Academic literature on the topic 'Private and procedural international law'

Abstract Socio-economic changes have led to significant changes with regard to the institutions regulated by the 1865 Code of Civil Procedure and other laws, such as Law no. 105/1992 on the regulation of private international law. Among the institutions that have undergone these reconfigurations in the regulation of the Code of Civil Procedure, which entered into force in 2013, one that stands out is arbitration. Our study will analyze the main aspects of private international law arbitration: arbitration agreement, the arbitral tribunal, the proceedings in the matter, as well as the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards

Abstract This Article analyzes the interaction between the burden of proof and evidentiary discovery rules. Both sets of rules can affect incentives for prospective injurers to invest in evidence technology (i.e., ex ante investments that increase the quantity and quality of evidence in case an accident occurs). This interaction becomes acutely important in the private international law setting, where jurisdictions are split on the question whether the burden of proof should be treated as a substantive or procedural matter. When a tort occurs in Europe, but the case is litigated in American courts, treating the burden of proof as a procedural matter preserves the complementarity of incentives created by the burden of proof and evidentiary rules. Conversely, treating the burden of proof as a substantive matter creates a mismatch in incentives created by the burden of proof and evidentiary rules.

This article examines various opinions regarding the international civil procedure as part of private international law and concludes that international civil procedure is directly related to the definition of applicable law, and that substantive regulation of private law relations complicated by a foreign element is generally impossible in practice without addressing both conflict of laws and procedural problems.

In the article, the author gives the main mechanisms of establishing the content of foreign law, which are applied in most states – namely, briefly stated rules of civil procedural codes or special laws on private international law. The author focuses on the fact, that an additional source for mechanisms of establishing and clarifying content of foreign law are also international agreements, in particular – bilateral agreements on legal assistance, which states conclude between themselves to establish cooperation in order to resolve civil and criminal cases.It was found out, that in most countries, the legislator, despite the existence of civil procedural law and law on private international law, singles out international treaties, allowing to apply clear and effective mechanisms to establish the content of foreign law. This practice is not a new phenomenon in the science of private international law.

Civil procedure is a key element of any system of private law. Nevertheless in the European Union harmonisation of private law is dominated by directives concerning substantive rules while coordination of national procedural standards is lacking. Therefore significant differences in direct and indirect costs of judicial remedies remain throughout the internal market and are weakening the four freedoms. Because an escape to private arbitration is unwanted the projects to harmonise procedural standards in the field of private law should be pushed forward. Conventions on international rules of civil procedure, fragmented pieces of procedural 'directification' and the smoothening of technical problems is not enough. European Principles of Civil Procedure should be prepared as an option for individuals, courts and legislators and should in the first line be applied by a future European Union Court specialised in private law matters.

AbstractMany international treaties regulate relations between states and private individuals (vertical treaty rules) and transnational relations between private individuals (transnational treaty rules), and domestic civil litigation often plays an important role in the enforcement of such rules. The actual impact of treaty rules in domestic civil litigation depends inter alia on the procedural principles governing the judicial application of law. In the European legal tradition of civil law, these principles are often expressed by the Latin adages “jura novit curia” (the court knows the law) and “da mihi factum, dabo tibi jus” (give me the facts, I give you the law). This article analyses how such procedural principles affect the obligations of domestic courts to apply vertical and transnational treaty rules in civil litigation and how, at the same time, international law can influence these domestic procedural principles in ways which create a complex relationship between international law and domestic civil procedure law.

This article examines the impact of the principle of effectiveness of EU law on private arbitration. It uses the frame of post-award litigation to demonstrate that the relationship between these two normative orders is transversal and potentially very disruptive. This is evidenced by the alteration of the burden of proof in post-award actions, the irrelevance of the loss of the right to object, the widening of judicial review over awards that violate EU public policy, and the possibility to scrutinize errors of EU mandatory law concerning the merits of the case. The result is the weakening of the finality of awards and the replacement of the principle of procedural autonomy of Member States by European procedural primacy.

Abstract This article examines the potential for beneficial procedural cross-fertilization between internationalcommercial and investment arbitration from a functional perspective. The article argues that botharbitration regimes share a ‘private’ dispute resolution function of resolving specific disputes, butonly investment arbitral tribunals also exercise a ‘public’ law-making function of developing the lawapplicable to the resolution of disputes. The article considers two recent procedural developmentsin international arbitration rulesjoinder of third parties and publication of arbitral awardsin thelight of these private and public functions. It argues that joinder, as an efficiency-enhancingmeasure, can lead to beneficial cross-fertilization between commercial and investment arbitrationbecause it reinforces the ‘private’ dispute resolution function shared by both regimes. In contrast,the default publication of arbitral awards, to the extent that it is intended to be systematic and createinformal precedent, is appropriate in investment but not in commercial arbitration because onlyinvestment arbitral tribunals exercise a ‘public’ law-making function that justifies and stands tobenefit from this practice. In this regard, the article rejects three rationales for default publication ofinternational commercial arbitral awards: improving consistency/predictability, enhancingtransparency and developing transnational commercial law. The article concludes that crossfertilizationbetween investment and commercial arbitration can be valuable so long as it concernstheir shared private dispute resolution function. However, attempting to develop internationalcommercial arbitral practice in the shadow of the public law-making function of investment arbitraltribunals may result in counterproductive practices and undermine the proper functioning ofinternational commercial arbitration as a whole.

