The Harmonisation of European Contract Law

Implications for European Private Laws, Business and Legal Practice

Professor Stefan Vogenauer editor Professor Stephen Weatherill editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:16th Mar '06

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After an extended period in which the European Community has merely nibbled at the edges of national contract law, the bite of a 'European contract law' has lately become more pronounced. Many areas of law, from competition and consumer law to gender equality law, are now the subject of determined efforts at harmonisation, though they are perhaps often seen as peripheral to mainstream commercial contract law. Despite continuing doubts about the constitutional competence of the Commission to embark on further harmonisation in this area, European contract law is now taking shape with the Commission prompting a debate about what it might attempt. A central aspect of this book is the report of a remarkable survey carried out by the Oxford Institute of European and Comparative Law in collaboration with Clifford Chance, which sought the views of European businesses about the advantages and disadvantages of further harmonisation. The final report of this survey brings much needed empirical data to a debate that has thus far lacked clear evidence of this sort. The survey is embedded in a range of original and up-to-date essays by leading European contract scholars reviewing recent developments, questioning progress so far and suggesting areas where further analysis and research will be required

All in all the book gives - thanks to the quality of the authors and its comprehensive and coherent structure - a very fair picture of the ongoing debate concerning European contract law. This volume is very nicely edited. It contains comprehensive tables of cases, domestic legislation, EC legislation, international legislation and principles and a every detailed index. This book is a true milestone in the debate on European contract law. Jules Stuyck Common Market Law Review, Vol 44, No 2 Apr-07 ...a highly recommendable and differentiated piece of reading...This book contains a wealth of information...an important watershed in the debate on a contract law for Europe. Lesley Jane Smith European Review of Contract Law, Issue 2 May-07

ISBN: 9781841135915

Dimensions: 234mm x 156mm x 22mm

Weight: unknown

288 pages