Crisis matrimoniales y la reforma de las reglas domésticas españolas de competencia judicial internacional: paso adelante o paso atrás

The purpose of this paper is to analyze briefly the recent amendment of the Spanish domestic rules of international jurisdiction in matrimonial matters. They are applicable in certain cases even despite the applicability for Spain (and all the Member States of the EU) of the Council Regulation (EC) 2201/2003, of 27 November 2003, concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) 1347/2000. This essay analyzes the new domestic Spanish rules in comparison with the repealed ones, in order to determine the improvement of the system or, on the contrary, the absence of reason to modify the previous regime.