Brussels Convention 1968

Brussels Convention 1968 in Maritime Law

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The following is a definition of Brussels Convention 1968, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: The Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, adopted at Brussels on September 27, 1968 and in force as of February 1, 1973. This Convention provides uniform rules on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement judgments for all States of the European Union (see this maritime law term in this legal dictionary). The official text of the Convention, of its Protocol of Interpretation of June 3, 1971 (in force as of September 1, 1975) and of the 1978 Accession Convention, adopted at Luxembourg on October 9, 1978 (whereby the United Kingdom, Denmark and Ireland became parties to the Convention) may be found in O.J.E.C. 1978 L 304/77 of October 30, 1978. The Brussels Convention 1968 was also amended by the Greek Accession Convention of October 25, 1982 (O.J.E.C. 1983 L 388/1 of December 31, 1982) and by the Spanish and Portuguese Accession Convention (the San Sebastian Convention) of May 26, 1989 (O.J.E.C. 1989 L 285/1 of October 3, 1989). See Tetley, Int’l C. of L., 1994 at pp. 805-808 and 848-856. As of March 1, 2002, the Brussels Convention 1968 was replaced, for all Member States of the European Union except Denmark, by E.C. Regulation 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, (see this legal term in this law dictionary).