In 2009, the editors of this volume developed the idea to organise a conference on the
harmonisation and globalisation of civil procedure in view of the recent legislative developments …

The most important political priority of the European Commission in the recast of the
Brussels I Regulation has been the abolition of exequatur. The policy to gradually abolish …

The establishment of Regulation No 864/2007 on the Law Applicable to Non-Contractual
Obligations (Rome II) is a landmark for European Private International Law. The regulation of …

Most domestic codes of civil procedure do not devote a separate provision to the structure of
proceedings. The basic structure of the procedure can, however, be deduced from a range …

… Kramer XE (2008a) A major step in the harmonization of procedural law in Europe: the
European small claims procedure. Accomplishments, new features and some fundamental …

The use of information and communication technology for the purpose of judicial proceedings
is a topical issue in Europe. Some EU member states had already started many years ago …

Collective redress has been on the EU civil justice agenda for a long time, and has triggered
considerable debate as a result of the complexity of the matter and the hugely diverging …

De doelstelling van dit onderzoek is om na te gaan of in incassozaken op een andere wijze
dan door het doorlopen van de bestaande gerechtelijke procedure een executoriale titel kan …

As a consequence of the policy to gradually abolish the exequatur in the EU, the Commission
proposal on the Recast of Brussels I envisages the abolition of intermediate proceedings. …

The digitalisation of justice has been high on the agenda of both national and EU policy
makers and legislators for the at least a decade. At the EU level, the latest and most …