Abstract This article examines the potential for beneficial procedural cross-fertilization between internationalcommercial and investment arbitration from a functional perspective. The article argues that botharbitration regimes share a ‘private’ dispute resolution function of resolving specific disputes, butonly investment arbitral tribunals also exercise a ‘public’ law-making function of developing the lawapplicable to the resolution of disputes. The article considers two recent procedural developmentsin international arbitration rulesjoinder of third parties and publication of arbitral awardsin thelight of these private and public functions. It argues that joinder, as an efficiency-enhancingmeasure, can lead to beneficial cross-fertilization between commercial and investment arbitrationbecause it reinforces the ‘private’ dispute resolution function shared by both regimes. In contrast,the default publication of arbitral awards, to the extent that it is intended to be systematic and createinformal precedent, is appropriate in investment but not in commercial arbitration because onlyinvestment arbitral tribunals exercise a ‘public’ law-making function that justifies and stands tobenefit from this practice. In this regard, the article rejects three rationales for default publication ofinternational commercial arbitral awards: improving consistency/predictability, enhancingtransparency and developing transnational commercial law. The article concludes that crossfertilizationbetween investment and commercial arbitration can be valuable so long as it concernstheir shared private dispute resolution function. However, attempting to develop internationalcommercial arbitral practice in the shadow of the public law-making function of investment arbitraltribunals may result in counterproductive practices and undermine the proper functioning ofinternational commercial arbitration as a whole.

The increase in international trade creates a growing number of disputes between parties from different countries. International arbitration is the most preferred mechanism to solve disputes in international trade. If the failing party does not voluntarily comply with the award, the successful party must apply for recognition and enforcement of the award in order to obtain the remedies. Since China is one of the major business markets in the world, several of the companies committed to arbitral procedures are likely to have assets in China. This means that, if a party fails to honour an award, an enforcement procedure may begin within a Chinese court. The enforcement procedures in China are said to be insufficient and not to comply with international standards. International conventions and treaties provide for a high level of security in the recognition and enforcement procedure of the arbitral award. The most used and important instrument for recognition and enforcement is the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of 1958, to which China as well as Sweden are Contracting States. According to the Convention, an international arbitral award may only be refused under certain grounds laid down in the Convention. An analysis of the legal situation in China confirms that there are problems associated with the enforcement of arbitral awards. These problems are not, however, connected with the concept of international arbitral awards, but rather with the entire judicial system in China. Even though an enforcing party can do little to overcome these problems, certain measures can be taken in order to ease the enforcement procedure.

The Commercial Court in London is frequently dealing with applications for a freezing injunction. The vast majority of academic literature and court decisions directly or indirectly adopt the view that freezing injunctions have stood the test of time and are so frequently granted in commercial litigation that there is no need for any serious concern about their scope, let alone the need to identify and question the legitimacy of the justifications for their existence. Contrary to the traditional view, this thesis has identified equipage equality as the primary function of freezing injunctions. This recognition that freezing injunctions seek to establish a level-playing field in litigation has led the author to conclude that the current scope of the relief is excessively claimant-friendly and involves illegitimate interference with the sovereignty of foreign states. Taking into account the tactical reasons for seeking a freezing injunction, the author challenges the current interpretation of the substantive preconditions for granting the relief. Their current interpretation does not strike a fair balance between the interests of the parties. The author argues that these concerns are exacerbated by the current international scope of freezing injunctions due to the insufficient regard for the principles of public international law. The encroachment on the jurisdiction of foreign states undermines equipage equality by enabling claimants to make multiple applications for interim relief in respect of the same assets. In the light of the above, the author has sought to make a range of proposals to restrict the scope of freezing injunctions with the aim of bringing the relief in line with equipage equality.

Förordningen om inrättande av ett europeiskt småmålsförfarande (EG) nr. 861/2007 trädde ikraft den 1 augusti år 2007. Förordningen tillämpas fullt ut från och med 1 januari år 2009. Förordningen tillämpas i samtliga medlemsstater utom i Danmark. Förfarandet som inrättas genom förordningen utgör endast ett alternativ till befintliga rättegångsförfaranden. För Sveriges del innebär detta att förordningen ska vara ett alternativ till bestämmelserna i rättegångsbalken. I verkställighetsdelen ska förordningen vara ett alternativ till Bryssel I-förordningen.

Förordningens syfte är att förenkla, påskynda samt kostnadseffektivisera handläggningen av småmål. Förordningen gör det även enklare för parterna att få erkännande och verkställighet av ett avgörande i det europeiska småmålsförfarandet i en annan medlemsstat. Förordningen är tillämplig inom privaträttens område, tvisten ska ha en gränsöverskridande karaktär, fordran får inte överstiga 2 000 euro samt domstolen måste vara behörig.

Det finns både för- och nackdelar med förordningen utifrån ett svenskt perspektiv. En nackdel kan vara den ökade målströmningen till de allmänna domstolarna, vilket kan vara resurskrävande. Även antalet exekvaturmål i Svea hovrätt kommer förmodligen att öka. Den största fördelen med förordningen är att den har avskaffat exekvaturförfaranden i form av nationella verkställighetsförklaringar. Sådana verkställighetsförklaringar finns dock i Bryssel I-förordningen men på ett mer förenklat sätt.

 

On the first of August 2007, the regulation of a European small claim procedure (EU) No. 861/2007 entered into force. The regulation is however fully administered from the first of January 2009, and shall be used in all member states, besides Denmark. The small claim procedure composes only an alternative procedure to the member states existing small claim provisions. In Sweden the regulation composes an alternative to the provisions in the Act (1942:740) of procedure.

