Naslov
Civil Jurisdiction of European Courts over U.S. defendants

Autori
Babić, Davor Adrian

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Skup
Jean Monnet Lecture, University of Pittsburgh, School of Law

Mjesto i datum
Pittsburgh (PA), Sjedinjene Američke Države, 31.01.2012

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
private international law; civil jurisdiction; EU law; Brussels I Regulation

Sažetak
The Commission, the Council and European Parliament are currently in the midst of negotiations over a new proposal for the Brussels I Regulation on jurisdiction and recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters. One of the key elements of the Commission's proposal is to extend the jurisdictional rules of the regulation to third party defendants such as those in the US. Jurisdiction of courts in civil cases brought against U.S. defendants would no longer be determined by national law of each Member State but by the Brussels I Regulation. For U.S. businesses and individuals who are subject to risk of being sued in any EU member state, this raises the issue whether they would be better off or worse off if this proposal is adopted. In my talk I would like to make some introductory remarks on the regulation and discuss how it compares to U.S. jurisdictional law, as I understand it. I will then outline the Commission proposal and share with you some thoughts on what effects this may have for U.S. parties.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pravo

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