New Spanish Book on Prenuptial Agreements in Private International Law

Javier Carrascosa González, professor of private international law at the University of Murcia, has published an open-access book in Spanish titled Acuerdos prematrimoniales – Estudio de derecho internacional privado (Prenuptial Agreements – A Study in Private International Law).

The abstract reads as follows (my translation):

This book examines the legal framework governing prenuptial agreements in private international law. Identifying the law governing these agreements in cross-border cases is essential to establishing with certainty the specific legal rules applicable to them.

The book analyses the functions of prenuptial agreements as multifaceted and multifunctional legal instruments that regulate spouses’ financial and personal lives, as well as the circumstances arising following separation or divorce. These agreements are particularly useful in establishing a stable, fixed and clearly defined legal framework for both parties from the moment they are concluded.

Prenuptial agreements represent a journey through time because they look to the future. They regulate events that may occur years after they have been signed. They give full expression to legal certainty for couples whose lives have an international dimension.

This study examines in detail how to determine the law applicable to each personal and property-related aspect of prenuptial agreements. It also includes a template for drafting an international prenuptial agreement tailored to the particular circumstances of individual cases.

The book was published by Colex on 27 October, runs to 318 pages and is available here.