The aims of the regulation are to simplify, precipitate and to make the handling of small claims inexpensive. It also aims to make it easier for the parties to get recognition and enforcement of judgments in the European Union. The regulation is to be used in civil law and has to be a cross-border contention. The claim cannot exceed the limit of 2 000 euro and it has to be a tribunal that carries jurisdiction.

From a Swedish point of view, the regulation carries both advantages as well as disadvantages, a disadvantage would be the increased civil action to the common courts and it will be resource-demanding. The quantity of exequatur contention in Swedish court of appeal will most believably also increase. The main advantage of the regulation is the abolishment of the exequatur when the Brussels I, on the other hand, only set out to simplify it.

När något lagval inte gjorts gällande köpeavtal vid auktionsförsäljning av lösa saker är det lagen i det land där auktionen äger rum som ur svenskt perspektiv ska tillämpas, 4 § 3 st. lag (1964:528) om tillämplig lag beträffande internationella köp av lösa saker (IKL). Därmed krävs att internetauktioners fysiska plats fastställs, vilket leder till svårigheter eftersom det inte finns en geografisk plats för hemsidor. På området finns även Europaparlamentets och rådets förordning (EG) nr 593/2008 av den 17 juni 2008 om tillämplig lag för avtalsförpliktelser (Rom I-förordningen), vilken dock lämnar företräde för IKL. Rom I-förordningen har en bestämmelse lik den i IKL men med en väsentlig skillnad, nämligen att auktionsregleringen endast är tillämplig om en fysisk plats kan fastställas. I annat fall tillämpas först och främst säljarens lag och det finns även möjlighet till avvikelse när köpeavtalet har en uppenbart närmare anknytning till ett annat land än det som utpekats. Var en internetauktion har sin fysiska plats är långtifrån klart även om olika förslag till en sådan har framförts. En strikt tillämpning av IKL ger till skillnad från Rom I-förordningen inte någon möjlighet till beaktande av köpeavtalets anknytningar till olika länder, vilket är anledningen till att en tillämpning av Rom I-förordningen skulle vara eftersträvansvärd. Dock är det IKL som ska tillämpas och då det är mycket osäkert var och om fysisk plats för internetauktioner överhuvudtaget kan fastställas, är det möjligt att huvudregeln för köp av varor i IKL måste tillämpas. Det skulle innebära en tillämpning av säljarens lag, vilket dock inte är eftersträvansvärt vid auktionsförsäljning. Med hänsyn till att konsumentköp vid internetauktioner blivit allt vanligare kan även konsumentskyddsregler påverka den tillämpliga lagen. 

Article 4.1(h) in the Rome I regulation establishes which law that will be applicable on contracts concerning financial instruments concluded in multilateral systems. The main problem is that most contracts concluded within these systems have standard clauses which contain a clause on the applicable law. If this is the case, Article 3.1 in the Rome I Regulation is applicable instead. This problem makes it difficult to find a need for article 4.1(h) if it will only be applicable in exceptional cases. However, the legal position on this matter is still unclear since the Rome I Regulation has just been put into force. It is therefore important that future case law, in a clear and precise way, determines how article 4.1(h) shall be used in order for it to be properly used within the sphere of international private law.

Den europeiska internationella privaträtten inom EU avseende de anknytningskriterier medlemsstaterna tillämpar för att fastställa en juridisk persons nationalitet är inte harmoniserad. Inom EU står följaktligen inkorporerings- och sätesprinciperna mot varandra. De länder som tillämpar inkorporeringsprincipen, eller registreringsprincipen som den också kallas, avgör frågan om bolagets rättsliga hemvist utifrån var bolaget är registrerat. I de andra staterna som utgår ifrån sätesprincipen, avgörs istället frågan utifrån var bolaget har sitt faktiska säte. Den europeiska internationella privaträttens relation till EU-rätten är genomgående stark. I artikel att 81.2.c FEUF föreskrivs en skyldighet för EU:s lagstiftande organ att besluta om åtgärder för att säkerställa förenlighet mellan tillämpliga bestämmelser i medlemsstaterna om lagkonflikter och om domstolars behörighet, särskilt när det är nödvändigt för att den inre marknaden ska fungera väl. Emellertid har några europeiska internationella privaträttsliga harmoniseringsåtgärder för att bringa klarhet i frågan om vilken lagvalsprincip som ska ha företräde vid lagvalskonflikter inte vidtagits. Problemen med att medlemsstaterna tillämpar skilda lagvalsprinciper blir som tydligast när bolag önskar flytta sitt säte från en medlemsstat till en annan inom ramen för bestämmelserna om etableringsfrihet enligt artiklarna 49 och 54 FEUF. Om ett bolag som exempelvis har bildats och registrerats i ett land som tillämpar inkorporeringsprincipen, flyttar sitt faktiska säte till en stat som tillämpar sätesprincipen, riskerar bolaget att komma att lyda under två staters bolagsrätt. Skulle däremot ett bolag som har bildats och registrerats i ett land som tillämpar sätesprincipen flytta sitt säte till en stat som tillämpar inkorporeringsprincipen uppkommer den situationen istället att ingen av staterna anser sin associationsrättsliga lagstiftning vara tillämplig på bolaget. Dessa komplicerade problem med juridiska personers mobilitet har delvis lösts genom EUD:s rättspraxis. När det gäller en förflyttning av det faktiska eller det registrerade sätet utan byte av nationalitet gäller enligt Cartesio-domen den princip som slogs fast i Daily Mail-domen för över 20 år sedan. Bolag existerar endast i kraft av de olika nationella lagarna som reglerar bildandet av dem och deras funktion. Frågan om under vilka förutsättningar en sådan förflyttning av sätet är möjlig bestäms således av ursprungsstaten. Däremot är frågan om bolag får flytta säte med byte av nationalitet i första hand beroende av i vilken utsträckning mottagarstaten tillåter det. Cartesio-domen lämnar dock ingen vägledning i frågan om i vilken utsträckning medlemsstaten i fråga får bestämma förutsättningarna för en sådan transaktion. Har medlemsstaten full frihet? Rättsläget är alltjämt oklart i det hänseendet. Det finns följaktligen ingen förutsebarhet och klarhet för juridiska personer som önskar flytta sitt säte inom EU idag. EU-rättsliga harmoniseringsåtgärder för att underlätta för bolag har vidtagits genom upprättandet av bland annat SE-förordningen och Direktivet om gränsöverskridande fusioner av bolag med begränsat ansvar. Dessa utgör dock inga reella alternativ för nationella bolag som önskar flytta sitt säte. Ett 14:e bolagsdirektiv om gränsöverskridande förflyttning av säte är enligt författarens mening det enda alternativet för att överbrygga svårigheterna med att medlemsstaterna tillämpar två skilda internationellt privaträttsliga principer i utformningen av sin bolagsrätt. Två principer som leder till olika behandling av juridiska personer i EU och riskerar att hindra ett fullt genomslag av etableringsfriheten för juridiska personer.

