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Sustaining Access to Justice in Europe: New Avenues for Costs and Funding

The team of the NWO Vici project ‘Affordable Access to Justice’ at Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University (Rotterdam), is organising the conference ‘Sustaining Access to Justice in Europe: New Avenues for Costs and Funding’ on 19 and 20 October 2023 at the Erasmus Paviljoen at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Access to civil justice is of paramount importance for enforcing citizens’ rights. At the heart of access to civil justice lies litigation funding and cost management. Yet, over the past decades, access to justice has been increasingly put under pressure due to retrenching governments, high costs of procedure, and the inefficiency of courts and justice systems. Within this context, the funding of litigation in Europe seems to be shifting from public to private sources. Private actors and innovative business models emerged to provide new solutions to the old problem of financial barriers of access to justice.
With the participation of policymakers, practitioners, academics, and civil society representatives from all over Europe and beyond, the conference seeks to delve deeper into the financial implications of access to justice and the different ways to achieve sustainable civil justice systems in Europe.
The topics addressed in this international academic conference will include the different methods of financing dispute resolution, particularly in the context of group litigation (third-party funding, crowdfunding, blockchain technologies), public interest litigation, developments in ADR/ODR, the new business models of legal professionals as well as law and economics aspects on litigation funding. The conference is supported by the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
Find the link to registration here.
Please find the preliminary conference programme below.
Call for papers Vici Conference Sustainable justice 2023.pdf
Provisional Programme.pdf


This page displays publications resulting from the ERC project and the Vici project
Scholarly publications
- X.E. Kramer & G. Antonopoulou, Commercialising Litigation: The Case of the Netherlands Commercial Court, in: Albert Henke, Marco Torsello, Elena Zucconi Galli Fonseca (eds.), International Commercial Courts. A Paradigm for the Future of Adjudication?, E.S.I. Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane, Napels 2023 (forthcoming) (author copy)
- X.E. Kramer, J. Hoevenaars, B. Kas & E. Themeli (eds), Frontiers in Civil Justice: Privatisation, Monetisation and Digitisation, Edward Elgar, 2022
- X.E. Kramer, J. Hoevenaars and E. Themeli, Frontiers in civil justice – privatising, digitising and funding justice, in: X.E. Kramer, J. Hoevenaars, B. Kas & E. Themeli (eds), Frontiers in Civil Justice: Privatisation, Monetisation and Digitisation, Edward Elgar, 2022, p. 1-20 (author copy)
- B. Kas, The untapped potential of a structured interaction between courts and ADR for the resolution of consumer disputes in the EU, in: X.E. Kramer, J. Hoevenaars, B. Kas & E. Themeli (eds), Frontiers in Civil Justice: Privatisation, Monetisation and Digitisation, Edward Elgar, 2022, p. 22-39
- E. Themeli, The frontiers of digital justice in Europe, in: X.E. Kramer, J. Hoevenaars, B. Kas & E. Themeli (eds), Frontiers in Civil Justice: Privatisation, Monetisation and Digitisation, Edward Elgar, 2022, p. 102-120
- M. Ahmed and X. Kramer, Global Developments and Challenges in Costs and Funding of Civil Justice, Erasmus Law Review, 14(4), p. 181-188, Open Access;
- E. Silva de Freitas, Money, Blackmail and Lawsuits: Revisiting Coventry v. Lawrence and the Principle of (In)equality of Arms, Erasmus Law Review 2021, 14(4), p. 198-210, Open Access;
- A. Cordina, Is It All That Fishy? A Critical Review of the Concerns Surrounding Third Party Litigation Funding in Europe, Erasmus Law Review, 14(4), p. 270-280, Open Access;
- A. Dori, In Data We Trust? Quantifying the Costs of Adjudication in the EU Justice Scoreboard, Erasmus Law Review, 14(4), p. 281-297, Open Access;
- J. Hoevenaars, EU Law Mobilization: Lessons from a Bottom-Up Approach, in M. R. Madsen, F. Nicola & A. Vauchez (ed), Researching the European Court of Justice Methodological Shifts and Law’s Embeddedness, Cambridge University Press 2022;
- G. Antonopoulou, Procedure before international commercial courts and ordinary courts: A comparative perspective, in S. Brekoulakis and G. Dimitropoulos (ed), International Commercial Courts: The Future of Transnational Adjudication, Cambridge University Press 2022;
- Yalcin, Gizem, Erlis Themeli, Evert Stamhuis, Stefano Puntoni, Stefan Philipsen, ‘Perceptions of justice by algorithms’, Artificial Intelligence and Law 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10506-022-09312-z.
