MVV91K EU Private International Law

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Csongor István Nagy, LL.M., Ph.D., S. J.D. (lecturer), doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Kolečková
Timetable
Mon 21. 11. 13:30–15:00 208, 16:40–18:10 208, Tue 22. 11. 8:00–9:30 209, 18:15–19:45 025, Wed 23. 11. 16:40–18:10 140, 18:15–19:45 140
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
The course gives a comprehensive overview about the emerging field of EU private international law (EU PIL). It takes a case-law approach and elucidates the key-concepts of EU PIL through real and fictitious cases. After a short overview about the evolution of EU PIL, jurisdictional rules are analyzed. Afterwards, contracts, delicts and familty matters are exmined from the perspective of both jurisdiction and applicable law. The last lecture deals with recongition and enforcement, both from a European and a global perspective.
Syllabus
  • 1. Why do we need uniform private international law in Europe? The emergence of EU PIL -Forum-shopping scenarios -Treaty of Amsterdam -Fields and sources of EU PIL 2. Jurisdiction: a general overview -Brussels I Regulation -Brussels II Regulation -Maintenance Regulation 3. Contractual matters -Jurisdiction (Brussels I Regulation) -Rome I Regulation 4. Non-contractual matters -Jurisdiction (Brussels I Regulation) -Rome II Regulation -1971 Hague Convention on the law applicable to traffic accidents 5. Divorce, matrimonial property and maintenance: the law of marriage starts where love ends -Brussels II Regulation -Rome III Regulation -Draft Regulation on Matrimonial Property -Maintenance Regulation 6. Recognition and enforcement -Free movement of judgments in the EU -EU PIL in a global context: recognition and enfocement of punitive damages in Europe
Literature
  • Brussels I Regulation (Reg 44/2001) Brussels II Regulation (Reg 2201/2003) Roma I Regulation (Reg 593/2008) Rome II Regulation (Reg 864/2007) Rome III Regulation (Reg 1259/2010)
Teaching methods
Lecture, discussion
Assessment methods
Written exam: multiple-choice questions (closed-book) and case-study (open-book)
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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