Under 2000-talet har två EU-rättsliga förordningar stiftats i syfte att reglera erkännande och verkställighet av domar på privaträttens område inom EU. Först stiftades Bryssel I-förordningen. I enlighet med den förordningen kan en dom som meddelats av domstol i en medlemsstat verkställas i en annan medlemsstat. Dessförinnan skall domen förklaras verkställbar i den medlemsstat där verkställighet önskas. Den andra förordningen, EEO-förordningen, tillkom bara några år senare. I denna förordning har förfarandet varigenom en dom förklaras verkställbar i en annan medlemsstat avskaffats. Istället skall domen efter ansökan kunna intygas vara en europeisk exekutionstitel av domstolen i den medlemsstat där domen har meddelats. Med ett sådant intyg får domen därefter verkställas fritt i samtliga medlemsstater utan något mellanliggande förfarande. Förordningarna reglerar inte hur själva verkställigheten skall gå till. Verkställigheten skall ske i enlighet med den nationella lagstiftning i medlemstaten där verkställighet begärs. För svenskt vidkommande skall betalningsdomar verkställas genom utmätning. Enligt svensk rätt får verkställigheten inte slutföras förrän betalningsdomen vunnit laga kraft. Enligt EEO-förordningen å andra sidan får verkställigheten slutföras omedelbart. Det finns en någorlunda stor sannolikhet att en utländsk dom vinner laga kraft innan en verkställighetsförklaring gör detsamma. Enligt svensk rätt skulle det i sådant fall vara tillåtet att verkställa domen fullt ut medan reglerna i Bryssel I-förordningen inte skulle tillåta annat än vidtagande av säkerhetsåtgärder i ett sådant skede. Det är också möjligt att den svenska regeln om begränsningar i verkställigheten strider mot diskrimineringsförbudet i Amsterdamfördraget eller den allmänna principen om likabehandling.
During the last decade two EC Regulations have been adopted in order to regulate and introduce uniform standards for procedures regarding recognition and enforcement of judgements in civil and commercial matters within the EU. The first regulation to be adopted was the Brussels I Regulation. According to its provisions a judgement delivered in one Member State can be enforced in an other Member State. Previously the judgement must be declared enforceable in the Member State where the judgement is to be enforced. A few years later the second regulation called the EEO Regulation was adopted. According to the EEO Regulation a declaration of enforceability is not required anymore. Instead a judgement can be certified as a European Enforcement Order for uncontested claims by the court or a competent authority in the Member State where the judgement was delivered. The enforcement procedure itself shall however be governed by the law of the Member State of enforcement. In accordance with Swedish law a judgement concerning payment claims should be enforced by distraint. According to Swedish law a Debtor’s property is allowed to be seized but not retailed until time for an appeal has expired. The EEO Regulation on the other hand allows the enforcement procedure to be finalized immediately. There is a high probability that the time for an appeal against a foreign judgement may expire before such time in which an appeal against the declaration of enforceability can be lodged expires. In that case the Swedish law would permit the executor to finalize the enforcement procedure while in according to the Brussels I Regulation, the enforcement procedure in such case should still be limited to protective measures. It is also quite possible that the Swedish provision infringes the non-discrimination rule in the Treaty of Amsterdam or The General Principle of Equality.

EU:s inre marknad med fri rörlighet för bland annat varor har skapat ett ökat handelsutbyte över gränserna även för konsumenter. När en tvist uppstår i ett konsumentavtal med internationell karaktär är frågan bland annat vilken lag som ska tillämpas på tvisten. Inom EU regleras lagvalsfrågan i Rom I-förordningen.

Enligt huvudregeln i artikel 6.1 i Rom I-förordningen ska lagen i landet där konsumenten har sin vanliga vistelseort tillämpas. I artikel 6.2 i Rom I-förordningen ges parterna möjligheten att göra ett gemensamt lagval, dock med begränsningen att det inte får vara till nackdel för konsumenten jämfört med huvudregeln. Ett tolkningsproblem uppstår då den partsvalda lagen till vissa delar är till nackdel för konsumenten, men till fördel i andra delar.

