The Recovery of Non-Pecuniary Loss in European Contract Law

A pioneering work capturing the recent rise of moral damages in modern European contract law.

The first comprehensive study on the rise of moral damages in modern European contract law through a historical and comparative analysis. Unique features include the first classification scheme of the systems into liberal, moderate and conservative regimes, taxonomy of non-pecuniary loss drawn from a European-wide jurisprudence and a comprehensive bibliography.This is the first comprehensive work to capture the rise of moral damages (non-pecuniary loss) in European contract law through a historical and comparative analysis. Unique features of this study include the first classification scheme of the systems into liberal, moderate and conservative regimes, a taxonomy of non-pecuniary loss drawn from a European-wide jurisprudence, and a comprehensive bibliography of the subject. Written by a leading academic on comparative law, Palmer's precise and practical insights on Europe's leading cases will be of great interest to academic researchers and practitioners alike.