Objective: The main objective is the support to current EU civil justice instruments cover a wide spectrum of civil law areas ranging from common rules concerning conflict of laws and jurisdiction in contractual and non-contractual obligations as well as in key aspects of family law, to the simplification of access to justice for the resolution of cross-border legal disputes.
The EU action primarily aims to ensure a high degree of legal certainty for citizens and businesses in cross-border relations; to guarantee easy and effective cross-border dispute resolution mechanisms and to streamline and modernise cooperation instruments between national civil judiciaries and legal professions.