Entries by Giesela Ruehl

Klöpfer on Abuse of Procedure in European Civil Procedural Law

Matthias Klöpfer has authored a book entitled “Missbrauch im Europäischen Zivilverfahrensrecht” (Abuse of Procedure in European Civil Procedural Law). The book has been published in German by the German publishing house Mohr Siebeck. The official abstract reads as follows: There are times when European civil procedural law seems to actually encourage abuse of law and circumvention […]

Domej on International Execution and the Implementation of Liability

Our co-editor Tanja Domej from University of Zurich has authored a monograph entitled “Internationale Zwangsvollstreckung und Haftungsverwirklichung am Beispiel der Forderungspfändung” (International Execution and the Implementation of Liability). The volume has been published by Mohr Siebeck. It is written in German. The official abstract reads as follows: Tanja Domej retraces the debates over the relevancy and meaning […]

French conference on the “UNCITRAL Contribution to International Trade Law”

Written by Eloïse Glucksmann The Center for Private International Law and International Trade Law (CRDI) of the University Panthéon-Assas is pleased to invite you to a conference on the “UNCITRAL Contribution to International Trade Law” that will take place in the faculty premises at 92, rue d’Assas 75005 Paris, conference room no 315, on April 12, […]

Online Dispute Resolution Platform launched

Readers of our blog will recall that the European legislature, in 2013, adopted the Regulation on Online Dispute Resolution (ODR-Regulation) in consumer matters (alongside the Directive on Alternative Dispute Resolution) (see our previous

Committee on Legal Affairs I: Possible legal basis for instrument on minimum standards in civil procedure

 Written by Edina Márton On 21 December 2015, the Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament issued a Working Document on establishing common minimum standards for civil procedure in the European Union – the legal basis (PE572.853v01-00). The Rapporteur, Emil Radev, outlines the scope of the legislative competence of the EU regarding civil procedure […]