- M.C. Ucín, Fundamentos teóricos para la participación ciudadana en los tribunales: una mirada a los casos de Interés Público (Theoretical foundations for citizen participation in the courts: a look at cases of Public Interest), in: Revista Paradigma, Ribeirão Preto-SP, v. 31, n. 1, p.67-86, jan/abr2022 (open access)
- M.C. Ucín, Notas sobre derecho y eficacia. A propósito de la reforma estructural a través del proceso (Notes on law and efficacy. Apropos the structural reform through the process), in: Jueces para la Democracia. Información y Debate (Nº103, March 2022, pp81-89, Spain). Open Access
- M.C. Ucín, Los derechos sociales en el entramado del Estado social (Social rights within the framework of Welfare State), Revista Direitos Culturais, Santo Ângelo, v. 16, n. 40, p. 321-335, set./dez. 2021, Brazil Open Access
- M.C. Ucin, Cuestiones probatorias en el Litigio de Interés Público. Sobre la prueba de la violación de los derechos sociales (Evidence matters in Public Interest Litigation. On the proof of the violation of social rights), Revista Ítalo-Española de Derecho Procesal 2021-2, p 125-148 (open access);
- E.M. van Gelder & A. van Duin, In de schaduw van het recht: over PayPal’s Resolution Centre en kwaliteitsstandaarden voor cODR op online platforms (In the Shadow of the Law: the PayPal Resolution Center and Quality Standards for ODR on online platforms), in P.T.J. Wolters, R.M. Hermans, A. Janssen & P. Ortolani (ed), Digitalisering en conflictoplossing (Digitization and Dispute Resolution), Wolters Kluwer 2021;
- M.C. Ucín, Milieudefensie vs. Shell. O sobre las nuevas formas de la justicia (Milieudefensie vs. Shell. Or on the new forms of justice). Suplemento La Ley Actualidad, Editorial La Ley Argentina, October 2021. Author copy
- M.C. Ucín, Tutela judicial efectiva en litigios estructurales. A propósito de las condiciones de detención en la Provincia de Buenos Aires (Effective judicial protection in structural claims. Apropos the imprisonment conditions in Buenos Aires Province), Revista Jurisprudencia Argentina 2021, 4 (3), 3-10 (author copy);
- J. Hoevenaars, Tussen partijautonomie en ongelijkheidscompensatie: Hoe kantonrechters omgaan met niet-vertegenwoordigde partijen (Between party autonomy and inequality compensation: How subdistrict judges deal with unrepresented parties), Recht der Werkelijkheid 2021, p. 16-40; (full text)
- X.E. Kramer, A. Biard, J. Hoevenaars & E. Themeli, New Pathways to Civil Justice in Europe, Springer 2021 (two chapters open access here);
- A. Biard, J. Hoevenaars, X.E. Kramer and E. Themeli, Introduction: The Future of Access to Justice – Beyond Science Fiction, in: Xandra Kramer, Alexandre Biard, Jos Hoevenaars and Erlis Themeli, New Pathways to Civil Justice, Springer 2021 (author copy)
- J. Hoevenaars & J. Krommendijk, Black box in Luxembourg: the bewildering experience of national court judges and lawyers in the context of the preliminary ruling procedure. European Law Review 2021, 46 (1), 61-80. (full text)
- E. Themeli and S. Philipsen, AI as the Court: Assessing AI Deployment in Civil Cases, in K. Benyekhlef (ed), AI and Law. A Critical Overview, Éditions Thémis 2021, p. 213-232 (author copy).
