KOLIZYJNOPRAWNA PROBLEMATYKA MAŁŻEŃSKICH STOSUNKÓW MAJĄTKOWYCH W ŚWIETLE PRZEPISÓW NOWEJ USTAWY O P.P.M. Z 2011 R.

Conflict of Legal Issues Regarding Matrimonial Property Regimes under the New Private International Law of 2011SummaryThe conflict-of-law method for the determination of the law applicable to matrimonial property regimes under the Polish InternationalPrivate Law Act of 1965 became obsolete and no longer came up tocurrent standards and needs, and therefore required thorough revision.The most important shortfalls of the previous regulation were theexclusion of freedom of choice of the law applicable to matrimonialproperty relations, the selection of criteria recognised as objectiveconnecting factors, the excessive privilege of lex fori, and the lack ofinstruments protecting third parties entering into legal relations witha married couple.Amendments in the above-mentioned scope were introduced by theInternational Private Law Act of February 4, 2011 (Ustawa z dnia 4 lutego 2011 r. – Prawo prywatne międzynarodowe), that came into forceon May 16, 2011. However, certain provisions of the new Act haveraised doubts. This paper presents them and tries to provide a criticalassessment.