The article discusses the law applicable to the determination of a property-secured
right – i.e. a mortgage. Major reflections are preceded by the legal analysis
of a mortgage, the concept of the Eurohypothec and the European Land Information
Service – EULIS. What follows is a short review of mortgage regulations in selected
legal systems (e.g. the French and German systems). The core of the article
focuses on the rules for the search of the law applicable to a mortgage and related
scope. The change of law governing mortgages (property), e.g. as a result of the
change of borders, including a hostile incorporation (annexation), is also discussed.