Ett sätt att lösa tolkningsproblemet är genom en tillämpning av den så kallade russinteorin. Konsumenten tillåts då att välja de för honom mest gynnsamma reglerna ur respektive lag och därigenom skapa ett mycket långtgående skydd som inte kan erhållas enligt någon nationell rättsordning. Alternativet är att lösa problemet genom att en lag tillämpas på hela avtalet. Konsumenten väljer då en regel ur någon av lagarna och den lagen blir därigenom tillämplig på hela avtalet.

Frågan är vilken av tolkningsmetoderna som kan anses mest lämplig för att lösa problemet med tillämpningen av artikel 6.2. För att besvara frågan har en analys av respektive alternativ gjorts. Dessutom har tre tolkningsmetoder från EU-domstolen använts för att utröna vilket tolkningsalternativ som är mest lämpligt.

Både russinteorin och alternativet med en lag har både för- och nackdelar. Russinteorin ger ett mer långtgående skydd för konsumenten och för därför också med sig stora nackdelar för näringsidkaren och möjliga negativa effekter på den inre marknaden. Alternativet med en lag ger inte ett lika långtgående skydd, det är dock tillräckligt med en lag för att överensstämma med målen om att skydda konsumenten. Nackdelarna för näringsidkaren är inte lika många eller omfattande och den inre marknaden bör inte heller påverkas i någon större utsträckning av alternativet.

Sammantaget leder tolkningsmetoderna från EU-domstolen till att alternativet med en lag som tillämpas på hela avtalet anses som den bästa lösningen på tolkningsproblemet i artikel 6.2 i Rom I-förordningen.

Sverige har traditionellt sett haft en negativ inställning till erkännande och verkställighet av utländska domar. Enligt 3 kap 2 § utsökningsbalken krävs stöd i lag för erkännande och verkställighet av en utländsk dom i Sverige.

Sedan Sveriges inträde i EU, och Bryssel I-förordningens införande, har synen på domar som härrör från medlemstater inom EU förändrats. Det kan numera sägas att fri rörlighet av domar förekommer inom EU. Det leder till att Sverige erkänner och verkställer utländska domar som har avgjorts inom EU.

Mellan Sverige och tredje land är läget ett annat. Problem uppstod då Nacka tingsrätt valde att lägga amerikanska domar till grund för en svensk dom, utan stöd i lag. Tingsrätten argumenterade för att svenska medborgare som väcker talan utomlands måste stå för konsekvenserna. I uppsatsen analyseras Nacka tingsrätts dom och om 3 kap 2 § utsökningsbalken behöver revideras.

Efter en jämförelse av rättsfall i uppsatsen är bedömningen att Sveriges syn på utländska domar har förändrats något. Sverige bör i viss mån kunna öka samarbetet med vissa stater. Jag anser att 3 kap 2 § utsökningsbalken bör behållas med med vissa förändringar i form av undantag till huvudregeln.

The paper deals with the principle of reciprocity in the field of recognition and enforcement of foreign decisions. The aim is to ascertain the approach of the Czech legal doctrine and the rules of international procedural law in relation to this institute. The issue of reciprocity outside the European judicial area is addressed, as well as the question of whether reciprocity is a non-essential condition in the area of recognition and is interchangeable with other mechanisms affecting this issue.

The European Regulation no 650/2012 unified the determination of jurisdiction and applicable law in succession matters in the Member States of the European Union. At the same time, it underlined other issues that complicate decision making on cross-border succession in the Slovak Republic. One of the most striking is the resolution of the issue of settling the common property of spouses, which under Slovak procedural law, is exercised by a notary in succession proceedings. The Slovak Republic does not participate at the enhanced cooperation on cross-border matrimonial property regimes, so joining jurisdiction in these cases with succession proceedings is very complicated. The present article deals with this and some other issues which the fragmentation of EU private international law brings.

The article deals with topical issues of the implementation of legal procedures in the field of observance and protection of private law interests, rights and freedoms of man and citizen. Attention is focused on the legal procedures for the use of substantive and procedural law in civil and arbitration proceedings, as well as at the stage of enforcement proceedings.

The main issue that is still disrupting private enforcement of competition law is the calculation of damages. The 2014 Damages Directive contains some alleviations. Particularly Article 17(2) Damages Directive foresees a rebuttable presumption that cartels cause harm. Despite the clear statement in Recital 47 Damages Directive that this presumption should not cover the concrete amount of harm and studies that vary significantly regarding the typical overcharge, some Member States have created presumptions related to the amount of harm. Other Member States want to expand the presumption to non-cartel violations. This article takes a comparative analysis of the different Member States approaches and attempts to test the Damages Directive and EU competition law boundaries more generally. The article takes a sceptical perspective on some of the Member States’ approaches and proposes other solutions to ease the predicaments of damage quantifications: (i) a focus on illicit gains, (ii) amending the calculation guidelines and create a EU-wide competition damages database, (iii) create further procedural measures, such as collective redress instruments, special legal venues for private enforcement of competition law and expert judges, and (iv) foster further party-led solutions.

The mini - trial is an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedure that is used by businesses to resolve legal issues without incurring the expense and delay associated with court litigation. It does not result in a formal adjudication but is a vehicle for the parties to arrive at a solution through a structured settlement process. It is used most effectively when complex issues are at stake and the parties need or wish to maintain an amicable relationship. The term ’mini - trial’ is a misnomer, as it is not a trial, mini or otherwise. Rather, it is a voluntary, private, informal, confidential and non-binding settlement technique used most frequently in international disputes between corporations from different countries and cultures. It allows the disputants to focus on the merits of the dispute instead of dealing with procedural issues which differ from one legal system to another. Mini- trial is most helpful in case involving complex factual disputes which are always more amenable to consensual resolution processes, although mixed questions of fact and law may be also be appropriate for mini-trial if there is no need for a definitive judgment on the law.

