Sections Contest Property disposition Common types Other types Governing doctrines Trust law is not part of most civil law jurisdictions, but is a common figure in most common law system (and thus in most Commonwealth jurisdictions).
This recognition often involves "translating" the trust's characteristics into legal concepts that do exist within the civil law country.
They enable creation of trusts in the jurisdiction of Curaçao/Sint Maarten, when constituted by notarial instrument.
[3] The legislation is similar as it is based on a legislative act proposed for the Netherlands Antilles, and which was adopted in both jurisdictions separately after the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles.
[4] The Czech Republic trust exists since 1 January 2014 and is based on Quebec Civil Code regulation.