Anknüpfungspunkte

English translation: connecting factors

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German term or phrase:Anknüpfungspunkte
English translation:connecting factors
Entered by: Emily Batcher (X)

19:41 Nov 20, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / divorce
German term or phrase: Anknüpfungspunkte
A German citizen and American citizen are getting divorced; the court is explaining why German law dictates in this case:
"Die Ehescheidung ist nach deutschem Recht zu entscheiden, weil dies in Ermangelung anderer Anknüpfungspunkte das Recht desjenigen Staates ist, mit dem die Ehegatten auf andere Weise gemeinsam am engsten verbunden sind."
Emily Batcher (X)
United States
Local time: 03:22
connecting factors
Explanation:
This is the correct term in international private law. See here, or Google "connecting factors"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_loci_arbitri

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Note added at 1 day26 mins (2007-11-21 20:08:14 GMT)
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Sorry, I didn't see that Steffen had added it to Kim's answer. I only saw 'connecting links', which is not correct!
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Margaret Marks
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:22
Grading comment
Thank you so much!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1points of contacts
Vittorio Ferretti
3 +2connecting links
Kim Metzger
5connecting factors
Margaret Marks
3connections
Dr. Fred Thomson
3links
Raghunathan Rajagopalan


Discussion entries: 1





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
connecting links


Explanation:
Offered by Muret-Sanders. I'm not crazy about it, but it should do the job. Another possibility is associations.

... because in the absence of other connecting links, it is the right of the nation that ...

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 02:22
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1244

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Armorel Young: right idea, but surely a link by definition connects something (what sort of link is not a connecting link?), so maybe "links" or "connections" alone would to.
1 hr
  -> Yes, tautologous.

agree  Steffen Walter: "connecting factors" - see http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1595304 and http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1587566 / See also http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1560486 ;-)
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
points of contacts


Explanation:
as alternative ...

Vittorio Ferretti
Local time: 09:22
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agree  pfifficus
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
connections


Explanation:
This is what we would uses in Montana and Arizona

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 02:22
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Native speaker of: English
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1 day 25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
connecting factors


Explanation:
This is the correct term in international private law. See here, or Google "connecting factors"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_loci_arbitri

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Note added at 1 day26 mins (2007-11-21 20:08:14 GMT)
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Sorry, I didn't see that Steffen had added it to Kim's answer. I only saw 'connecting links', which is not correct!

Margaret Marks
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 272
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Thank you so much!
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1 day 6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
links


Explanation:
common interests

according to Eichborn

Raghunathan Rajagopalan
Local time: 13:52
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 62
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