Abstrakt
The paper focuses on the fundamental concepts of the legal status of legal entities in private international law. It provides the analysis of the concepts of "lex societatis" and "nationality" based on the legal doctrines and legislation of the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and China.
The main criteria for determining the applicable law were determined, as well as the distinction between the terms "lex societatis" and "nationality of a legal entity" was described.