1 REMOR Research and E-learning on Maintenance Obligations Recovery Università di Genova

2 1. University of Genoa - Faculty of Law – Department of Private, International and Commercial Law “G.L.M. Casaregi” 2. Riga Graduate School of Law 3. Malta Chamber of Advocates 4. The National Association of the Romanian Bars 5. Genoa Bar Association Partners

3 1. Presentation of main partner 2. Project objectives 3. Project activities 4. Work packages 5. Questionnaire

4 University of Genoa - Faculty of Law - Department “G.L.M. Casaregi” 1.1 Section of Civil Law Vincenzo Roppo, Full Professor of Private Law Vincenzo Roppo, Full Professor of Private Law Gilda Ferrando, Full Professor of Private Law* Gilda Ferrando, Full Professor of Private Law* Giovanna Savorani, Associate Professor of Private Law Giovanna Savorani, Associate Professor of Private Law Alberto M. Benedetti, Associate Professor of Private Law Alberto M. Benedetti, Associate Professor of Private Law Maria Rosa Spallarossa, Assistant Professor of Private Law Maria Rosa Spallarossa, Assistant Professor of Private Law Research team: G. Afferni, M. Della Casa, M. Flick, L. Guerrini Research team: G. Afferni, M. Della Casa, M. Flick, L. Guerrini * Faculty of Economy, Department DIDEI, Genoa’s University

5 University of Genoa - Faculty of Law - Department “G.L.M. Casaregi” 1.2 Section of International and Maritime Law Sergio M. Carbone, Full Professor of International Law Sergio M. Carbone, Full Professor of International Law Paola Ivaldi, Full Professor of International Law Paola Ivaldi, Full Professor of International Law Ilaria Queirolo, Full Professor of International Law Ilaria Queirolo, Full Professor of International Law Gabriella Gasparro, Assistant Professor of International Law Gabriella Gasparro, Assistant Professor of International Law Research team: S. Biscioni, S. Candia, L. Carpaneto, S. Dameri. Research team: S. Biscioni, S. Candia, L. Carpaneto, S. Dameri.

6 1. Presentation of main partner 2. Project objectives 3. Project activities 4. Work packages 5. Questionnaire

7 Project objectives to develop a network for the exchange of information about national law among all the partners to develop a network for the exchange of information about national law among all the partners to consider the impact of the proposal of regulation to consider the impact of the proposal of regulation to verify its scope of application to verify its scope of application to study the recognition and enforcement of decisions to study the recognition and enforcement of decisions to analyze the implications of the proposal of regulation within the judicial system to analyze the implications of the proposal of regulation within the judicial system

8 to identify and analyze a range of relevant questions and legal practitioners’ common needs to identify and analyze a range of relevant questions and legal practitioners’ common needs to analyze the system of circulation of decisions within the European judicial area to analyze the system of circulation of decisions within the European judicial area to critically examine the content of the proposal of regulation to critically examine the content of the proposal of regulation to give advice on possible changes and/or integration to give advice on possible changes and/or integration

9 1. Presentation of main partner 2. Project objectives 3. Project activities 4. Work packages 5. Questionnaire

10 Project activities to develop papers on private law and private international law to develop papers on private law and private international law to hold traditional and on-line seminars to hold traditional and on-line seminars to create a website of the Project (continuously updated) to create a website of the Project (continuously updated) to develop interactive Learning and REMOR Platform to develop interactive Learning and REMOR Platform

11 1. Presentation of main partner 2. Project objectives 3. Project activities 4. Work packages 5. Questionnaire

12 WORK PACKAGES 1. Project management 2. Quality assurance 3. Project’s webportal and interactive learning 4. Preparation of learning material and research documents 5. Preparation and realization of seminars and studies 6. Evaluation 7. Promotion actions

13 Project management University of Genoa to promote communication and cooperation between project participants (kick-off meeting in Italy) and to monitor project progress (implementation plan, interim and final report) OBJECTIVES COORDINATOR’S TASKS to coordinate the involvement of all partners to provide technical, administrative and financial management to elaborate all due plans and reports PARTNERS’ TASKS to coordinate their own activities in compliance with REMOR’s project to report regularly to the coordinator to attend project’s meetings and international workshop

14 Quality assurance Malta Chamber of Advocates to control the management and execution of the quality of the Project (drawing up Quality Plan and Quality final Report) OBJECTIVES COORDINATOR’S TASKS to monitor the activities of all partners to consider stakeholders’ feedback PARTNERS’ TASKS to comply with the established quality guidelines provided by the Quality Plan

15 Project’s webportal and interactive learning Riga Graduate School of Law to develop of REMOR webportal to Customize the “Interactive platform” OBJECTIVES COORDINATOR’S TASKS to coordinate the appropriate allocation of materials and data from partners with the webportal to provide the helpdesks for users to manage the forum PARTNERS’ TASKS to support the development of REMOR webportal to provide materials duly translated from national languages to English and vice versa

16 Preparation of learning material and research documents University of Genoa to provide critical examination of the proposal of regulation and its impact on national law and to advice changes and integrations OBJECTIVES COORDINATOR’S TASKS PARTNERS’ TASKS to collect information and documents to organize activities with coordinator to identify relevant questions and legal practitioners’ common needs to collect information to provide papers and documents

17 Preparation and realization of seminars and studies Riga Graduate School of Law to identify the most appropriate learning materials and instruments to organize and schedule seminars OBJECTIVES COORDINATOR’S TASKS to experiment video – streaming lessons to realize conferences and seminars (traditional and on-line ones) PARTNERS’ TASKS to hold local seminars to collaborate with the coordinator in planning seminars

18 Evaluation The National Association of the Romanian Bars to evaluate the different project’s results to verify the real impact of REMOR project OBJECTIVES COORDINATOR’S TASKS to draw up Evaluation Plan: evaluation of method, platform, learning and participation of legal practitioners PARTNERS’ TASKS to assist in the development of the Evaluation Plan

19 Promotion actions The National Association of the Romanian Bars to provide exploitation of the deliverables of the REMOR Project to draft a detailed valorization strategy OBJECTIVES COORDINATOR’S TASKS to realize a brochure nominating the benefits of participating in the project and courses press releases to provide a certificate for participants PARTNERS’ TASKS local promotion to assist in the coordinator’s activities

20 1. Presentation of main partner 2. Project objectives 3. Project activities 4. Work packages 5. Questionnaire

21 1. National law on maintenance/alimentary obligation (civil and private international law) 2. What is the domestic legal “meaning” of maintenance / alimentary /assistance obligation? 3. Which is the competent authority to apply? 4. Who is entitled to receive maintenance and who is obliged to provide maintenance? 5. Which are the criteria to determine the level of the obligation? Questionnaire to the Project Patners

22 6. Do the parties have freedom to fix the amount and/or to determine how or who have to pay maintenance? 7. Is it possible to dispose of maintenance obligation (assignability, negotiability, leviablity, seizurability)? 8. In which cases, according to the domestic law, the beneficiary may lose his right to maintenance? 9. Which are the national rules about powers of assessment and enforcement of the obligation? 10. Maintenance/alimentary obligation and problems of private international law (applicable law, competent judge, recognition and enforcement of the decisions).