The Future of Harmonization of Civil Procedure in Europe
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Visiting Researcher Zilin Hao
We are currently hosting visiting researcher Zilin Hao, PhD researcher at Wuhan University, in January-June for a six-months research stay. She is working on her PhD thesis (Exclusive jurisdiction for cross-border litigation) and got LLM and LLB in Law (China University of Political Science and Law).
She presents herself: “My research interests focus on the fields of private international law and international civil procedure. Before I came to Rotterdam, I learned a lot from the publications of Prof. Xandra Kramer. Thus, I appreciate Professor Kramer, who integrated me into her research group. During my stay, Xandra Kramer and her team gave me warm welcome and care. Most
importantly, by participating biweekly academic seminar with professional
teammates, I can consider my thesis question from the comparative perspective of
European private international law and civil procedure law in a straight way.
I cherish this rare opportunity for an academic visit and look forward to learning more in the coming months.”
Published: October 8, 2018
On 4 October, Xandra Kramer gave a presentation on the future of the harmonization of civil procedure in Europe at the European Civil Procedure Conference in Milan. She discussed the overriding aims of EU Civil Justice (improving access to justice), the dangers of the multi-regulatory system, the interaction between national and European civil procedure, ongoing harmonization project (including the ELI-Unidroit Rulesl of European Civil Procedure), and the big challenges in the harmonization of civil procedure in Europe, including the question of how far Europeanization can and should go.