In the Turkish law, the most characteristic example of de facto action is confiscation without expropriation. A certain case is defined as confiscation without expropriation when an immovable property belonging to someone was occupied by the Administration for being used in public service and the occupation is not based on an expropriation procedure established in accordance with the rules and principles specified in the legislation. In that vein, it has been accepted that de facto confiscation resulting from unlawful acts of the Administration does not differ from wrongful acts of private persons, and thus such administrative acts should be subject to ordinary jurisdiction just like in the case of damages arising from wrongful acts of private persons. However, confiscation without expropriation is not always of this nature. In certain cases, although a given immovable property is not exposed to a de facto confiscation without expropriation, it may have been specified as a green area on the zoning plan. In such a case, the owner’s authorities deriving from property rights will be restricted. This situation may be considered a legal confiscation without expropriation. This study investigates the dualist structure resulting from the temporary Article 6 of the Law no. 2942 on Expropriation amended by Article 21 of the Law no. 6487 and the temporary Article 7 added to the Law of Expropriation by Article 22 of the same Law.

A significant leap in the development of information technology over the past twenty years has made the global legal community respond to new challenges that have come along with the progress in the digital environment. Together with the convenience of using electronic resources, society has developed a need for a simple and understandable legislative regulation of legal relations arising from the use of computer information technologies and various products of electronic digital activity in order to protect their interests potentially. The concept and types of electronic evidence in civil proceedings in different countries have different meanings. Meanwhile, the regulations of their procedural admissibility and applicability differ. The common thing is the tendency towards an increase in the use of electronic information carriers in court proceedings, increasing importance for establishing specific facts, and the decisive evidentiary role in making decisions by the court. India became one of the first countries to realize the growing level of implementation of Internet technologies, electronic digital storage media, and computer dominance in society and the state's daily life [1] (Artemyeva, Y.A. et al.). The consequence of this understanding was the timely development and implementation of the substantive and procedural bases in evidence law for practical, understandable, and convenient use of electronic evidence in civil proceedings. The article examines the types and procedural status of electronic evidence and analyzes the current legislation and law enforcement practice in the admissibility and application of electronic evidence in civil proceedings in India. The study identifies the existing system of electronic evidence in the legal field of India, the determination of the advantages and disadvantages in the gathering, presentation, research, and evaluation of electronic evidence by the court in civil proceedings, as well as the identification of the procedural order for their provision. The researchers have identified the following tasks to achieve the goals: • to define and research the legislation of India governing the concept, types and procedural order of applicability and admissibility of electronic evidence in civil proceedings in India; • to develop a particular procedural order for the effective use of the institution of electronic evidence in civil litigation in India; • to identify the current trends in the gathering, presentation, research, and evaluation of electronic evidence in India's courts, based on the established judicial practice study. The research methodology is based on general theoretical and scientific methods of cognition, including abstraction and specification, analysis and synthesis, modeling and comparison, and systemic, logical, and functional analyzes. The scientific novelty of the research consists of a comprehensive study of the instruments of legal regulation of the institution of electronic evidence in India's legal field, including regulatory legal acts and judicial precedents, and a consideration of the possibility of applying Indian approaches in the jurisdictions of other countries. The analysis of legislation and jurisprudence regarding electronic evidence in India's civil proceedings was carried out using the synergistic principle of object study, statistical-sequential analysis, and empirical research method. This study's results can be used in lawmaking to develop and improve regulations regarding the procedural status and use of electronic evidence in civil litigation in any country. The reference, citation, and use of this article's conclusions and materials are permissible when conducting lectures and seminars on civil procedure and private international law, research activities, law enforcement practice, and teaching.

Public policy is a ambiguous concept. Public policy can be defined as a set of rules which protecting the essential structure of society and its interests. Under New York Convention dated 1958, an arbitration verdict which breaching of public policy in the executing country can’t be executed. Same provision valid under Turkish Act Related International Private Law and Procedure Law. An arbitration verdict can’t be subject to appeal directly. But, it can be sued for annulment before court of first instance. The public policy is stipulated as a ground of annulment in the Turkish International Arbitration Act. New Turkish Civil Procedure Act accepted same solution about domestic arbitration. In this paper was tried to define the public policy concept and examined point of view of legal rules questioned above.

In this paper, the author presents mediation as a service activity in the criminal proceedings on the one hand, and as a way of resolving disputes on the other. Mediation has not been examined so far, and the author, being aware that we live in the 21st century which is called the century of services and service justice, and for a good reason, analyzes introduction of this type of service into the system of criminal law which traditionally represents a branch of public law and is distinguished by ius cogens norms. Mediation is viewed and analyzed as a way of resolving disputes in criminal proceedings with its significance emphasized through broad application in comparative law and through international standards in that field. Furthermore, an overview of the provisions on the mediation procedure in the applicable criminal procedure legislation is given. In the Code of Criminal Procedure, mediation is regulated in the framework of the provisions on summary proceedings conducted under a private lawsuit.

