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ABBREVIATIONS
PART 1 - GENERAL ISSUES CHAPTER 1
Towards a European Civil Code EwoudHondius . . . . . . . . . . .
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2 Roman Law and the Harmonisation of Private Law in Eumpe
Reinhard Zimmermann. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Law, Lex Mercatoria and Globalisation KlausPeterBerger . . . . . .
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CHAPTER 4 The American Experience: Restatements, the UCC,
Uniform Laws, and Transnational Coordination RichardHyland . . . .
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EC Directives as a Means of Private Law Un@cation
Peter-Christian Miiller-Graff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Case-law as a Means of Unification of Private Law? WaltervanGerven
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CHAPTER 7
Principles of Contract Law ArthurS.Hartkamp . . . . . . . . . .
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Procedural Implications of Civil Law Unification Konstantinos D.
Kerameus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CONTENTSCHAPTER
9 On the Legitimacy of Europeanising Private Law: Considerations
on a Law of .Iusti(ce)-jication(Justum Facere) for the EU
Multi-Level System Christian Joerges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The Challenge of Market Integration for European Conflicts
Theory HoratiaMuirWatt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The Constitutional Basis of a European Private Law Vincenzo
Zeno-Zencovich & Noah Vardi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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fie Foreseeability Limitation on Liability in Contract James
Gordley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CHAPTER 14
A Diabolical IdeaPierreLegrand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The"Social" Side of Contract Law and the New Principle of Regard
and Fairness Brigitta Lurger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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.CHAPTER 1 6
Basics First Please! A Critique of Some Recent Priorities shown
by the Commission's Action Plan UgoMattei . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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. . .PART 2 - SUBSTANTNE LAW
A Family law and law of successionCHAFER
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Is Unification of Family Law Feasible or even Desirable?
DieterMartiny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Harmonisation of the Law of Succession in Europe Alain Verbeke
& Yves-Henri Leleu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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B - Contract law - General issuesCHAPTER 19
Formation of Contracts RodolfoSacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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20 The Pre-Contractual Stage SjefvanErp . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Agency Michael Joachim Bone11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Defects on Consent in Contract Law Muriel Fabre-Magnan &
Ruth Sefton-Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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23 Illegality and Immorality in Contracts: Towards European
Principles HectorMacQueen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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24 Standard Form Conditions Thomas Wilhelmsson . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHAF'TER CHAPTER
25 Interpretation of Contracts lau us-~ilhilrn Canaris &
Hans Christoph Grigoleit
26 The Concept of Good Faith MartijnW.Hesselink . . . . . . . .
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CHAPTER 27
Hardship DenisTallon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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28 Non-Pelfomnce (Breach) of Contracts OleLando . . . . . . . .
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 R Limitation Periods Michael
Joachim Bonell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C ~ E
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C Contract law - Specific contracts
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30 Towards Principles of European Sales Law Viola Heutger &
Christoph Jeloschek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . .CHAYTER
31 The Case for a European Insurance Contract Code Jiirgen
Basedow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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32 Service Contracts MarcoB.M.Loos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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D - RestitutionCHAPTER
33 Unjustified Enrichment EricClive . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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E - TortCHAPTER 34 The General Conditions of Unlawfilness
DavidHowarth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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35 Product Liability- A History of Harmonisation GeraintHowells
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36 Economical Analysis of Tort Law and the European Civil Code
MichaelFaure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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37 Environmental Liability and the Private Enforcement of
Community Law Genit Betlem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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38 The Frontier between Contractual and Tortious Liability in
Europe: Insightsfrom the Case of Compensation for Pure Economic
Loss Mauro Bussani & Vernon Valentine Palmer . . . . . . . . .
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F - Property
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CHAPTER 39
Transfer of Property UlrichDrobnig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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I gg #? !
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r:
Security Rights in Movables UlrichDrobnig . . . . . . . . . . .
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. . . . . . . . .C H A ~ 41 R The Cape Town Convention on
lntemational Interests in Mobile Equipment RoyGoode . . . . . . . .
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r.$1 , '
w\v.un~droit.org. See also K Kreuier, "Inreinationale
Mob~liarsicherungsrechte an Lufrfahrzeugausr"stunggg,in Fcruchiifr
fiir Peter Schlechriem (2003) 669 et seq."~ee
'
freiheicen irn europsischen Binnenmarkt: favor offerencis'(1995)
59 RabelsZ I at 44; E-lvl Kieninger, (noce 3), parrim; Von
Wilmowsky, Et~mpiiirchurK~cdirsichcnmngrrechr (1996) parshn. See
also Kaull~old, Intermtionolei und oiropdirch