European Area of Justice and Civil Enforcement

Conference within the Framework programme for judicial cooperation in civil matters of the European Commission

International Scientific Conference

European Area of Justice and Civil Enforcement

September 21th and 22th 2006, University of Maribor, Slovenia

Organizers:

University of Maribor (Slovenia)
University of Karl-Franz Graz (Austria)
University of Bayreuth (Germany)

Working languages: German, Slovene, English
With simultaneous translation into other languages

The aim of the conference was to discuss the results of research into unified rules to simplify and expedite cross-border civil enforcement. Emphasis was placed on the European Enforcement Order for Uncontested Claims and on improving understanding of regulation of civil enforcement in different European countries.

I. Content:

- Introductory Lectures (Prof. Dr. Vesna Rijavec, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Jelinek, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Brehm)

- European Enforcement Order for Uncontested Claims – origin and objectives

- Advantages of an execution under Regulation (EC) No 805/2004 creating a European Enforcement Order for uncontested claims over Brussels I Regulation on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters and the relationship between the two Regulations

- Cases on the public policy exception (ordre public) in a cross-border enforcement procedure

- Enforcement instruments (court decisions, court settlements, authentic instruments) that can be confirmed as European enforcement instruments

- Issues of definiteness and appropriateness of enforcement instruments for civil enforcement (emphasis on calculation of interests in the enforcement procedure)

- Confirmation as a European enforcement instrument – procedure in state of origin and effect in state of enforcement

- Legal protection in the case of irregularities in international civil enforcement – relationship between the legal remedies in the EU member state of origin and EU member state of enforcement

- European enforcement instruments and insolvency of a debtor

II. National Reports and discussion – steps towards better understanding of legal systems in Europe:
- Basic concept of a civil enforcement procedure
- Legal remedies in civil enforcement procedures on the basis of European enforcement instruments
- Implementation of the Regulation creating an European enforcement order in national law systems
- Influence of European regulations (especially Brussel-I-regulation and the Regulation creating a European enforcement order) on different legal systems in Europe
- Enforcement instruments for uncontested claims
- The latest legislative measures for faster, simplified and more effective civil enforcement

Lecturers:
prof. dr. Tomislav Borič, University of Graz (Austria)
prof. dr. Sašo Georgievski, University of Skopje (Macedonia)
ass. Olaf Hentschel, University of Bayreuth (Germany)
prof. dr. Dragor Hiber, University of Beograd (Serbia)
prof. dr. Arsen Janevski, University of Skopje (Macedonia)
prof. dr. Zdenek Kapitan, University of Brno (Czech Republic)
doc. dr. Tomaž Keresteš, University of Maribor (Slovenia)
prof. dr. Rajko Knez, University of Maribor (Slovenia)
mag. Ines Medič Musa, University of Split (Croatia)
prof. dr. Dušan Nikolič, University of Novi Sad (Serbia)
prof. dr. Meliha Povlakič, University of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
mag. Jorg Sladič, European Court of First Instance(Luxembourg)
prof. dr. Lojze Ude, University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
dr. Johannes Wetzelberger, President of the Senate of the District Court for Civil Matters Graz (Austria)
dr. Sylvia Zangl, University of Graz (Austria)

This Project is financially supported by the European Commission within the Framework programme for judicial cooperation in civil matters of the European Commission