| List of Authors | 6 |
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| Preface to the second edition (2011) | 8 |
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| Preface to the first edition (2007) | 9 |
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| Official Reports | 12 |
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| List of Principal Works | 14 |
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| Additional Bibliography | 17 |
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| List of Abbreviations | 18 |
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| Council Regulation (EC) no 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters | 30 |
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| Introduction | 33 |
| Chapter I Scope | 75 |
| Chapter II Jurisdiction | 105 |
| Section 1: General Provisions | 105 |
| Section 2: Special jurisdiction | 117 |
| Section 3: Jurisdiction in matters relating to insurance | 359 |
| Section 4: Jurisdiction over consumer contracts | 392 |
| Section 5: Jurisdiction over individual contracts of employment | 420 |
| Section 6: Exclusive jurisdiction | 442 |
| Section 7: Prorogation of jurisdiction | 465 |
| Section 8: Examination as to jurisdiction and admissibility | 556 |
| Section 9: Lis pendens - related actions | 586 |
| Section 10: Provisional, including protective, measures | 638 |
| Chapter III Recognition and enforcement | 650 |
| Section 1: Recognition | 650 |
| Section 2: Enforcement | 759 |
| Section 3: Common provisions | 821 |
| Chapter IV Authentic instruments and court settlements | 826 |
| Chapter V General Provisions | 836 |
| Chapter VI Transitional Provisions | 863 |
| Chapter VII Relations with other Instruments | 875 |
| Chapter VIII Final Provisions | 905 |
| Table of Cases. European Court of Justice | 916 |
| National courts of the Member States | 940 |
| Index | 984 |