The law applicable to the renunciation of inheritance and the characteristics of the procedure for issuing a European Certificate of Succession

Abstract

The European regulation of international succession law also poses a number of challenges for Hungarian notaries. From the rich case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, I would like to present three recent cases that may be helpful in European inheritance proceedings. These cases also show us the new expectations which notaries must meet in cross-border inheritance proceedings. In European and international cases, we have to deal with the laws of other countries, which in many cases seriously challenge even experienced lawyers. With this short article, we would like to congratulate the Guest of Honour on his milestone birthday and express our respect and appreciation for his decades of exemplary work in the field of succession law, both in practice and in theory.