This book looks at the question of extending the reach of the Brussels Ia Regulation to defendants not domiciled in an EU Member State. The Regulation, the centrepiece of the EU framework on civil procedure, is widely recognised as one of the most successful legal instruments on judicial cooperation. To provide a basis for the discussion of its possible extension, this volume takes a closer look at the national rules that currently govern the question of jurisdiction over non-EU defendants in each Member State through 17 national reports. The insights gained from them are summarised in a comparative report and critically discussed in further contributions, which look at the question both from a European and from a wider global perspective. Private international lawyers will be keen to read the findings and conclusions, which will also be of interest to practitioners and policy makers.
I Foreword II Jurisdiction over Non-EU Defendants in the Laws of the Member States 1. Comparative Report 2. National Reports III Extending the Regulation? 1. The EU Perspective 2. The Lugano Perspective 3. The Global Perspective
Tobias Lutzi is Junior Professor at the University of Augsburg, Germany. Ennio Piovesani is Research Fellow at the University of Turin, Italy. Dora Zgrabljic Rotar is Associate Professor at the University of Zagreb, Croatia.