Name of Lecturer: Prof. dr. Saulius Arlauskas tfk@mruni.lt

Cumulative score consists of seminars, lecture attendance, individual work
assessment and persentation of reports. They can contain up to 20% of the maximum
score.
Rating methods of students’ achievements – test of theoretical knowledge, written
examination.
Course content:
Although separate issues of European Union Civil Procedure have been included
in the syllabus of the International Civil Procedure, the extensive scope of the course
makes it impossible to place as much emphasis on them as necessary. Significant
extension of the scope of the subject of this branch of law makes it physically
impossible to cover all issues of European Union Civil Procedure during the lectures
of International Civil procedure.
The course of the European Union Civil Procedure is intended for students who
are interested in analyzing and regulation of the cross border cases in private legal
relations with cross border element in Lithuanian civil procedure law, international
and European Union law. The object of the European Union Civil Procedure are a
cross-border cases, i.e. when a certain legal relationship or a legal dispute is linked
with the legal systems not of one state, but of two or more EU member states. For
example, parts of the dispute are in different member states, object of a dispute is
abroad, judicial or extrajudicial documents or evidences in a civil case have to be
served or taken in another member state, where it is necessary to collect information
about applicable foreign law in a case or a judgment has to be recognized and
enforced in a foreign state.
The goal of this course is to familiarise the students both with the regulation of the
European Union, as well as of Lithuania in the area of civil procedure. The course
consists of 10 topics.
Reading list: (maximum 5 items)
1. Kruger Thalia. Civil jurisdiction rules of the EU and their impact on third
states. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.
2. Michael Bogdan. Concise introduction to EU private international law.
Groningen: Europa Law Publishing, 2006.
3. Rauscher T. Der Europäische Vollstreckungstitel für unbestrittene
Forderungen. München, Sellier European Law Publishers, 2004.
4. The regulations and directives of the European Union// http://eurlex.europa.eu/
5. The information of the European Judicial Network in civil and commercial
matters// http://ec.europa.eu/civiljustice/
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