FUTURE PROSPECTS OF JUDICIAL COOPERATION IN CIVIL MATTERS: FROM THE REAL TO THE DIGITAL SPACE OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE FOR CITIZENS AND USERS OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Online course: The judge in the European Judicial Area: Civil and Commercial matters

CGPJ ongoing training plan (September 2011)

María Teresa Bendito CañizaresProfessor of Civil Law (UNED)

European Judicial Area

2 Communications

1) “Delivering an area of FSJ for Europe's citizens“

• Action Plan Implementing the Stockholm Programme

5 years(2010 – 2014)

2) “Digital Agenda for Europe”

• Action Plan for the application of the Europe 2020 Strategy Programme

10 years(2010-2020)

Why are the communications interconnected?

REAL SPACE

REAL SINGLE MARKET

EUROPEAN CITIZEN

TRUST

DIGITAL SPACE

¿DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET?

FRAGMENTED

USER OF ICTs

TRUST

“strengthen” the judicial system HAGUE PROGRAMME (2004-2009)

1) No. INSTRUMENTS 13 REGULATIONS

2) JUDICIAL SOLUTIONS PIL EVOLUTION FROM LIGHT EXEQUATUR TO EXEQUATUR

FROM JURISDICTION TO APPLICABLE LAW FROM CIVIL MATTERS TO FAMILY LAW MATTERS FROM PIL TO CONTRACT LAW

COMMON PROCEDURES3) SOLUTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION Specific programme “Civil Justice” (2007-2013) : finance training FROM EJN TO THE SCJN AND RECJ

EUROPEAN JUDICIAL ATLAS ON THE E-JUSTICE PORTAL FROM PILOT PROJECTS TO TRAINING NETWORKS

WHY DO THE MEASURES CHANGE? DUE TO THE NEW CONTEXT OF STOCKHOLM

INSTITUTIONAL

TFEU TREATY OF LISBON TEU

1) Pillars = comunitisation = legislative process Co-legislators EP and C2) Enhanced co-operation 6 months silence NP3) Mutual Recognition

4) Binding EU Charter Fund. Rights

Title IV EC (arts. 61-69)Chap. III TFEU (art.65)

251 TEC-art.81.2 TFEU

Respect for personsPersonal dignityProtection personal data

TRUST IN THE SPACE

HAGUE PROGRAMME

“STRENGTHEN”

LEGISLATIVE MEASURES

Nº TYPE SOLUTIONS

13 REG. PIL

STOCKHOLM PROGRAMME

“INCREASE” MEASURES

NON LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATIVE TECHNIQUE

NETWORKS GUIDES COMPILATION

e-justice PORTAL + FACTSHEETS

STOCKHOLM PROGRAMME ON JUDICIAL COOPERATION IN CIVIL MATTERS

7 PILLARS OF THE ACTION PLAN 3 7

ACTION PLAN

Continue to apply mutual recognition

Strengthening mutual trust

A basic set of shared minimum standards

Facilitating access to justice

Support for economic activity

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PILLAR 3

E-JUSTICE PORTAL

Commission, bonne continuation !!

Thank you for your attention and thanks to the CGPJ for its kind

invitation