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Publishers Abstract:
This article will provide an outline of the European civil procedure developments under the Brussels Convention and Council Regulation 44/2001. This analysis will be tripartite. These are: 1. The changes subsequent to the Brussels Regulation will be outlined. 2. Some questions concerning jurisdiction will be addressed. 3. Questions regarding recognition and enforcement will be discussed. For the further development of European civil procedure, it is of utmost importance that the parties of the litigation do not lose confidence in the courts. A period of consolidation in European civil procedure is, at present, imperative. All member states should now be provided with the opportunity to gain experience in applying the Regulations promulgated recently, before the European Commission takes further steps to harmonize the rules on cross border litigation or even national rules of civil procedure.
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