TY - JOUR
T1 - The Hague Judgments Convention
AU - Nielsen, Peter Arnt
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The Hague Judgments Convention of 2005 is the first global convention on international jurisdiction and recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters. The author explains the political and legal background of the Convention, its content and certain crucial issues during the negotiations of it. Finally, the author discusses the perspectives for international trade given that, in 2009, the USA and the European Union signed the Convention.
AB - The Hague Judgments Convention of 2005 is the first global convention on international jurisdiction and recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters. The author explains the political and legal background of the Convention, its content and certain crucial issues during the negotiations of it. Finally, the author discusses the perspectives for international trade given that, in 2009, the USA and the European Union signed the Convention.
KW - International Jurisdiction
KW - Choice of Court Agreements
KW - Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments
KW - Civil and Commercial International Litigation
KW - Hague Judgments Convention
U2 - 10.1163/157181011X547207
DO - 10.1163/157181011X547207
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0902-7351
VL - 80
SP - 95
EP - 119
JO - Nordic Journal of International Law
JF - Nordic Journal of International Law
IS - 1
ER -