Edited by Marta Requejo Isidro, Professor of Private International Law and Legal Secretary, Court of Justice of the European Union

• Contents:Preface xxxiiiIntroduction 1Burkhard HessCHAPTER I SCOPE AND DEFINITIONSArticle 1 20Burkhard HessArticle 2 36Marlene Brosch and Martina MantovaniArticle 3 53Martina MantovaniCHAPTER II JURISDICTIONSECTION 1 GENERAL PROVISIONSArticle 4 60Cristina M. MariottiniArticle 5 72Cristina M. MariottiniArticle 6 79Cristina M. MariottiniSECTION 2 SPECIAL JURISDICTIONArticle 7 88Marta Requejo Isidro, Edith Wagner and Matteo GargantiniArticle 8 166Philippos SiaplaourasArticle 9 191Marta Requejo IsidroSECTION 3 JURISDICTION IN MATTERS RELATING TO INSURANCEArticle 10 196Inga J.rvekülgArticle 11 205Inga J.rvekülgArticle 12 211Inga J.rvekülgArticle 13 214Inga J.rvekülgArticle 14 223Inga J.rvekülgArticle 15 226Marlene BroschArticle 16 234Marlene BroschSECTION 4 JURISDICTION OVER CONSUMER CONTRACTSArticle 17 241Stephanie LawArticle 18 274Stephanie LawArticle 19 279Stephanie LawSECTION 5 JURISDICTION OVER INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENTArticle 20 287Crístian Oró MartínezArticle 21 304Crístian Oró MartínezArticle 22 315Crístian Oró MartínezArticle 23 318Crístian Oró MartínezSECTION 6 EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTIONArticle 24 324Leon Marcel KahlSECTION 7 PROROGATION OF JURISDICTIONArticle 25 344Marlene Brosch and Leon Marcel KahlArticle 26 375Felix Alexander KoechelSECTION 8 EXAMINATION AS TO JURISDICTION AND ADMISSIBILITYArticle 27 417Felix Alexander KoechelArticle 28 432Felix Alexander KoechelSECTION 9 LIS PENDENS – RELATED ACTIONSArticle 29 466Stephanie LawArticle 30 484Stephanie LawArticle 31 490Stephanie LawArticle 32 500Stephanie LawArticle 33 506Stephanie LawArticle 34 513Stephanie LawSECTION 10 PROVISIONAL, INCLUDING PROTECTIVE, MEASURESArticle 35 520Carlos Santaló GorísCHAPTER III RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENTSECTION 1 RECOGNITIONArticle 36 548Wiebke VoßArticle 37 562Wiebke VoßArticle 38 569Wiebke VoßSECTION 2 ENFORCEMENTArticle 39 577Giovanni ChiapponiArticle 40 587Giovanni ChiapponiArticle 41 596Giovanni ChiapponiArticle 42 607Giovanni ChiapponiArticle 43 617Giovanni ChiapponiArticle 44 628Giovanni ChiapponiSECTION 3 REFUSAL OF RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENTSubsection 1 Refusal of RecognitionArticle 45 638Janek Tomasz Nowak and Vincent RichardSubsection 2 Refusal of EnforcementArticle 46 680Enrique Vallines GarcíaArticle 47 686Enrique Vallines GarcíaArticle 48 695Enrique Vallines GarcíaArticle 49 699Enrique Vallines GarcíaArticle 50 704Enrique Vallines GarcíaArticle 51 708Enrique Vallines GarcíaSECTION 4 COMMON PROVISIONSArticle 52 719Enrique Vallines GarcíaArticle 53 724Enrique Vallines GarcíaArticle 54 735Enrique Vallines GarcíaArticle 55 744Enrique Vallines GarcíaArticle 56 756Enrique Vallines GarcíaArticle 57 758Enrique Vallines GarcíaCHAPTER IV AUTHENTIC INSTRUMENTS AND COURT SETTLEMENTSArticle 58 763Marlene BroschArticle 59 769Marlene BroschArticle 60 772Marlene BroschCHAPTER V GENERAL PROVISIONSArticle 61 776Marta Requejo IsidroArticle 62 778Marta Requejo IsidroArticle 63 783Marta Requejo IsidroArticle 64 788Marta Requejo IsidroArticle 65 792Philippos SiaplaourasCHAPTER VI TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONSArticle 66 797Burkhard HessCHAPTER VII RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER INSTRUMENTSArticle 67 801Cristina M. MariottiniArticle 68 811Cristina M. MariottiniArticle 69 814Cristina M. MariottiniArticle 70 816Cristina M. MariottiniArticle 71 818Cristina M. MariottiniArticle 71a 828Lena HornkohlArticle 71b 838Lena HornkohlArticle 71c 846Lena HornkohlArticle 71d 852Lena HornkohlArticle 72 856Cristina M. MariottiniArticle 73 861Cristina M. MariottiniCHAPTER VIII FINAL PROVISIONSArticle 74 867Marta Requejo IsidroArticle 75 870Marta Requejo IsidroArticle 76 872Marta Requejo IsidroArticle 77 875Marta Requejo IsidroArticle 78 876Marta Requejo IsidroArticle 79 879Marta Requejo IsidroArticle 80 882Marta Requejo IsidroArticle 81 883Marta Requejo IsidroFinal 885Marta Requejo IsidroAppendix 1: Annexes and Recitals 887Index 898

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