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Civil Procedure Beyond National Borders

Summary: 1. Introduction. – 2. Harmonisation as a Result of National Law Reform. – 3. Harmonisation as a Result of Competition between Procedural Systems. – 4. Intended Harmonisation. – 5. Final Remarks.

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Abstract

The present paper focuses on the harmonisation of civil procedural law in Europe and on a global scale. As the title of the paper indicates, this will be done by also taking into consideration past experiences in this field. The question as to the desirability of harmonisation will not be discussed. The paper will especially focus on (1) Harmonisation as a result of national law reform, (2) Harmonisation as a result of competition between procedural systems, and (3) Harmonisation as a result of international harmonisation projects

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Cornelis Van Rhee, Professor of European Legal History and Comparative Civil Procedure Department of Foundations and Methods of Law Faculty of Law, Maastricht University, the Netherland (PO Box 616 6200 MD Maastricht Netherlands; e-mail: remco.vanrhee@maastrichtuniversity.nl)

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Keywords

  • harmonisation of civil procedure, national law reform, procedural systems, international harmonisation projects

How to cite it?

  •  C H Van Rhee, 'Civil Procedure Beyond National Borders' (2018) No 1 (1) Access to Justice in Eastern Europe 15-34.