Brevi riflessioni sul diritto internazionale privato e processuale dell’Unione europea

Private international law traditionally was, and for a part still is, an issue of national law. Europe has taken an interest in issues of privateinternational law since the 1957 TEEC. The 1997Amsterdam Treaty introduced the wider concept of judicial co-operation and brought thethree core issues of private international law into the scope of the European Community. Those core issues are now found in Article 81(2)(a) and (c), TFEU. The article describes the evolution of the issue and identifies the gaps that exist in the current European framework of private international law and suggests a road map towards a more comprehensive codification of EU private international law.