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En folkrättslig konvention men en unionsrättslig förpliktelse - 2019 års Haagkonvention ur ett svenskt perspektiv

Romedahl, Sophie LU (2023) JURM02 20231
Department of Law
Faculty of Law
Abstract
The Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters was adopted on 2 July 2019. The convention has been negotiated within the framework of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, whose purpose is to work for the progressive unification of the rules of private international law. Seeing that a global instrument regarding recognition and enforcement in the field of private law previously has been missing, the convention has been described as a potential “game changer” in international litigation.
To facilitate access to justice for its citizens, seeking to have a judgment given in the EU recognized and enforced in a third country or vice versa, the EU has decided to accede to the... (More)
The Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters was adopted on 2 July 2019. The convention has been negotiated within the framework of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, whose purpose is to work for the progressive unification of the rules of private international law. Seeing that a global instrument regarding recognition and enforcement in the field of private law previously has been missing, the convention has been described as a potential “game changer” in international litigation.
To facilitate access to justice for its citizens, seeking to have a judgment given in the EU recognized and enforced in a third country or vice versa, the EU has decided to accede to the convention. Consequently, the convention will be legally binding upon all its member states, including Sweden. However, not as a commitment under international law, but in the capacity of union law.
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the potential consequences resulting from the fact that EU will be a party to the convention instead of Sweden. To achieve this purpose, the following questions are asked: 1) What significance is assigned to whether the EU or Sweden is a contracting party, considering which judgements that will circulate under the convention? 2) What significance is assigned to whether the EU or Sweden is a contracting party, considering the legal consequences of an action in violation of the convention? 3) What significance is assigned to whether the EU or Sweden is a contracting party, considering the possibility of individuals to assert their rights under the convention?
The conclusions are as follows. The significance of the fact that the EU in-stead of Sweden is a contracting party, mainly consists of the fact that the EU will have the final say in deciding on reservations and regarding the interpretation of the convention. Moreover, an action in violation with the convention will always entail legal responsibility, although the possibility to enforce this responsibility is greater within union law compared to international law. The fact that the EU is a contracting party, finally entails a conceivable opportunity for individuals to base their claims directly upon the provisions of the convention, if their rights are otherwise not satisfied. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Den 2 juli 2019 antogs konventionen om erkännande och verkställighet av utländska domar på privaträttens område. Konventionen har förhandlats fram inom ramen för Haagkonferensen för internationell privaträtt, vars uttalade syfte är en successiv harmonisering av staters internationella processrättsliga regelverk. Mot bakgrund av avsaknaden av ett internationellt instrument avse-ende erkännande och verkställighet på privaträttens område, har konventionen beskrivits som en potentiell ”game changer” för internationell tvistlösning.
I syfte att underlätta situationen för enskilda och företag inom EU som önskar få ett avgörande meddelat inom unionen erkänt i ett tredje land eller vice versa, har EU beslutat om att tillträda konventionen.... (More)
Den 2 juli 2019 antogs konventionen om erkännande och verkställighet av utländska domar på privaträttens område. Konventionen har förhandlats fram inom ramen för Haagkonferensen för internationell privaträtt, vars uttalade syfte är en successiv harmonisering av staters internationella processrättsliga regelverk. Mot bakgrund av avsaknaden av ett internationellt instrument avse-ende erkännande och verkställighet på privaträttens område, har konventionen beskrivits som en potentiell ”game changer” för internationell tvistlösning.
I syfte att underlätta situationen för enskilda och företag inom EU som önskar få ett avgörande meddelat inom unionen erkänt i ett tredje land eller vice versa, har EU beslutat om att tillträda konventionen. Följaktligen kommer konventionen att bli rättsligt bindande för alla EU:s medlemsstater, inklusive Sverige. Bundenheten kommer emellertid inte vara resultatet av ett folkrättsligt åtagande, utan av att konventionen betraktas som en del av unionsrätten.
Denna framställning har som syfte att undersöka konsekvenserna av att EU är konventionsslutande part i stället för Sverige. För att uppnå detta syfte under-söks och besvaras följande frågeställningar: 1) vilken betydelse har det om Sverige eller EU är konventionsslutande part, sett till vilka avgöranden som kommer aktualiseras under konventionen? 2) Vilken betydelse har det om Sverige eller EU är konventionsslutande part, sett till de rättsliga konsekvenserna av ett konventionsstridigt agerande? 3) Vilken betydelse har om Sverige eller EU är konventionsslutande part, sett till enskildas möjligheter att göra gällande sina rättigheter enligt konventionen?
De slutsatser som dras utifrån ovanstående frågeställningar är följande. Betydelsen av att EU och inte Sverige är konventionsslutande part, består främst i att EU har sista ordet i beslutandet om reservationer samt avseende tolkningen av 2019 års Haagkonvention. Därutöver är ett konventionsstridigt agerande alltid förenat med rättsverkningar, men möjligheten att genomdriva detta an-svar är större inom unionsrätten än inom folkrätten. Det faktum att EU är koventionsslutande part innebär slutligen en tänkbar möjlighet för enskilda att kunna basera sin talan direkt på konventionens bestämmelser, om deras rättigheter inte skulle tillgodoses. (Less)
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author
Romedahl, Sophie LU
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alternative title
An international convention but an obligation under EU law - The Judgements Convention from a Swedish perspective
course
JURM02 20231
year
type
H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
subject
keywords
Private law, EU law, Private international law
language
Swedish
id
9116505
date added to LUP
2023-06-16 11:29:54
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2023-06-16 11:29:54
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To facilitate access to justice for its citizens, seeking to have a judgment given in the EU recognized and enforced in a third country or vice versa, the EU has decided to accede to the convention. Consequently, the convention will be legally binding upon all its member states, including Sweden. However, not as a commitment under international law, but in the capacity of union law.
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the potential consequences resulting from the fact that EU will be a party to the convention instead of Sweden. To achieve this purpose, the following questions are asked: 1) What significance is assigned to whether the EU or Sweden is a contracting party, considering which judgements that will circulate under the convention? 2) What significance is assigned to whether the EU or Sweden is a contracting party, considering the legal consequences of an action in violation of the convention? 3) What significance is assigned to whether the EU or Sweden is a contracting party, considering the possibility of individuals to assert their rights under the convention?
The conclusions are as follows. The significance of the fact that the EU in-stead of Sweden is a contracting party, mainly consists of the fact that the EU will have the final say in deciding on reservations and regarding the interpretation of the convention. Moreover, an action in violation with the convention will always entail legal responsibility, although the possibility to enforce this responsibility is greater within union law compared to international law. The fact that the EU is a contracting party, finally entails a conceivable opportunity for individuals to base their claims directly upon the provisions of the convention, if their rights are otherwise not satisfied.}},
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