The author continues to present his analysis of various aspects of the violation of educators’ rights at the national and international levels, which he has articulated extensively in publications and conferences. This is of particular importance in the current context of uncertainty regarding the content of Generation Z and even more so about Generation Alpha’s professional activities. Given that up to 85% of professions, to which part of them shall be ready as early as in a decade, have not yet been identified even by name, the education system is faced with the challenge of developing special qualities of personality - sustainability, adaptability to change and the desire for self-development. Can an educator under systemic pressure from violations of academic rights and freedoms provide an effective solution to such a challenge? The author begins to seek an answer to this question by drawing attention to the contradictions in the dispositions of public and private law regarding intellectual property, work quota settings for teaching staff and the rating of the effectiveness of educational activities. The employed methodology of content analysis allowed for the author’s conclusions concerning the necessity of amending the regulatory procedure of higher school function for the purpose of the remedy of the mentioned disproportions to be justified. A proposal was made on the need for reconcilation of institutional innovations in the course of recovery of the basis of university autonomy regarding the elaboration of objective parameters of ranking universities both at national and at international levels, the correction of work quotas for teachers in order to achieve comparability in the activities of the academic community in the two dimensions of its actors: in the scientific, in which pedagogy is the accompanying activity segment, and in the pedagogical, in which pedagogy is the accompanying activity segment.

This paper analyzes the behavior of a long list of economic variables during episodes of recovery from an economic collapse. A set of stylized facts is proposed so as to depict what in this work is called \saygrowth recoveries. Through different estimation techniques, it is inferred under which conditions and policies the likelihood of experiencing a growth recovery increases. The results of the paper indicate that collapses tend to occur in countries with high dependence on natural resource rents, macroeconomic mismanagement, low levels of democratic accountability and rule of law and high levels of conflict. Recoveries, on the other hand, tend to be longer than collapses and are more likely to occur in contexts of: improved external conditions, less natural resource rents, balanced fiscal accounts, where the exchange rate corrects but within a more fixed exchange rate regime and a more restricted financial account, and where there are: rebounds in private consumption, increases in international trade and improvements on property rights.

