European Law Institute – Enhancing Judicial Cooperation

2026-07-22

ELI is an independent, non-profit and membership based organisation (113 institutional members, incl EU institutions, and over 1,500 individual members from all eligible countries and beyond) established to develop European law. From 2022–2025, ELI aims to increase (1) research on the implementation and improvement of EU law in the field of judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters, considering also access to justice; (2) increase awareness about the implementation and improvement of EU law in this field; (3) strengthen the cooperation with EU institutions and stakeholders, other organisations and professional associations; and (4) develop and strengthen its network. To that end, ELI will conduct 18 research projects addressing call priorities: European Standards of Judicial Independence; Fundamental Constitutional Principles; The Concept and the Role of Courts in Family and Succession Matters; Recognition of Agreements Resulting from Mediation; EU Conflict of Laws for Companies; Admissibility of E-Evidence in Criminal Proceedings; European Model Rules of Civil Procedure; Third Party Funding of Litigation; Automated Contracting and Enforcement of Claims in Consumer Cases; Digitalisation of Justice Systems; Blockchain Technology and Smart Contracts; Access to Digital Assets; Business and Human Rights; Corporate Sustainability, Financial Accounting and Share Capital; Ecocide; The Concept of Corporate Criminal Liability; New Modalities of Work and Their Impact; and Climate Justice – New Challenges for Law and Judges. ELI will organise 4 Annual Conferences, at least 100 Project Team/bodies/expert meetings, at least 18 workshops/conferences, among others. ELI will publish at least 14 outputs with model laws/rules, principles, position papers, checklists, other practical guidance. Activities will be targeted at EU and national policy makers, judges and other legal professionals and will ultimately benefit EU citizens through improving EU law.

Belgium

2025-12-15