Cross-Border Litigation in Central Europe: EU Private International Law Before National Courts

Cross-Border Litigation in Central Europe, an indispensable reference book, provides a detailed understanding of the process of seeking justice in cross-border disputes in Central Europe. It is the first of its kind to offer a comprehensive and analytical overview of the judicial practice in the region and to make this case law accessible in English.

Displaying the results of a major EU-funded project (CEPIL), this unique book:

• provides a comprehensive and exhaustive presentation of the case law in 10 Central European Member States (Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia)
• covers all fields of EU private international law (general civil and commercial, insolvency, family and succession matters)
• inquires whether EU private international law functions optimally in the Central European Member States to secure a Europe of law and justice
• examines whether EU private international law instruments are applied correctly and uniformly and whether national courts deal appropriately with disputes having a cross-border element
• analyzes whether the current legal and institutional architecture is susceptible of securing legal certainty and an effective remedy for cross-border litigants

This key pragmatic resource will prove to be invaluable to businesses, consumers, families and legal counsels engaged in cross-border mobility to gain access to essential information and analysis as to the application and interpretation of EU private international law in Central Europe. The book will also be appreciated by academics and researchers specializing in private international law by presenting the research findings of the CEPIL project.