Comparative Civil Procedure

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This course will be taught in English.

In this course we will discuss approaches taken in different jurisdictions towards key problems of civil litigation. In particular, we will look at the following topics:

• Court organisation
• Costs and funding of civil litigation
• Amicable settlement within and outside ordinary proceedings
• Jurisdiction
• Collective redress
• Insolvency proceedings
• Evidence
• Appeals
• Arbitration and the courts
• COVID-19 and civil procedure

As this is a workshop-style course, attendance in class and participation in the discussions is obligatory and will count towards your grade. In addition, students are expected to give a presentation on one of the topics of the course. Furthermore, there will be an oral exam.