- I.N. Tzankova & X.E. Kramer, From Injunction and Settlement to Action: Collective Redress and Funding in the Netherlands, in: Alan Uzelac and Stefaan Voet, Class Actions in Europe: Holy Grail or a Wrong Trail?, Springer 2021, p. 97-130 (author copy)
- J. Hoevenaars, Lawyering EU law: An Empirical Exploration into the Practice of Preliminary References, European Papers, 5 2020(2), (full text)
- X.E. Kramer & I. Tillema, The Funding of Collective Redress by Entrepreneurial Parties: The EU and Dutch Context, Revista Ítalo-Española de Derecho Procesal 2020(2), p. 165-181 (full text)
- J. Hoevenaars & X.E. Kramer, ‘Improving Access to Information in European Civil Justice: a Mission (Im)Possible?’, in: J. von Hein & T. Kruger (eds.), Informed Choices in Cross-Border Enforcement, Intersentia 2020, p. 503-525 (full text);
- X.E. Kramer & J. Hoevenaars, ‘European Civil Procedure and the Dialogue between National Courts and the European Court of Justice’, in B. Hess and K. Lenaerts (eds.), The Fiftieth Anniversary of the European Law of Civil Procedure, Nomos 2020, p. 175-201.
- J. Hoevenaars, Advocaten in Europa: vertegenwoordiging op het hoogste niveau? (Lawyers in Europe: Representation at the Highest Level?), Recht der Werkelijkheid 2019-3, p. 7-29 (full text)
- J. Hoevenaars, ‘Procederen voor de hoogste rechter: Empowerment of Vervreemding?’, in A. Böcker & P. Minderhoud (eds.), Reguleren en Procederen. Bijdragen aan het seminar ter gelegenheid van de pensionering van Tetty Havinga, Wolf Legal Publishing 2020, p. 49-59 (full text)
- A. Biard & S. Voet, ‘Expériences et attitudes de consommateurs avec le Service de Médiation pour le Consommateur/Consumentenombudsdienst : enquête sur les dossiers incomplets’, Droit de la consommation/Consumentenrecht (D.C.C.R) 2020/126;
- E.M. van Gelder, ‘The European approach to Consumer ODR’, International Journal of Online Dispute Resolution 2019/2, p. 219-226;
- X.E. Kramer & J. Sorabji (eds.), International Business Courts: A European and Global Perspective, Eleven International Publishing 2019 (296 pages) (open access);
- J. Sorabji & X.E. Kramer, ‘Introduction - The International Business of Courts’, in X.E. Kramer & J. Sorabji (eds.), International Business Courts: A European and Global Perspective, Eleven International Publishing 2019, p. 1-20 (full text);
- E. Themeli, International Commercial Courts Competition in Europe: A Litigation Experience Approach, in X.E. Kramer & J. Sorabji (eds.), International Business Courts: A European and Global Perspective, Eleven International Publishing 2019, p. 273-296. (full text);
- A. Biard ‘Justice en ligne ou Far Www.est? La difficile régulation des plateformes en ligne de règlement extrajudiciaire des litiges’, Revue Internationale de Droit Économique 2019/2, p. 165-191;
- X.E. Kramer & J. Sorabji (eds.), International Business Courts in Europe and Beyond, Erasmus Law Review 2019/1 (special issue, full text);
- E. Themeli, Matchmaking International Commercial Courts and Lawyers’ Preferences in Europe’, Erasmus Law Review 2019, p. 70-81. (full text)
- X.E. Kramer & J. Sorabji, International Business Courts in Europe and Beyond: A Global Competition for Justice?, Erasmus Law Review 2019, p. 1-9 (full text);
- A. Biard, ‘International commercial courts in France: innovations without revolution?’, Erasmus Law Review 2019, p. 24-32 (full text);
- G. Antonopoulou, ‘Requirements upon agreements in favour of the NCC and the German Chambers - Crashing with the Brussels Ibis Regulation?’, Erasmus Law Review 2019, p. 56-69 (full text);
- A. Biard, S. Voet, K. Hanemaaijer & E.M. van Gelder, Expériences et attentes des consommateurs vis-à-vis du Service de Médiation pour le Consommateur - enquête sur les dossiers incomplets // Ervaringen en verwachtingen van consumenten over de Consumentenombudsdienst - onderzoek naar onvolledige dossiers, Juli/juillet 2019, in French and in Dutch;
