This volume brings law to life through a free and lively dialogue on the new Model European Rules of Civil Procedure. In it, some of Europeâs leading jurists engage in a free-wheeling discussion of the most important issues in procedural law today. With its elegant style and unconventional intellectual approach, Colloquies stands out as a rare gem of comparative legal literature.
Marco de Benito holds the Jean Monnet Chair in European Civil Procedure at IE University. His research focuses on comparative civil procedure, international arbitration, private law, and legal history. He arbitrates and advises on international matters.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Notes on Contributors
1 Goals and Methodology
âMarco de Benito, Fernando Gascón, Xandra Kramer and Paul Oberhammer
2 Case Management
âMarco de Benito, Anna Nylund, John Sorabji and Rolf Stürner
3 Party Autonomy
âRemo Caponi and Marco de Benito
4 Obligations of Parties, Lawyers, and Judges
âMarco de Benito, Marco Gradi, (C. H.) Remco van Rhee and Alan Uzelac
5 Service of Process
âAstrid Stadler, Eva Storskrubb, Alan Uzelac, Enrique Vallines and MarÃa Luisa VillamarÃn
6 Evidence
âMarco de Benito, Fernando Gascón, Michele Angelo Lupoi and Michael Stürner
7 Provisional and Protective Measures
âMarco de Benito, Javier Gilsanz, Fernando de la Mataâ and Jaime Vegas
Appendix: ELI-UNIDROIT Model European Rules of Civil Procedure
Index
Legal academics. Practising lawyers. Law students (it is not a textbook but may be included as reading in undergraduate and postgraduate courses in civil procedure). Policy makers.