Procedural Regulations – Scope of Application

Aims of This Lecture• To learn about the scopes of application of the

procedural regulation in European Area of Justice• To summarize the HW case and to identify:

– An issue of fact– A legal problem

• To evaluate the homework• To learn how to read the case law of the ECJ• To learn more about the oral presentations

Introduction• Summarize the issue of fact. = What´s the case about? • What is the key legal problem here?• Which information is necessary to solve the case?• Which information is superfluous?• Any missing information?

Possible Legal Regulation of the Case I• Which legal instruments can be applied on this case?• How are their conflicts to be solved?• Is there a hierarchy between the regulations?

Legal Regulation of the Case II• International conventions, EC regulations, national

law• EC regulations v. conventions

– Relationship usually stipulated in their texts or – International conventions have priority over secondery EC

law but not over primary EC law

• Relationship between regulations stipulated in their texts or the speciality/generality decisive

Regulations applicable on the case I• Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22.12.2000 on

jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters = Brussels I

• Regulation (EC) No 805/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21.4.2004 creating a European Enforcement Order for uncontested claims

Regulations applicable on the case II• Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 of the European

Parliament and of the Council of 12.12.2006 creating a European Order for Payment Procedure

• Regulation (EC) No 861/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11.7.2007 establishing a European Small Claims Procedure

Scopes of Application• Territorial• Personal• Temporal• Subject-matter• Which regulations are applicable on the given case?

Comparison of the proceedures• Differences and similarities

– Regulation Brussels I v. EEO– Regulation EOP v. SC– Regulation Brussels I and EEO v. Regulation

EOP and SC

Standard forms• What are the standard forms good for?• What is the difference between the forms in each regulation?

Evaluation – Homework I• Always keep the deadlines (mind your client´s demands)• Be carefull about the form

Evaluation – Homework II• Contents of the e-mail

– Greetings – „Dear Mr…, Dear All…“– Introduction – „Referring to/in relation to your e-mail,

concerning your question“– Disclaimer – „based on information you provided us with“,

„please note that the solution may change depending on the additional information“.

– Information the client is asking about–clear also for laics, no need to mention §, sections etc.

– Standard „In case of any questions or queries, please do not hesitat to contact us.“

Reading a case law

Case law• What is interpretation of regulation good for in EU?• Who is the only authority to interpret the European regulations• Eurocontrol • Rüffer• Sonntag• De Cavel

How to read more efficiently?• Reading case-law is hard job• Nevertheless: Your future job!• Read, understand, analyse, create argument based on the case law

Critical reading

helps to read better

Critical reading • Reading of statutes and case-law and thinking of the content • It’s a learned skill!• To get ideas, deeply comprehend and analyse your task or client’s

question• carefully, comprehensively, and efficiently

3 steps of critical reading

• Get the context

• Skim the text

• Read and question the text

Repeat the third step multiple times

Reading judicial opinions • Caption• Holdings• Contextual information

– Procedural history and Facts statement– Issue or issues– Court’s analysis

• The rule• The holding or holdings (conclusion)• The reasoning• Dicta

– The judgment– Concurring or dissenting opinions

Thank you for your attention

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