- A. Biard & B. Javaux, ‘Les recours collectifs à l’heure de la Legaltech - l’initiative européenne serait-elle déjà obsolète?’, Revue Lamy Droit Civil, September 2019, n°173;
- A. Biard, ‘Towards high-quality consumer ADR: the Belgian experience’, in: L. Cadiet, B. Hess, M. Requejo Isidro (eds.), Privatising Dispute Resolution - Trends and Limits, Nomos 2019, vol.18 (author copy);
- X.E. Kramer, A Common Discourse in European Private International Law? A View from the Court System, in Jan von Hein, Eva-Maria Kieninger and Giesela Rühl (eds.), How European is European Private International Law, Intersentia 2019, p. 211-230 (draft author copy);
- G. Antonopoulou, Code-sharing agreements under the Brussels Ibis Regulation and the notion of matters relating to a contract ‒ Case note on flightright – CJEU joined cases C-274/16, C-447/16 and C-448/16, Journal of European Consumer and Market Law 2019(2), p. 89-92;
- A. Biard & C. Hodges, Médiation de la consommation: un bilan, des défis, des pistes de réflexion pour l’avenir, Contrats Concurrence Consommation, février 2019, étude, n°2;
- X.E. Kramer, Strengthening Civil Justice Cooperation: The Quest for Model Rules and Common Minimum Standards of Civil Procedure in Europe, in: Marco Antonio Rodrigues & Hermes Zaneti Jr, Coleção Grandes Temas do Novo CPC - v.13 - Cooperação Internacional, Editora Juspodivm 2019, p. 591-607 (author copy);
- A. Biard & X.E. Kramer, The EU directive on representative actions for consumers: a milestone or another missed opportunity?, Zeitschrift für Europäisches Privatrecht (ZEuP) 2019, p. 249-259 (full text);
- G. Antonopoulou, Defining International Disputes - Reflections ont he Netherlands Commercial Court Proposal, NIPR 2018, issue 4, p. 740-755 (full text);
- A. Biard, Impact of Directive 2013/11/EU on Consumer ADR: Evidence from France and the UK, Journal of Consumer Policy 2018, p. 1-39 (full text);
- E.M. van Gelder & A. Brenninkmeijer, The Rule of Law in the European Union: Standards of the Ombudsman, Judge, and Auditor, in: M. Hertogh & R. Kirkman (eds.), Research Handbook of the Ombudsman, Edward Elgar 2018;
- X.E. Kramer, Challenges of Electronic Taking of Evidence: Old Problems in a New Guise and New Problems in Disguise, in: La Prueba en el Proceso/Evidence in the process (Il Conferencia Internacional & XXVI Jornadas Iberoamericanas de Derecho Procesal IIDP & IAPL), Atelier 2018, p. 391-410 (author copy);
- A. Biard, contribution on France for the study Collective Redress in the Member States of the European Union, European Parliament, September 2018;
- X.E. Kramer, E. Themeli & E.M. van Gelder, e-Justice in the Netherlands: The Rocky Road to Digitised Justice, in: M. Weller & M. Wendland (eds.), Digital Single Market: Bausteine eines Rechts in der Digitalen Welt, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck 2018, p. 209-235 (author copy);
- E.M. van Gelder, Online Dispute Resolution: een veelbelovend initiatief voor toegang tot het recht?, Maandblad voor Vermogensrecht 2018, issue 7/8, p. 262-267.
- A. Biard, Collective redress in the EU: a rainbow behind the clouds?, ERA Forum May 2018, p. 1-16 (full text);
- X.E. Kramer, Judicial Cooperation in Civil Matters, in: P.J. Kuijper, F. Amtenbrink, D. Curtin, B. De Witte, A. McDonnell & S. Van den Bogaert (Eds.), The Law of the European Union, Alphen aan den Rijn: Kluwer Law International 2018, p. 721-740 (author copy);
- E.M. van Gelder & A.B. Biard, The Online Resolution Platform after one Year of Operation: A Work in Progress with Promising Potential, Tijdschrift voor Consumentenrecht & Handelspraktijken 2018(2), p. 77-82 (full text);
- A. Biard, Monitoring Consumer ADR in the EU - a Critical Perspective, European Review of Private Law 2 (2018), p. 171-196 (full text);
- A. Biard, Sale temps pour l’action de groupe…la nécessaire recherche d’outils alternatifs pour résoudre les litiges de masse, Revue Lamy Droit Civil 157 2018, p. 21-26 (full text).
