This book explores how EU soft law tools reshape national justice systems. Combining legal analysis, empirical data, policy critique, and insights from political science and law & economics, it reveals the missing links between EU governance, national policies, and the politics of procedural law. Its groundbreaking, cross-disciplinary approach challenges conventional beliefs and invites readers to rethink how justice reforms are governed in today’s Europe. This critical examination provides a fresh framework for understanding the impact of EU-driven reforms on reshaping domestic procedural laws. Adriani Dori is a legal scholar in civil procedure, EU law, and justice policies, based in Italy and affiliated to Erasmus University Rotterdam.