Your rapporteur considers that the law in question should be the law of the country which was the habitual residence of the deceased at the time of his death; this would ensure that, in many instances, the court with jurisdiction and the applicable law would coincide, which would help to ensure that any disputes concerning the succession were rapidly and effectively resolved.
Referents uzskata, ka šim likumam jābūt tās valsts likumam, kas bijusi mirušās personas parastā dzīvesvieta tās nāves brīdī; tādējādi daudzos gadījumos būs atbilstība starp kompetento tiesu un piemērojamajiem tiesību aktiem, un tas sekmēs ar mantošanu saistīto strīdu ātru un efektīvu risināšanu.