Ensaio sobre o problema da delimitação da lei processual e da lei substantiva no âmbito do direito internacional privado europeu

The substance‑procedure dichotomy is a popular target for scholarly criticism and has become increasingly important with the uniformisation of conflict laws by the European Union. In this article we intend to identify the main problems and possible solutions. Even though we will not arrive at a conclusive proposal, we intend to give notice of the problems that arise from such distinction: whether the issue pertains to substance, in which case it may be resolved by foreign law, or procedure, in which case it will be governed by the law of the forum.