Recourse against judgments in the European Union = Voies de recours dans l'Union européenne /: Voies de recours dans l'Union européenne. (1999)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Voies de recours dans l'Union européenne
• Further Information: Note: Edited by J.A. Jolowicz and C.H. van Rhee.
• Other Names: Jolowicz, J. A (John Anthony); Rhee, C. H. van
• Contents: Introduction: Recourse against civil judgments in the European Union: A comparative survey -- I. The nature of the final recourse -- II. The right of appeal -- III. Leave to appeal: final decisions. 1. The requirement of leave ; 2. The grant of leave ; 3. Grounds for the grant of leave -- IV. The nature and scope of the appeal. 1. Systems in which oral evidence at 'trial' is the primary mode of proof ; 2. Systems in which oral evidence is not the primary mode of proof ; 3. 'Evocation' -- V. Enforceability of judgment subject to recourse -- VI. Interlocutory decisions -- VII. Judgment on default -- VIII. Extraordinary recourse -- IX. Third parties -- ; X. Conclusion. Austria. Introduction: main features of Austrian civil procedure ; 1. Judicial organisation ; 2. Proof-taking stage of the proceedings ; 3. Types of decisions and remedies ; 4. Inadmissibility of further allegations of fact and evidence ; 5. Res judicata and enforceability of judgments ; 6. Special rules for labour and social security matters ; 7. Appeal against default judgments -- I. The Right of appeal. 1. Appeal against judgments of first instance (Berufung) ; 2. Appeal against judgments of second instance (Revision) ; 3. Appeal against court orders (Rekurs and Revisionsrekurs) -- II. The nature and scope of appeal against first instance judgments (Berufung) ; 1. Reviewing first instance proceedings ; 2. Grounds for Appeal and types of decisions ; 3. Fact-finding after the conclusion of the first instance proceedings ; 4. The effect of appeal (Berufung) and revision -- III. The nature and scope of appeal against second instance judgment (Revision) ; 1. Guide line function (Leitfunktion) of the Supreme Court ; 2. Differentiation between questions of law and questions of fact ; 3. Proceedings before and decision by the Supreme Court -- IV. Extraordinary recourse -- V. Default Judgments ; 1. Grounds for non-appearance and types of remedies ; 2. Types of default judgments -- VI. Third parties -- VII. A note on statistics ; 1. Number of courts and judges ; 2. Annual caseload in civil and commercial matters ; 3. Number of appeals against first and second instance decisions. Belgium. Introduction: I. Appel. 1. Notion ; 2. Decisions soumises a la voie de l'appel ; 3. Determination de l'objet de l'appel ; 4. Recevabilite en appel des demandes incidentes ; 5. Effets de l'appel ; 6. Procedure devant le Juge d'appel -- II. Opposition. 1. Notion ; 2. Concours de l'appel et de l'opposition ; 3. Defaut ; 4. Procedure -- III. Pourvoi en Cassation. 1. Notion ; 2. Decisions susceptibles de pourvoi en cassation ; 3. Contravention a la loi et violation de formes ; 4. Procedure ; 5. Effets des arrets ; 6. Pourvoi dans l'interet de la loi -- IV. Requete Civile. 1. Notion ; 2. Causes ; 3. Procedure -- V. Prise a Partie. 1. Notion ; 2. Procedure -- VI. Tierce opposition. 1. Notion ; 2. Conditions de recevabilite ; 3. Procedure. Denmark. Introduction: I. The right of appeal -- II. The nature of appeal -- III. The scope of appeal -- IV. The effect of appeal. 1. Interlocutory appeals ; 2. Other appeals -- V. Cassation -- VI. Default judgments -- VII. Judgment obtained by fraud -- VIII. Third parties -- IX. A note on statistics -- England and Wales. Introduction: I. The right of appeal. 1. Leave to appeal ; 2. Courts of appellate jurisdiction ; 3. Grounds for leave to appeal -- II. The nature of the appeal. 1. Witnesses not reheard ; 2. Matters of opinion ; 3. Further evidence ; 4. Questions of law -- III. The scope of the appeal. 1. The parties' notices ; 2. The pleadings ; 3. 'Evocation' -- IV. The effect of the appeal -- V. The hearing -- VI. Default judgments -- VII. Judgment obtained by fraud -- VIII. Third parties. 1. Default judgment ; 2. Appeal -- Finland. Introduction: I. The right of appeal -- II. The nature of appeal -- III. Proceedings and the scope of appeal -- IV. The effect of appeal -- V. Default judgments -- VI. Extraordinary recourse. Third parties. France. Introduction: I. L'appel. 1. Le droit d'appel -- II. Les effets de l'appel. 1. L'effet suspensif -- III. L'opposition. 1. Les conditions de recevabilite de l'opposition ; 2. Effets et procedure de l'opposition -- IV. Les voies extraordinaires de recours. 1. La tierce opposition ; 2. La procedure et les effets de la tierce opposition ; 3. Le recours en revision ; 4. Les effets et la procedure de recours en revision ; 5. Le pourvoi en cassation ; 6. Les conditions d'ouverture du pourvoi -- V. Les effets du pourvoi en cassation. 1. Absence d'effet suspensif: c'est la regle generale -- Germany. I. Introduction: 1. Recourse as control of correctness ; 2. Restrictions of appeals: admissibility ; 3. Types of appeal -- II. The right of appeal. 1. Appeal and cassation ; 2. Exclusion of appeals ; 3. Leave to appeal -- III. The nature of appeal. 1. Berufung as a second first instance ; 2. The principle of a 'new instance' on appeal -- IV. The scope of the appeal. 