Short papers, blogs and media
- A. Cordina & E. Storskrubb, The future regulation of third-party funding in Europe, Conference Report, 22 June 2022, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Nederlands-Vlaams tijdschrift voor mediation en conflictmanagement (TDM) 2022, p. 38-45 (author copy)
- E. Silva de Freitas & X.E. Kramer, First strike in a Dutch TikTok class action on privacy violation: court accepts international jurisdiction, conflictoflaws.net, 13 December 2022
- X.E. Kramer, Digitising justice: the next steps in the digitalization of judicial cooperation in Europe, Revista General de Derecho Europeo 56 (2022), p. 1-9 (author version)
- A. Cordina, Developments in Third-Party Litigation Funding in Europe and Beyond, conflictoflaws.net, 23 August 2022.
- A. Cordina, The Time is Ripe? Proposed Regulation of Third Party Litigation Funding in the European Union, conflictoflaws.net, 25 October 2021.
- X.E. Kramer & E. Pannebakker, Shell litigation in the Dutch courts – milestones for private international law and the fight against climate change, conflictoflaws.net, 26 May 2021.
- J. Hoevenaars & B. Kas (2021). Conference Report: ‘Frontiers in Civil Justice’, 16 and 17 November 2020, Erasmus University Rotterdam. In Frontiers in Civil Justice Vol. 1. European Review of Private Law (pp. 143-155). Wolters Kluwer
- X.E. Kramer, Adoption ELI-Unidroit Model European Rules of Civil Procedure, conflictoflaws.net, 2 November 2020;
- J. Hoevenaars & X.E. Kramer, Mass Litigation in Times of Corona and Developments in the Netherlands, conflictoflaws.net, 22 April 2020;
- E.M. van Gelder, X.E. Kramer & E. Themeli (with support of the ERC team), Access to Justice in Times of Corona, conflictoflaws.net, 7 April 2020;
- J. Hoevenaars, ‘Interview: Hof van Justitie? Ervaring gewenst!’, Het Advocatenblad, 27 February 2020;
- E.M. van Gelder & J. Hoevenaars, Conference Report: Challenge Accepted! Exploring Pathways to Civil Justice in Europe. in European Review of Private Law (2020) p. 771-782.
- J. Hoevenaars, ‘Bridging the Gap Between Communities: Creating a Common Vocabulary’, ‘e’ meets justice, p. 32-33;
- E.M. van Gelder, X.E. Kramer & E. Themeli, ‘Enhanced cooperation to provide citizens access to justice throughout the EU’, ‘e’ meets justice, p. 48-51;
- S. Philipsen & E. Themeli, Een introductie op de robotrechter, Rechtreeks: Algoritmes in de rechtspraak. Wat artificiële intelligentie kan beteken voor de rechtspraak (2019) 2, p. 46-49;
- A. Biard, Ensuring the quality of ODR platforms: a new (voluntary) certification scheme in France, conflictoflaws.net, 13 November 2019;
- G. Antonopoulou & E. Themeli, Seminar Report - Innovating International Business Courts, Rotterdam, European Review of Private Law (2019) 27(5), p. 1207-1214;
- J. Hoevenaars, Legal Aid Reform in the Netherlands: An Update, conflictoflaws.net, 18 September 2019;
- A. Biard & A. Pato, ‘Dancing cheek-to-cheek: Collective Redress and Data Protection’, Leuven Blog for Public Law, August 2019;
- X.E. Kramer, Updated European Small Claims Guides, conflictoflaws.net, 18 July 2019;
- G. Antonopoulou & X.E. Kramer, The International Business Courts saga continued: NCC First Judgment – BIBC Proposal unplugged, conflictoflaws.net, 27 March 2019;
- X.E. Kramer, Celebrating the Life of Professor Marcel Storme (1930-2018): A Cathedral Builder in Praise of Folly, International Journal of Procedural Law 2018, p. 224-228;
- G. Antonopoulou & X.E. Kramer, The Netherlands Commercial Court holds its first hearing!, conflictoflaws.net, 18 February 2019;
- G. Antonopoulou, E. Themeli & X.E. Kramer, No Fake News: The Netherlands Commercial Court proposal approved!, conflictoflaws.net, 11 December 2018;
- J. Hoevenaars, Legal Aid Reform in the Netherlands: LASPO 2.0?, conflictoflaws.net, 14 November 2018;
- A. Biard, Current policy discussions on ADR/ODR in France: towards greater regulation for the Legaltech?, conflictoflaws.net, 13 November 2018;
