Risks and Challenges of Civil Procedure in the 21st Century

Recommended Prerequisites

Civil Procedure/Proficiency in French, Italian and English.

Teaching Methods

Lectures and discussion.

Presentation of research works.

Learning Outcomes

The aim is stimulate reflection on the evolution of civil procedure over the last few years with a special focus on the enhanced powers of  jugdes, the need to diversify the procedure of legal protection and the articulation of non-judicial means with civil justice.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. The new model of declaratory judgement action

1.1 The judge as manager in the proceedings

2. The search for a special civil procedure

2.1. Procedural simplification in the face of due process of law

3. The end of the principle of legality of procedural rules

3.1. Inquisitorial procedure flexibilization

3.2. Procedure agreements. The French experience (the "Protocole" figure)

4. The connection between alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and civil public justice:  pre-trial mediation and intraprocedural mediation.

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Resolution Problems: 10.0%
Research work: 10.0%
Report of a seminar or field trip: 80.0%

Bibliography

A. Alvarado Velloso, Garantismo procesal contra actuación judicial de oficio,Valencia , Tirant lo Blanch, 2005

Carlos Alberto Alvaro de Oliveira, Do formalismo no processo civil, Editora Saraiva, 2.ª ed, 2003

F. da Fonseca Gajardoni, Flexibilização Procedimental: um novo enfoque para o estudo do procedimento em matéria processual, Editora Atlas, 2008  

J. Montero Aroca,Os principios políticos de la nueva ley de enjuiciamiento civil : los poderes del juez y la oralidad , Tirant lo Blanch, 2001

Lebre de Freitas, Introdução ao processo civil, 3.ª edição.

Lois Cadiet/J. Normand/S. Amrani MeKKi, Puf, Théorie générale du procès, PUF, 2010.

Maria José Capelo , “A tipicidade legal das formas de processo: fim à vista? Valpaços 2011

P. Biavati, «I procedimenti civili semplificati e accellerati : il quadro europeo e i riflessi italiani», Rivista Trimestrale di Diritto e Procedura Civile. Milano: Giuffrè. Anno 56, N. 3 (2002) p. 751-776