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Examining extensive case law of the CJEU,
Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments in Europe: The Brussels I Regulation, the Lugano Convention, and the Hague Choice of Court Convention explains how the three legal instruments governing international litigation in Europe form a coherent system for court decisions.
List of contents
- Part I: General and Introductory
- 1: Introduction
- 2: International and Territorial Application
- 3: From What Date do the Instruments Apply?
- 4: Subject Matter Scope: Civil and Commercial Matters
- 5: Subject Matter Scope: Specific Exclusions
- 6: Conflict of Instruments
- Part II: Jurisdiction
- 7: Jurisdiction: General Principles
- 8: Special Jurisdiction
- 9: Multiple Parties and Multiple Claims
- 10: Maritime Claims
- 11: Protective Jurisdiction
- 12: Exclusive Jurisdiction
- 13: Choice-of-Court Agreements
- 14: Submission
- 15: Examination as to Jurisdiction and Admissibility
- Part III: Recognition and Enforcement
- 16: Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments: Introduction
- 17: Brussels and Lugano: Procedure
- 18: Brussels and Lugano: Grounds for Refusal of Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments
- 19: Brussels and Lugano: Authentic Instruments and Court Settlements
- 20: Hague
- Part IV: Procedural and Systematic Issues
- 21: Concurrent Proceedings
- 22: Provisional, Including Protective, Measures
- 23: Choice-of-Court Agreements: Jurisdictional Conflicts
- 24: Arbitration
- 25: Relationship with Other Instruments (Conventions on a Particular Matter)
About the author
For many years a professor of law at the London School of Economics, Trevor Hartley is a member of the American Law Institute, the European Group for Private International Law, and the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Private International Law (UK Ministry of Justice). He worked closely with the UK negotiating team during the recast of the Brussels Regulation, and was a member of the UK delegation, and co-rapporteur, for the Hague Choice-of-Court Convention. He has published extensively in the fields of private international law and EU law.
Summary
Examining extensive case law of the CJEU, Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments in Europe: The Brussels I Regulation, the Lugano Convention, and the Hague Choice of Court Convention explains how the three legal instruments governing international litigation in Europe form a coherent system for court decisions.