- E. Themeli, X.E. Kramer & G. Antonopoulou, International Commercial Courts: Should the EU Be Next? – EP Study Building Competence in Commercial Law, conflictoflaws.net, 23 September 2018;
- E.M. van Gelder & X.E. Kramer, The deadlock in the digitisation of the Dutch judiciary, European Civil Procedure (EUCP), 25 April 2018;
- X.E Kramer, Update on ‘This one is next: the Netherlands Commercial Court!’, conflictoflaws.net, 14 March 2018;
- G. Antonopoulou, E. Themeli & X.E. Kramer, Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC) expected to open its doors on 1 July 2018, European Civil Procedure (EUCP), 9 March 2018;
- G. Antonopoulou, E. Themeli & X.E. Kramer, This one is next: the Netherlands Commercial Court!, conflictoflaws.net, 8 March 2018;
- G. Antonopoulou & E. Themeli, The domino effect of international commercial courts in Europe – Who’s next?, conflictoflaws.net, 20 February 2018;
- E.M. van Gelder, Reactie op Nieuwsuur uitzending over e-Court, KEIduidelijk.nl, 29 January 2018;
- E.M. van Gelder & A. Biard, Functioning of the ODR Platform: EU Commission Publishes First Results, conflictoflaws.net, 15 December 2017;
- E.M. van Gelder, Digitalisering in buitengerechtelijke geschiloplossing, KEIduidelijk.nl, 10 December 2017;
- X.E. Kramer & E. Bauw, ‘Commercial Court’ is uitkomst voor complexe internationale handelszaken, Het Financieele Dagblad (FD), 10 October 2017;
- A. Biard, X.E. Kramer & I. Tillema, Dutch collective redress dangerous? A call for a more nuanced approach, conflictoflaws.net, 3 October 2017;
- A. Biard, Mandatory Mediation Procedures v Effective Access to Courts: CJEU Sets Down Criteria, conflictoflaws.net, 11 July 2017.
Selected earlier publications relevant to the ERC and Vici project
- M. C. Ucin, And what if the courts could strengthen our democracies?, Leiden Law Blog,
- B. Kas, ‘Transforming the European ‘Legal Field’ by strategic litigation’ in L. de Almeida, M. Cantero Gamito, M. Djurovic, K. Purnhagen, The Transformation of Economic Law, Hart Publishing (2019), pp. 347-366;
- B. Kas, P. Hacker, European Union Litigation, 15 European Review of Contract Law 3 (2019), pp. 340-363.
- B. Kas, H.W. Micklitz, Rechtsprechungsübersicht zum Europäischen Vertrags- und Deliktsrecht (2014–2018) – Teil II, Europäisches Wirtschafts- und Steuerrecht (2018), 241-300;
- B. Kas, H.W. Micklitz, Rechtsprechungsübersicht zum Europäischen Vertrags- und Deliktsrecht (2008–2013) – Teil I, Europäisches Wirtschafts- und Steuerrecht (2018), 181-220;
- B. Kas, F. Esposito, European Union Litigation, 14 European Review of Contract Law 3 (2018), 273-291;
- J. Hoevenaars, A People’s Court? A Bottom-Up Approach to Litigation before the European Court of Justice (doctoral thesis), 2018;
- X.E. Kramer & B. Hess, From Common Rules to Best Practices in European Civil Procedure, Baden-Baden/Oxford: Nomos/Hart 2017;
- X.E. Kramer, Legal Aid, in: J. Basedow, G. Rühl, F. Ferrari & P.A. de Miguel Asensio (eds.), Encyclopedia of Private International Law, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar 2017, p. 1089-1094;
- X.E. Kramer & E. Themeli, The Party Autonomy Paradigm: European and Global Developments on Choice of Forum, in: V. Lazić & S. Stuij, Brussels Ibis Regulation: Changes and Challenges of the Renewed Procedural Scheme, The Hague/Heidelberg: Asser Press/Springer 2017, p. 27-49 (full text);
- X.E. Kramer, Access to Justice and Technology: Transforming the Face of Cross-Border Civil Litigation and Adjudication in the EU, in: Karim Benyekhlef, Jane Bailey, Jacquie Burkell & Fabien Gélinas (eds.), E-Access to Justice, Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press 2016, p. 351-375 (full text);
- E. Themeli, Sculpturing Adjudication as a Public Good: Competition between Jurisdictions as a Modeling Factor, in: M. Duchateau, S. Fikkers, L. Lane & E. van Schagen (eds.), Evolution in Dispute Resolution: From Adjudication to ADR, The Hague: Eleven International Publishing 2016, p. 15-34 (full text).
