Brexit and Its Impact on Slovak Private International Law: The State of Jurisdiction, Recognition, and Enforcement of Judgments 5 Years After Brexit (2nd part)

Abstract

Brexit has fundamentally influenced the legal relationships of private international law between Slovakia and the United Kingdom, exposing the limitations of the previously harmonized legal framework of the European Union. Private international law now faces new challenges, raising the question of whether the existing legal framework sufficiently reflects the reality of the post-Brexit environment, where a unified legal system and the direct applicability of EU law are absent. In this context, the paper focuses on analyzing the impacts of Brexit on private international law five years later, with particular emphasis on the determination of court jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments. However, the aim of the paper is not only to identify the persistent issues related to the fragmentation of the legal framework and the loss of harmonization following Brexit but also to propose solutions to these challenges, including the utilization of multilateral conventions and bilateral cooperation, thereby contributing to the strengthening of legal certainty in the new reality of relations with the United Kingdom. The paper is published in two parts.