Party Capacity of an Entity Having no Legal Personality – Branch-Offices of Foreign Legal Persons

Abstract

U ovom radu se obrađuje problematika stranačke sposobnosti entiteta bez pravne osobnosti - napose nekih podružnica inozemnih pravnih osoba kojima je ovo svojstvo priznato pozitivnim propisima Republike Hrvatske. Autori se protive takvom zakonodavnom rješenju i ukazuju na njegove moguće posljedice u svezi s odredbama Europske konvencije o zaštiti ljudskih prava i temeljnih sloboda te Ugovora o pitanjima sukcesije bivše SFRJ. One mogu biti negativne ne samo po Republiku Hrvatsku, već i po njene subjekte koji su do donošenja takvih propisa bili u pravnom odnosu s pravnim osobama kojima ove podružnice pripadaju.The article deals with the issue on party capacity of an entity having no legal personality paying a special attention to branch-offices of foreign legal persons which have gained mentioned capacity according to the positive legal regulations of the Republic of Croatia. The authors are against such legal solution, and therefore, they point at possible consequences of it in regards to the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and Agreement on Succession Issues of the Former SFRY. The consequences could be negative not only for the Republic of Croatia, but also for its subjects who entered into a legal relationship with legal persons owning these branch-offices before the enactment of described regulations