Međunarodno privatno pravo – opći dio

The name private international law was first introduced by the American legal theorist Joseph Story (1789 – 1845). Today, in the Anglo-Saxon legal circle, the name "law of the conflict of laws" prevails. In situations with an international character, the courts of one country apply the law of a foreign country or the laws of several foreign countries under certain assumptions. The law of which country the court will apply to a particular legal situation is determined by the rules on determining the applicable law, which are called conflict of law rules.