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This book investigates the concept of procedural autonomy of Member States in the light of EU law. Does procedural autonomy still adequately describe the powers of national lawmakers and courts to design their civil procedural systems or is it misleading? For the last few decades, Europe has been in a period of increasing Europeanisation of civil procedure. Increased powers of the EU have resulted in hard law, case law and soft law that regulate many types of domestic and cross-border civil cases. These rules have both direct and indirect implications for national procedural law.Gaining insights from selected European jurisdictions (Belgium, England and Wales, Finland, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden), this book explores the concept of procedural autonomy from different angles: Is procedural autonomy an adequate term? How is procedural autonomy understood nationally, and is there variation among the Member States? Do some types of EU law or specific characteristics of EU civil procedural law restrain procedural autonomy more than other? How can these differences be explained and is it possible to identify the sources causing such discrepancies?Procedural Autonomy across Europe is a stimulating discussion for lawyers with an interest in civil procedure.

Bart Krans is full professor at the University of Leiden, the Netherlands, where he holds the chair of private law and civil procedure law. His research mainly concerns civil procedure law and contract law. Among his publications are books on the influence of EU law on Dutch civil procedure law, on the law of evidence and on the law of obligations. Anna Nylund is a professor at the University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Tromsø, Norway. Her research and teaching mainly concern national, comparative and European civil procedure and alternative dispute resolution. She is the chair of the research group of procedural law and dispute resolution.