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11 ERA F. 1 (2010-2011)

handle is hein.journals/erafrum11 and id is 1 raw text is: ERA Forum (2010) 11: 1-5 DOI 10.1007/s12027-010-0152-1 |D | iTQR A \ l Editorial 1/2010 Leyre Maiso Fontecha E RA EUROP4IlCHE EECHTBAKADEMIE Published online: 16 April 2010 © ERA 2010 TRIER Abstract In this first issue of ERA Forum of 2010 a number of articles are presented dealing primarily with different and current topics of European private law. 1 European civil procedure The Brussels I Regulation1 lays down rules governing the jurisdiction of courts and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters in the Member States of the European Union. It supersedes the Brussels Convention of 1968, which was applicable between the Member States before the Regulation en- tered into force in 2002. The Brussels I Regulation is currently under review by the European Commission.2 Among the issues raised are those concerning the treatment of choice of court agreements. By an exclusive choice of court agreement, the parties designate which court will decide disputes in connection with a particular legal rela- 1Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and en- forcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters. OJ L 012, 16.01.2001. 2For more information on the ongoing review, see: Report from the Commission to the European Par- liament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee on the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, COM (2009) 174 final; and Green Paper on the review of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commer- cial matters of 21 April 2009, COM (2009) 175 final. Deputy Head of Section European Private Law. L. Maiso Fontecha (C) Academy of European Law, Metzer Allee 4, 54295 Trier, Germany e-mail: imaiso@era.int 4a Springer