Written in 2003-2004 as an early contribution to an EU-funded interuniversity project on the judicial cooperation in civil matters between the European Union's Member States and third countries, this article constitutes a concept paper providing a general overview of issues that are of interest,...

The incidence of counterfeiting and trademark infringement has surged with the widespread use of online marketplaces, such as eBay, the Internet auction platform. As a result, such sites have faced a steady stream of lawsuits brought by prominent trademark owners in United States and European...

State immunity for state-run enterprises remains important in the age of globalization. This is indicated by the adoption of the United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property on 2 December 2004. In this short article the reader is introduced to the basics of...

European media policymakers have latched onto the term quot;co-regulation.quot; However, despite the term's frequent use, the underlying concept of quot;co-regulationquot; lacks terminological and, more importantly, conceptual clarity. In this article, we will examine the use of the term in the...

A reasonable future for Europe can only be achieved if two essential elements are fulfilled: Firstly, newly established institutions must be democratic and have strong support from citizens rather than from national governments. Secondly, the large number of different ethnic, cultural,...

The European Union is one of the three largest actors in world trade and one of the world’s most influential regulators. This chapter gives an overview over the European Union’s rules for intra-EU trade, describing the EU customs union and its internal market including the “four...

The state of implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the European Union (EU) in the context of the EU framework governing business and human rights (B&HR) is worthy of consideration. This chapter follows the top-down approach: it explores the relevant EU legal and policy...