Sumário:International jurisdiction -- Scope of application -- Uniform interpretation -- General jurisdiction -- Exclusion of unreasonable or exorbitant jurisdiction -- Specific jurisdiction -- Unified steps within procedure -- Service of judicial documents -- Taking evidence abroad -- Minimum standards of legal aid -- Information on foreign law -- Recognition and enforcement -- The traditional scheme of recognition under the Brussels Convention -- The improved scheme within the Brussels 1- Regulation -- Proposal for a European enforcement order for uncontested claims -- Propects of Eropean Civil Procedure.