proof / Johan Erauw
423
G.
European Payment Order and Small Claims Procedures / Johan Erauw
423
16.04.
International Commercial Arbitration / Johan Erauw
424
16.05.
Choice of Law or Applicable Law / Johan Erauw
425
A.
National Law of a Person and Belgian Nationality Law / Johan Erauw
425
B.
Persons and Family / Johan Erauw
426
1.
Personal Status and Capacity of Persons in General / Johan Erauw
426
2.
Name of Persons / Johan Erauw
427
3.
Guardianship of Children: Parental Authority-Protection of Persons / Johan Erauw
427
4.
Marriage and Partnerships / Johan Erauw
428
5.
Property Regime of Spouses and Partners in Cohabitation / Johan Erauw
429
6.
Divorce and Separation / Johan Erauw
430
7.
Legitimacy, Legitimation and Adoption / Johan Erauw
431
8.
Maintenance Payments / Johan Erauw
432
C.
Successions and Wills / Johan Erauw
433
1.
Successions / Johan Erauw
433
2.
Dispositions of Property upon Death / Johan Erauw
434
D.
Property / Johan Erauw
435
E.
Contractual Obligations / Johan Erauw
436
1.
EU Conflicts Law for Contracts under the Rome-I Regulation / Johan Erauw
436
2.
Public Policy Exception and Mandatory Rules / Johan Erauw
437
3.
Specific Contracts / Johan Erauw
438
F.
Torts / Johan Erauw
439
G.
Corporations / Johan Erauw
440
H.
Insolvency / Johan Erauw
441
16.06.
Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Documents and Judicial Decisions / Johan Erauw
442
A.
Treaty Obligations / Johan Erauw
442
B.
European Law of Recognition and Enforcement / Johan Erauw
443
C.
National Law of Recognition and Enforcement / Johan Erauw
445
16.07.
Selected Bibliography / Johan Erauw
447
Index / Johan Erauw
449

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