On the first day the conference was aimed at discussing the organization of healthcare and on the second day the focus was on reproductive rights and the right to life. Many domestic and foreign experts from the fields of medicine, law, and other disciplines related to the topics under discussion presented their contributions. Once again, the interdisciplinary approach to addressing current issues proved to be extremely effective, enabling the alignment of various professional perspectives, the formulation of solutions to open questions, and the integration of theory and practice.

Traditionally, the participants were first addressed by the rector of the University of Maribor, Prof. Dr. Zdravko Kačič. The issues concerning Healthcare in the Public and Private Sectors were presented by: Minister of Health Prof. Dr. Valentina Prevolnik Rupel, Prof. Dr. Rajko Pirnat from the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marko Jug, General Director of the University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jernej Završnik, Director of the Dr. Adolf Drolc Maribor Health Center, family medicine physician Dr. Vesna Pekarović Džakulin, Mag. Marko Bitenc, Director of the Health Institute Health, who presented entrepreneurial approaches to providing public health services, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mojca Tancer Verboten, Chief Secretary of the University of Maribor, who addressed the position of physicians in the public sector (competition prohibition in healthcare). Prof. Dr. Karl Stöger from the Faculty of Law, University of Vienna, presented the Austrian experience. Dr. Ana Kerševan, the General State Attorney, provided insights into property law claims related to healthcare, while Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tatjana Mlakar, General Director of the Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia, and Dr. Alenka Kolar, General Director of the Directorate for Healthcare Digitization, discussed the state of healthcare digitization. Gregor Strojin, Vice-Chair of the Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAI) at the Council of Europe, spoke about the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare.

Perspectives on the Right to Life and Reproductive Rights were presented by Dr. Marko Bošnjak, Vice-President of the European Court of Human Rights, Dr. Božidar Voljč, President of the State Commission for Medical Ethics, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Urban Vrtačnik presented the legislation in this area. Perspectives from physicians on this topic were presented by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Milan Reljić, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nejc Kozar, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Faris Mujezinović, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bojana Pinter, and Prof. Dr. Krešimir Pavelić. Prof. Dr. Miro Cerar from the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, discussed conscientious objection in artificial termination of pregnancy, while Prof. Dr. Suzana Kraljić addressed the right to know one's origins by presenting legal and ethical dilemmas. Prof. Dr. Rajko Knez, a constitutional judge, provided a comparative (precedential) evaluation of the right to life. Perspectives from physicians on medical assistance in voluntary termination of life and euthanasia were presented by Assoc. Dr. Jelka Reberšek Gorišek, Prof. Dr. Vojko Flis, and Peter Golob, President of the Committee on Legal-Ethical Issues at the Medical Chamber of Slovenia. Prof. Dr. Alojz Ihan provided insights into dialogue between professions, the public, and proponents of the law on voluntary termination of life. Assoc. Dr. Gabriel Kavčič from the Faculty of Theology, University of Ljubljana, presented a theologian's perspective on the right to life. A survey among students of the University of Maribor was conducted, and the results reflecting the views of young people on medical assistance in voluntary termination of life and euthanasia were presented at the conference.

On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at the Faculty of Law, University of Maribor, a Student Round Table on the topic of artificial termination of pregnancy took place, alongside the International Section on the topics of the conference on MS Teams, where numerous foreign experts presented.

The consortium comprising of eight partner institutions and overseen by the Faculty of Law of the University of Maribor, convened an expert meeting in Hannover (Germany) from December 14th to 16th, 2023, as part of the EU-funded "Digi-Guard" project.
The project focuses on addressing challenges related to electronic service of documents, electronic evidence, and videoconferencing in civil and commercial matters across EU borders. Apart from the University of Maribor, project partners include Leibniz Universität Hannover, Universiteit Maastricht, Sveučilište u Rijeci, Pravni fakultet, Universität Graz, Uniwersytet Wroclawski, Institute for Comparative Law at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana, and Cepris d.o.o.
Attending members of the Maribor Faculty of law include Prof. Dr. Vesna Rijavec, Prof. Dr. Tomaž Keresteš, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Katja Drnovšek, Assist. Dr. Denis Baghrizabehi, and Jasmina Klojčnik.
The participants outlined crucial guidelines for the project's final research phase, particularly emphasizing the need for comparative legal analyses. These analyses will draw upon a comprehensive collection of national reports from the 15 EU Member States to identify effective procedural legal frameworks and opportunities for adopting best practices or achieving future harmonization.
 

