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Recognition and Enforcement of US Judgments Involving Punitive Damages in Continental Europe


Csongor István Nagy


University of Szeged, Faculty of Law; Budapest University of Technology and Economics
February 1, 2012

Nederlands Internationaal Privaatrecht (NIPR), Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 4-11, 2012

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The paper examines the recognition practice of US punitive awards in continental Europe from a comparative and critical perspective. After analysing the pros and cons of the recognition of punitive awards from a theoretical point of view, it presents and evaluates the judicial practice of the European (French, German, Greek, Italian, Spanish and Swiss) national courts and the potential impact of the 2005 Hague Choice-of-Court Convention and the Rome II Regulation. The paper ends with the final conclusions containing a critical evaluation of the present judicial practice and a proposal for a comprehensive legal test for the recognition of punitive damages.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 8

Keywords: punitive damages, conflict of law, recognition and enforcement, public policy

JEL Classification: K39, K49

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Date posted: June 14, 2012  

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Nagy, Csongor István, Recognition and Enforcement of US Judgments Involving Punitive Damages in Continental Europe (February 1, 2012). Nederlands Internationaal Privaatrecht (NIPR), Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 4-11, 2012. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2084380

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Csongor István Nagy (Contact Author)
University of Szeged, Faculty of Law ( email )
Rákóczi tér 1.
H-6722 Szeged, 6722
Hungary
Budapest University of Technology and Economics ( email )
Budafoki ut 8.
Budapest, 1111
Hungary
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