- X.E. Kramer & S. Kakiuchi, Relief in Small and Simple Matters in an Age of Austerity, in: H. Pekcanitez, N. Bolayir & C. Simil (eds.), XVth International Association of Procedural Law World Congress Istanbul: Oniki Levha Yayıncılık 2016, p. 121-225 (full text);
- X.E. Kramer, Towards ELI-Unidroit Model Rules of Civil Procedure: Basic Premises and Challenges (working paper 2016; full text);
- X.E. Kramer, European Procedures on Debt Collection: Nothing or Noting? Experiences and Future Prospects, in: B. Hess & E. Storskrubb (eds.), Oxford: Hart Publishing 2016, p. 97-121 (full text);
- A. Biard & R. Amaro, Resolving Mass Claims in France, report for the project Empirical Evidence on Collective Redress in Europe, BACT-RILE Working Papers Series No 2016-5;
- A. Biard, Class Action Developments in France, Global Class Action Exchange, August 2016;
- B. Kas, European Union Litigation, 11 European Review of Contract Law 3 (2015), 256-280;
- B. Kas, European Union Litigation, 11 European Review of Contract Law 1 (2015), 51-75;
- A. Biard & D. Fairgrieve, Collective Redress Proceedings – France, report for the project: ‘Focus on Collective Redress’, British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL), June 2015;
- A. Biard, Iudex Non Calculat? Judges and the Magnitude of Mass Litigation from a Behavioural Perspective, European Journal of Risk Regulation 6(4) 2015, p. 597-612;
- J. Hoevenaars, The Preliminary Reference Procedure: Challenge or Opportunity, Recht der Werkelijkheid 3 2015 (Special Issue on Access to Justice), p. 83-97 (full text);
- B. Kas, European Union Litigation, 10 European Review of Contract Law 3 (2014), 427-443;
- B. Kas, European Union Litigation, 10 European Review of Contract Law 2 (2014), 285-311;
- B. Kas, H.W. Micklitz, Overview of cases before the CJEU on European Consumer Contract Law (2008–2013) – Part II, 10 European Review of Contract Law 2 (2014), 189-257;
- A. Biard, Judges and Mass Litigation - a (Behavioural) Law & Economics Perspective (doctoral thesis), 2014;
- L. Visscher & A. Biard, Dutch Mass Litigation from a Legal and Economic Perspective and its Relevance for France, RILE Working Paper Series 2014/02;
- X.E. Kramer, The Structure of Civil Proceedings and Why It Matters: Exploratory Observations on Future ELI-UNIDROIT European Rules of Civil Procedure, Uniform Law Review 2014, p. 218-238 (full text);
- X.E. Kramer, Competitie in de Europese Civiele Rechtsruimte. Een spanningsveld in de Grensoverschrijdende geschillenbeslechting, Tijdschrift voor Privaatrecht 51(4) 2014, p. 1745-1806;
- B. Kas, H.W. Micklitz, Rechtsprechungsübersicht zum Europäischen Vertrags- und Deliktsrecht (2008–2013) – Teil II, Europäisches Wirtschafts- und Steuerrecht 10 (2013), 353-380;
- B. Kas, H.W. Micklitz, Rechtsprechungsübersicht zum Europäischen Vertrags- und Deliktsrecht (2008–2013) – Teil I, Europäisches Wirtschafts- und Steuerrecht 9 (2013), 314-334;
- Xandra Kramer, Procedure Matters: Construction and Deconstructivism in European Civil Procedure, Erasmus Law Lectures 33 (inaugural lecture Erasmus School of Law 2012), The Hague: Eleven International Publishing 2013 (full text);
- X.E. Kramer, Enforcing Mass Settlements in the European Judicial Area: EU Policy and the Strange Case of Dutch Collective Settlements (WCAM), in: C. Hodges & A. Stadler (Eds.), Resolving Mass Disputes: ADR and Settlement of Mass Claims, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar 2013, p. 63-90 (full text).
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