Civil Procedure; Lis Alibi Pendens; Brussels I Regulation; Due Process of Law; Access to Courts; Race to the Forum
Abstract :
[en] In this paper, I attempt to examine whether the application of the lis alibi pendens provisions to be found in the Brussels and Lugano Conventions (the former now being replaced by the Brussels I Regulation) does not unreasonably limit the right of access to court. The analysis focuses in particular on the issue of the time at which a court is seized and the principle of equality of weapons between plaintiff and defendant. This paper was presented at a conference in Lisbon, financed by the EU Commission.
Disciplines :
Civil law European & international law
Author, co-author :
Wautelet, Patrick ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de droit > Droit international privé
Language :
French
Title :
Due Process and Equality of Weapons : the case of the lis alibi pendens provisions in the Brussels and Lugano Conventions
Alternative titles :
[en] Le droit au procès équitable et l'égalité des armes : le cas de la litispendance dans les Conventions de Bruxelles et de Lugano
Publication date :
2000
Main work title :
L’efficacité de la justice civile en Europe
Main work alternative title :
[fr] The Efficicency of Civil Proceedings in the EU
