The article presents the long process of codification of private international law in Uruguay. The introduction describes substantial involvement of Uruguay in codification of private international law in the Lain American region. Then the international conventions of Uruguay are enumerated, showing the impact of participation in the regional and international activities aimed to unify private international law. Subsequently there is an overview of the norms of private international law of the so called “Vargas Law” that were introduced to the Civil Code of Uruguay in 1941, provisions related to international procedure of the General Code of Procedure of Uruguay from 1988, and regulations of foreign companies that are contained in the Law on Commercial Companies from 1989. Also the process of drafting an act on private international law is presented explaining its course. This observation is followed by general description of the General Law on Private International Law of Uruguay. The analysis of the norms of the Uruguayan private international law is conducted, with comparative remarks included.
The purpose of the article is to present a codification of private international law in the Dominican Republic. The article describes the Civil Code of the Dominican Republic from 1845, amended in 1882, with an outline of its international private law regulations. The Dominican Republic has been participating in international conferences and organizations, e.g. the Sixth International Conference of American States in Havana (1928), Inter-American Specialized Conferences on Private International Law (CIDIP) of the Organization of American States (OAS), the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) and Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in the Caribbean (OHADAC). This resulted in signing by the Dominican Republic of a number of the international conventions and treaties that are listed in the article. Then an overview of the Act on private international law of the Dominican Republic from 2014 is provided. The article includes an analysis of the general norms and particular provisions of the special part of the Act on private international law of the Dominican Republic e.g. natural persons, legal entities, choice of law, marriage, inheritance, and contains comparative remarks
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