Macroeconomic summary Several factors contributed to an increase in projected inflation on the forecast horizon, keeping it above the target rate. These included inflation in December that surpassed expectations (5.62%), indexation to higher inflation rates for various baskets in the consumer price index (CPI), a significant real increase in the legal minimum wage, persistent external and domestic inflationary supply shocks, and heightened exchange rate pressures. The CPI for foods was affected by the persistence of external and domestic supply shocks and was the most significant contributor to unexpectedly high inflation in the fourth quarter. Price adjustments for fuels and certain utilities can explain the acceleration in inflation for regulated items, which was more significant than anticipated. Prices in the CPI for goods excluding food and regulated items also rose more than expected. This was partly due to a smaller effect on prices from the national government’s VAT-free day than anticipated by the technical staff and more persistent external pressures, including via peso depreciation. By contrast, the CPI for services excluding food and regulated items accelerated less than expected, partly reflecting strong competition in the communications sector. This was the only major CPI basket for which prices increased below the target inflation rate. The technical staff revised its inflation forecast upward in response to certain external shocks (prices, costs, and depreciation) and domestic shocks (e.g., on meat products) that were stronger and more persistent than anticipated in the previous report. Observed inflation and a real increase in the legal minimum wage also exceeded expectations, which would boost inflation by affecting price indexation, labor costs, and inflation expectations. The technical staff now expects year-end headline inflation of 4.3% in 2022 and 3.4% in 2023; core inflation is projected to be 4.5% and 3.6%, respectively. These forecasts consider the lapse of certain price relief measures associated with the COVID-19 health emergency, which would contribute to temporarily keeping inflation above the target on the forecast horizon. It is important to note that these estimates continue to contain a significant degree of uncertainty, mainly related to the development of external and domestic supply shocks and their ultimate effects on prices. Other contributing factors include high price volatility and measurement uncertainty related to the extension of Colombia’s health emergency and tax relief measures (such as the VAT-free days) associated with the Social Investment Law (Ley de Inversión Social). The as-yet uncertain magnitude of the effects of a recent real increase in the legal minimum wage (that was high by historical standards) and high observed and expected inflation, are additional factors weighing on the overall uncertainty of the estimates in this report. The size of excess productive capacity remaining in the economy and the degree to which it is closing are also uncertain, as the evolution of the pandemic continues to represent a significant forecast risk. margin, could be less dynamic than expected. And the normalization of monetary policy in the United States could come more quickly than projected in this report, which could negatively affect international financing costs. Finally, there remains a significant degree of uncertainty related to the duration of supply chocks and the degree to which macroeconomic and political conditions could negatively affect the recovery in investment. The technical staff revised its GDP growth projection for 2022 from 4.7% to 4.3% (Graph 1.3). This revision accounts for the likelihood that a larger portion of the recent positive dynamic in private consumption would be transitory than previously expected. This estimate also contemplates less dynamic investment behavior than forecast in the previous report amid less favorable financial conditions and a highly uncertain investment environment. Third-quarter GDP growth (12.9%), which was similar to projections from the October report, and the fourth-quarter growth forecast (8.7%) reflect a positive consumption trend, which has been revised upward. This dynamic has been driven by both public and private spending. Investment growth, meanwhile, has been weaker than forecast. Available fourth-quarter data suggest that consumption spending for the period would have exceeded estimates from October, thanks to three consecutive months that included VAT-free days, a relatively low COVID-19 caseload, and mobility indicators similar to their pre-pandemic levels. By contrast, the most recently available figures on new housing developments and machinery and equipment imports suggest that investment, while continuing to rise, is growing at a slower rate than anticipated in the previous report. The trade deficit is expected to have widened, as imports would have grown at a high level and outpaced exports. Given the above, the technical staff now expects fourth-quarter economic growth of 8.7%, with overall growth for 2021 of 9.9%. Several factors should continue to contribute to output recovery in 2022, though some of these may be less significant than previously forecast. International financial conditions are expected to be less favorable, though external demand should continue to recover and terms of trade continue to increase amid higher projected oil prices. Lower unemployment rates and subsequent positive effects on household income, despite increased inflation, would also boost output recovery, as would progress in the national vaccination campaign. The technical staff expects that the conditions that have favored recent high levels of consumption would be, in large part, transitory. Consumption spending is expected to grow at a slower rate in 2022. Gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) would continue to recover, approaching its pre-pandemic level, though at a slower rate than anticipated in the previous report. This would be due to lower observed GFCF levels and the potential impact of political and fiscal uncertainty. Meanwhile, the policy interest rate would be less expansionary as the process of monetary policy normalization continues. Given the above, growth in 2022 is forecast to decelerate to 4.3% (previously 4.7%). In 2023, that figure (3.1%) is projected to converge to levels closer to the potential growth rate. In this case, excess productive capacity would be expected to tighten at a similar rate as projected in the previous report. The trade deficit would tighten more than previously projected on the forecast horizon, due to expectations of an improved export dynamic and moderation in imports. The growth forecast for 2022 considers a low basis of comparison from the first half of 2021. However, there remain significant downside risks to this forecast. The current projection does not, for example, account for any additional effects on economic activity resulting from further waves of COVID-19. High private consumption levels, which have already surpassed pre-pandemic levels by a large margin, could be less dynamic than expected. And the normalization of monetary policy in the United States could come more quickly than projected in this report, which could negatively affect international financing costs. Finally, there remains a significant degree of uncertainty related to the duration of supply chocks and the degree to which macroeconomic and political conditions could negatively affect the recovery in investment. External demand for Colombian goods and services should continue to recover amid significant global inflation pressures, high oil prices, and less favorable international financial conditions than those estimated in October. Economic activity among Colombia’s major trade partners recovered in 2021 amid countries reopening and ample international liquidity. However, that growth has been somewhat restricted by global supply chain disruptions and new outbreaks of COVID-19. The technical staff has revised its growth forecast for Colombia’s main trade partners from 6.3% to 6.9% for 2021, and from 3.4% to 3.3% for 2022; trade partner economies are expected to grow 2.6% in 2023. Colombia’s annual terms of trade increased in 2021, largely on higher oil, coffee, and coal prices. This improvement came despite increased prices for goods and services imports. The expected oil price trajectory has been revised upward, partly to supply restrictions and lagging investment in the sector that would offset reduced growth forecasts in some major economies. Elevated freight and raw materials costs and supply chain disruptions continue to affect global goods production, and have led to increases in global prices. Coupled with the recovery in global demand, this has put upward pressure on external inflation. Several emerging market economies have continued to normalize monetary policy in this context. Meanwhile, in the United States, the Federal Reserve has anticipated an end to its asset buying program. U.S. inflation in December (7.0%) was again surprisingly high and market average inflation forecasts for 2022 have increased. The Fed is expected to increase its policy rate during the first quarter of 2022, with quarterly increases anticipated over the rest of the year. For its part, Colombia’s sovereign risk premium has increased and is forecast to remain on a higher path, to levels above the 15-year-average, on the forecast horizon. This would be partly due to the effects of a less expansionary monetary policy in the United States and the accumulation of macroeconomic imbalances in Colombia. Given the above, international financial conditions are projected to be less favorable than anticipated in the October report. The increase in Colombia’s external financing costs could be more significant if upward pressures on inflation in the United States persist and monetary policy is normalized more quickly than contemplated in this report. As detailed in Section 2.3, uncertainty surrounding international financial conditions continues to be unusually high. Along with other considerations, recent concerns over the potential effects of new COVID-19 variants, the persistence of global supply chain disruptions, energy crises in certain countries, growing geopolitical tensions, and a more significant deceleration in China are all factors underlying this uncertainty. The changing macroeconomic environment toward greater inflation and unanchoring risks on inflation expectations imply a reduction in the space available for monetary policy stimulus. Recovery in domestic demand and a reduction in excess productive capacity have come in line with the technical staff’s expectations from the October report. Some upside risks to inflation have materialized, while medium-term inflation expectations have increased and are above the 3% target. Monetary policy remains expansionary. Significant global inflationary pressures and the unexpected increase in the CPI in December point to more persistent effects from recent supply shocks. Core inflation is trending upward, but remains below the 3% target. Headline and core inflation projections have increased on the forecast horizon and are above the target rate through the end of 2023. Meanwhile, the expected dynamism of domestic demand would be in line with low levels of excess productive capacity. An accumulation of macroeconomic imbalances in Colombia and the increased likelihood of a faster normalization of monetary policy in the United States would put upward pressure on sovereign risk perceptions in a more persistent manner, with implications for the exchange rate and the natural rate of interest. Persistent disruptions to international supply chains, a high real increase in the legal minimum wage, and the indexation of various baskets in the CPI to higher inflation rates could affect price expectations and push inflation above the target more persistently. These factors suggest that the space to maintain monetary stimulus has continued to diminish, though monetary policy remains expansionary. 1.2 Monetary policy decision Banco de la República’s board of directors (BDBR) in its meetings in December 2021 and January 2022 voted to continue normalizing monetary policy. The BDBR voted by a majority in these two meetings to increase the benchmark interest rate by 50 and 100 basis points, respectively, bringing the policy rate to 4.0%.