The book discusses and comments on the issues and problems that arise when foreign judgments in the area of property law are recognised and enforced in Sweden, based on the supranational rules of the 2012 Brussels I Regulation, the 2007 Lugano Convention, the 2005 Hague Convention and the 2019 Hague Convention, and partly on Swedish private international law and procedural law. In recent years, it can be said that these legal issues have undergone a lively development.

The book will be of indispensable help to Swedish companies, lawyers and other legal advisers, as well as to courts and other authorities dealing with the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, which have to assess legal issues that often give rise to numerous problems in this respect.

The author of the book, Marie Linton, Associate Professor at Uppsala University Faculty of Law and President of the Swedish Comparative Law Association has published in Sweden and abroad in numerous journals and edited books on primarily issues on private international law and international civil procedure, as well as matters relating to university education. She has been involved in a number of projects within the Institute Access to Civil Justice. She is also currently participating in a European Union project called Digi-guard, coordinated by the Faculty of Law University of Maribor and by the Institute Access to Civil Justice (ACJ).

It should also be recalled that the Uppsala University in Sweden recently awarded an honorary doctorate to Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Vesna Rijavec, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Maribor for International Cooperation and Promotion.

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Monograph (i) explains the significance of the fact that judicial cooperation falls within the EC Treaty; (ii) sets out the background of measures and proposals which will form the basis for further work by the European Commission in developing legislative proposals; (iii) compares the enforcement frameworks of selected national laws (England, Germany, France, Sweden, Spain); (iv) examines in detail the existing position in relation to key enforcement issues (obtaining information about a debtor's assets, provisional and protective measures, service of documents, exequatur, transfrontier garnishee orders and the transfrontier enforcement of injunctions) under the selected national laws and European/international instruments; and (v) assesses the scope for improvements in collaboration between Member States and the obstacles that may impede harmonisation.

The book will provide an invaluable source of reference for practitioners and policy-makers, and will also be of assistance as a starting point for those who want to engage in further comparative research on the topics covered.

The author of the book, Wendy Kennett is a professor at School of Law and Politics at University of Cardiff and one of the Associate Members of the Institute Access to Civil Justice of the Faculty of Law, University of Maribor. She is currently teaching Contract at undergraduate level and International Commercial Arbitration on the LLM programme. Her work on civil procedure and enforcement is also widely internationally recognised.

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As first, the book offers some general considerations and presents attempts at a systemisation of enforcement titles. The authors have drawn content from the data collected within the project "Diversity of Enforcement titles in cross-border debt collection in the EU" - EU-En4s of the institute Access to Civil Justice (ACJ).

The 5 parts the monograph is divided into are:

• Part I: General considerations and Classification of Enforcement Titles
• Part II: Judgement
• Part III: Effects of Judgements
• Part IV: Court Settlements and Authentic Instruments
• Part V: Other Cross-Border Considerations

The monograph also contains several chapters authored by teachers and senior staff of the Faculty of Law of the University of Maribor and the Institute Access to Civil Justice (ACJ):

• Vesna Rijavec: Enforcement Titles Under Brussels I bis Regulation from National to EU Frameworks ter Pendency Rules
• Tomaž Keresteš: Enforcement Titles in the EU: Common Core After All?
• Tjaša Ivanc in Denis Baghrizabehi: Related Actions
• Katja Drnovšek: Comparative View on the Divergence of Structure and Substance of Judgements
• Denis Baghrizabehi: Searching for Res Judicata at the Edges of National Procedural Autonomy

This book provides a valuable contribution to the Theory of European Civil Procedure. Since it is based on a comparative approach and employs both empirical and doctrinal viewpoints, it should also greatly benefit practitioners involved in cross-border dispute resolution. Overall, the findings should be of interest to a broad audience, including policymakers, judges, practitioners and scholars.

The book can be ordered in e-form as well as in physical form.