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Tjaša Ivanc’s monograph chapter addresses the European Certificate of Succession (ECS) as a means by which heirs, legatees and/or an executor may prove their status in cross-border succession matters. It considers the Certificate’s evidentiary effects alongside the determining role of the lex rei sitae in land-register entries. The chapter notes that a registry may refuse registration where the immovable property is not sufficiently identified in the ECS, while verifiable electronic copies and machine-readable annexes may support the registration process.
The evidentiary effect of the European Certificate of Succession in cross-border succession and its use for land-register entries of immovable property under lex rei sitae
The chapter pinpoints a practical question for land-register practice: what information in the Certificate is enough for registration. It is most useful for readers assessing how the property must be identified and how digital annexes serve proof.
2026
DOI 10.18690/um.pf.2.2026.9