contracts, which preserves the right of parties to reach agreement at the time of contracting as to which court should govern any dispute. After the 2012 regulation enters into force, such a decision should in principle be respected, even if a court outside the Brussels Regime states is selected and is in compliance with the 2005 Hague Choice of Court convention. Public policy clauses Article 27(1) of the Brussels Convention and Article 34(1) of the Brussels Regulation contain a public policy clause (or "public policy exception") which states that judgments should not be recognised "if such recognition is contrary to public policy in the State in which recognition is sought". See also Implementation in UK law: References External links Instruments Regulation (EU) 1215/2012 and Regulation (EC) 44/2001 2005 EU-Denmark agreement 1968 Brussels convention (parties) 1988 Lugano Convention (parties) 2007 Lugano Convention (parties) Case law Case law reports on the Lugano Conventions Case-law relating to the Brussels and Lugano Conventions Landmark cases Athanasios Kalfelis v Bankhaus Schröder, Münchmeyer, Hengst and Co. and others Case 189/87 Gesellschaft für Antriebstechnik mbH & Co. KG v Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG Case C-4/03 Roche Nederland BV and Others v Frederick Primus and Milton Goldenberg Case C-539/03 Conflict of laws Treaties of the European Union European Union regulations Treaties concluded in 1969 Treaties entered into force in 1973 Treaties concluded in 1988 Treaties entered into force in 1992 Treaties concluded in 2007 Treaties entered into force in 2010 Patent law of the European Union Judicial cooperation in civil matters in the European Union