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Organization: Erasmus University Rotterdam

Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands

Field: Private International Law and Comparative Law

Requirements:

You are a law graduate (or will graduate within soon), with a demonstrable interest in the legal areas involved, in particular civil procedure, private international law, and/or European private and procedural law. You have above average academic results and possess research qualities; in particular analytical skills, creativity, perseverance, and the ability to work independently. You have an excellent knowledge of English, both verbal and written, and a good reading knowledge of at least two other official EU languages. You are a team player and are prepared to look beyond geographical borders and the boundaries of a specific legal area. It is further required that you have experience with, or are interested in, conducting empirical research, consisting of data collection and analyses on the basis of surveys. The project will preferably start between 1 Jun and 1 Sep 2011.

Abstract:

The Erasmus School of Law has an international staff with around 350 members working in education and research. More than 4000 students participate in the various programs. The presence of over 70 different nationalities makes it a meeting ground for viewpoints from all over the world. Research at the Erasmus School of Law conducted in different departments falls at least within one of the School's five research programs, Rethinking the Rule of Law, Lex Mercatoria, Monitoring safety & security.

Description:

Effective access to justice and enforcement lies at the heart of civil justice. It is a policy objective in EU to further simplify the enforcement of judicial and extra judicial decisions. However, at the same time safeguarding fundamental procedural rights is crucial. The question arises, what procedural rights need to be guaranteed and how is this protection to be achieved, in view of the significant differences between the procedural laws of Member States. The objective of this project is to develop principles of civil procedure to enhance effective access to justice and enforcement of judgments while securing procedural quality. 
PhD Project: Efficacy and Enforcement of Uniform European Procedures
This research project explores and compares the implementation and functioning of the European Order for Payment Procedure and the European Small Claims Procedure in three selected Member States. Particular attention will be paid to procedural requirements and enforcement, against the background of the abolition of the exequatur. It further intends to contribute to answering the question whether these European procedures improve the cross-border enforcement of judgments and serve as a good example for further simplification of the enforcement and harmonisation of civil procedure. 
The sub project will be further defined and coordinated in consultation. 
This project is financed by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) within its Innovational Research Incentives Scheme (VIDI). 
Within the research project there is a second vacancy for a PhD candidate (Project: Cross-Border Enforcement and Fundamental Principles of Civil Procedure). See for further information: www.academictransfer.com/8357.
 
The initial contract will be for 1.5 year. If you have given sufficient prove of your abilities the temporary contract will be renewed for 2.5 more years. The salary is in accordance with the Promovendus scale of the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities (CAO NU) which corresponds to a gross monthly salary of € 2,042 for a full time (i.e. 38 hours per week) appointment in the first year through € 2,612 in the fourth and final year.
An assessment will be part of the selection procedure. 
Information and application
For information you can contact the project supervisor Prof. Dr. Xandra Kramer +31 10 4081628, kramer@law.eur.nl. You can send your written application including a curriculum vitae, mentioning the vacancy no. AT 104804 / 11.02 on the envelope, by 9 March 2011 to Mr. Aad Tinnenbroek, Head Resources Management of the Erasmus School of Law of the EUR, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, the Netherlands, or by e-mail: frgpersoneel@frg.eur.nl. 
Information about the Erasmus School of Law is available on the internet: http://www.frg.eur.nl/english.

Deadline: 09-03-2011

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