CJEU Case C-7/98 / Judgment

Dieter Krombach v André Bamberski
Deciding body type
Court of Justice of the European Union
Deciding body
Court
Type
Decision
Decision date
28/03/2000
ECLI (European case law identifier)
ECLI:EU:C:2000:164

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  • CJEU Case C-7/98 / Judgment

    Key facts of the case:

    Reference for a preliminary ruling: Bundesgerichtshof - Germany. - Brussels Convention - Enforcement of judgments - Public policy. 

    Outcome of the case:

    On those grounds, THE COURT, in answer to the questions referred to it by the Bundesgerichtshof by order of 4 December 1997, hereby rules:

    Article 27, point 1, of the Convention of 27 September 1968 on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, as amended by the Convention of 9 October 1978 on the Accession of the Kingdom of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and by the Convention of 25 October 1982 on the Accession of the Hellenic Republic, must be interpreted as follows:

    (1) The court of the State in which enforcement is sought cannot, with respect to a defendant domiciled in that State, take account, for the purposes of the public-policy clause in Article 27, point 1, of that Convention, of the fact, without more, that the court of the State of origin based its jurisdiction on the nationality of the victim of an offence.

    (2) The court of the State in which enforcement is sought can, with respect to a defendant domiciled in that State and prosecuted for an intentional offence, take account, in relation to the public-policy clause in Article 27, point 1, of that Convention, of the fact that the court of the State of origin refused to allow that person to have his defence presented unless he appeared in person.

  • Relevance of Charter

    Whereas this judgement does not relate to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union it is included in the case law database because it is referred to in FRA’s Charter e-guidance. The latter is an online tool guiding judges and other legal practitioners through the relevant questions concerning the applicability of the Charter.