Publications
One of the core aims of ELI is studying and stimulating European legal development in a global context through publications and a strong presence and relation with the media.
ELI projects and feasibility studies gather the knowledge and expertise of a wide range of jurists from academia, the judiciary, governments, legislatures and other vocations from Europe and beyond who exchange information and best practices in diverse legal fields.
These activities lead to publications which are usable directly (eg as draft rules or model contracts) by legislative bodies, judiciaries or other interested parties. ELI’s publications mainly seek to improve knowledge and practice in specific fields of law and at the same time raise awareness among members of the legal community of the most pressing issues in law. Although its work is mostly addressed to the European legislator and the judiciary, the main beneficiaries of ELI’s work are ultimately the general public, legal and natural persons of Europe, who will be able to enjoy a dignified quality of life through better-advanced and coherent laws.
ELI publications are freely downloadable (see below). Some project outputs (with background materials) can also be purchased in the ELI book series with Oxford University Press.
Online Publications
Response to the European Commission's Public Consultation on Civil Liability (Pre-Formatted Version)
ALI-ELI Principles for a Data Economy: Data Transactions and Data Rights (ELI Final Council Draft)
Response to the European Commission's Public Consultation on Data Act
- ELI Principles for the Covid-19 Crisis (Consolidated Version including the 2021 Supplement)
- ELI Innovation Paper on Guiding Principles for Updating the EU Product Liability Directive for the Digital Age
- ELI-UNIDROIT Model European Rules of Civil Procedure (FR)
- The Protection of Adults in International Situations*
- Model Rules on Online Platforms* (JP)
- Empowering European Families: Towards More Party Autonomy in European Family and Succession Law*
- The Principled Relationship of Formal and Informal Justice through the Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution*
- Rescue of Business in Insolvency Law (RU, Undergoing Editing)
- Detention of Asylum Seekers and Irregular Migrants and the Rule of Law: Checklists and European Standards
- Prevention and Settlement of Conflicts of Exercise of Jurisdiction in Criminal Law*
- Statement of the European Law Institute on the European Commission's Proposed Directive on the Supply of Digital Content to Consumers*
- Collective Redress and Competition Damages Claims*
- Response to the European Commission's Public Consultation on the Review of the EU Copyright Rules*
- Statement of the European Law Institute on the Proposal for a Regulation on a Common European Sales Law*
- Case-Overload at the European Court of Human Rights*
* The publication was updated by the addition of a new cover in January 2021.