1. Determination of the scope of appeal ; 2. New demands and defenses ; 3. Questions raised but not decided at first instance ; 4. Interlocutory appeals -- V. The effect of appeal. 1. No suspensive effect and stay of execution ; 2. Court order of enforceability -- VI. Cassation. 1. Restriction to legal issues ; 2. Law and facts distinguished ; 3. Prejudice against plaintiff and defendant ; 4. Remittal and new decision ; 5. The BGH's own decision ; 6. Revision in public and individual interest -- VII. Default judgments -- VIII. Judgment obtained by Fraud -- IX. Third Parties. 1. Intervention ; 2. The third party's role ; 3. Indirect control of the litigation by insurer -- X.A Note on Statistics. Greece. I. Einfuhrung: Zur Struktur der Rechtsmittel -- II. Das Recht auf Rechtsmittel -- III. Das Wesen der Berufung -- IV. Rechtswirkungen der Berufunseinlegung -- V. Kassation -- VI. Einspruch gegen ein Versaumnisurteil und Wiederaufnahme des Verfahrens -- VII. Die Drittwiderspruchsklage (tierce opposition) -- Ireland. Introduction: I. Appeals from District Court -- II. Appeals from Circuit Court -- III. Appeals from High Court -- IV. Finality of Supreme Court decisions -- V. Security for costs -- VI. Hearing of new evidence on appeal -- VII. Exceptions from general right of appeal to Supreme Court -- VIII. Third parties -- IX. Default Judgments -- X. Judgment obtained by fraud -- XI. Statistics -- Italy. I. Italian civil procedure: crisis and reform. 1. The urgent need for reform ; 2. The reforms of 1990-91 ; 3. The most important aspects of the laws of 1990-91 -- II. The appellate structure and rights of appeal. 1. The hierarchy of civil courts ; 2. Powers of the Courts of Appeal and of the Supreme Court ; 3. The role of the 'Pubblico Ministero' in appellate proceedings ; 4. Limitations on the right of appeal and review ; 5. Status of the judgment under attack ; 6. Procedure on appeal and style of appellate judgments ; 7. Revocation and third party opposition -- III. The role of Courts of Appeal and review. 1. The authority of appellate decisions ; 2. The work of the Supreme Court -- IV. Accessibility of Courts of Appeal. 1. Geographical distribution of appellate courts and its effects ; 2. Procedural obstacles ; 3. Legal representation ; 4. Allocation of costs ; 5. The Italian machinery of justice: workload and delay -- V. Concluding remarks. The Netherlands I. Introduction: 1. Courts in the Netherlands ; 2. Reforms in the fields of judicial organisation and procedure ; 3. Types of recourse ; 4. Two types of civil proceedings -- II. Appeal. 1. Jurisdiction on appeal ; 2. Procedure, scope and consequences of appeal ; 3. Appeal of interlocutory judgments in actions commenced by summonses ; 4. Appeal of interlocutory judgments (sensu lato) in actions commenced by petition ; 5. Interlocutory judgments containing final decisions ; 6. Appeal of a final judgment does not necessarily imply appeal of preceding interlocutory decisions -- III. Cassation. 1. General observations ; 2. Cassation against interlocutory judgments -- IV. Recourse against default judgments -- V. Recourse against judgments obtained by fraud -- VI. Third party opposition -- VII. Time-limits for introducing means of recourse. 1. Appeal ; 2. Cassation ; 3. Setting aside ; 4. Request civiel ; 5. Third party opposition -- VIII. Statistics -- Portugal. Introduction -- I. Le droit d'appel. Spain. Introduction: I. El derecho a los recursos en el ordenamiento procesal espanol -- II. El sistema de recursos. Caracteristicas. Enumeracion 1. Caracteristicas ; 2. Enumeracion -- III. El recurso de apelacion. 1 La naturaleza de la apelacion civil espanola ; 2. La legitimacion para recurrir en apelacion -- IV. Interposicion del recurso de apelacion. El ambito de la decision judicial -- V. Efectos del recurso de apelacion. 1. Resoluciones interlocutorias ; 2. Sentencias definitivas -- VI. El Recurso de casasion. 1. Naturaleze juridica ; 2. Organos competentes para la casacion ; 3. Resoluciones recurribles ; 4. Motivos que autorizan la Casasion -- VII. La Rescision de sentencias firmes. 1. El procedimiento de audiencia al rebelde ; 2. Il llamado recurso de revision -- Sweden. I. Introduction. 1. The court organisation ; 2. Civil proceedings -- main features -- II. The right of appeal -- III. The nature of appeal -- IV. The scope of appeal -- V. The effect of appeal -- VI. Cassation and extraordinary remedies. 1. Relief for substantive defects (Resning) ; 2. Relief for grave procedural errors (Basvar over domvilla) ; 3. Restoration of expired time (Aterstallande av forsutten tid) -- VII. Default judgment (Tredskodomar) -- VIII. Judgment obtained by fraud -- IX. Third parties -- X.A note on statistics.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Kluwer Law International
• Publication Date: 1999
• Extent: 1 online resource (348 pages)
• Subjects: 341.7/8; Remedies (Law) -- Europe; Appellate procedure -- Europe; Voies de droit -- Europe; Voies de recours -- Europe; UE/CE Etats membres; Analyse comparative; Procédure judiciaire; Appellate procedure; Remedies (Law); Mitgliedsstaaten; Rechtsmittel; Rechtsvergleich; Zivilprozess; Zivilprozessrecht; Voies de droit -- Pays de l'Union européenne; Appel (procédure) -- Pays de l'Union européenne; Europe; Europäische Union; Europäische Union
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789041181480; 9041181482
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