Hector L. MacQueen

Antoni Vaquer

Santiago Espiau Espiau

Regions within European Union member states (such as Scotland in the UK and Catalonia in Spain) have their own legal systems: how will the process of 'Europeanization' affect them? This volume examines the phenomenon of 'regional' private law in the European Union, considering jurisdictions and laws below those of the member states and drawing comparisons with other such jurisdictions elsewhere in the world, such as Louisiana and Quebec. The whole is considered in relation to the development of European private law, and the use of codification in that process. This volume will be of interest to academic lawyers worldwide, advanced law students and European policy-makers.

Regional Private Laws and Codification in Europe

Joe Thomson

This third edition of Contract Law in Scotland provides a comprehensive and coherent introduction to the principles of the Scottish law of contract and provides the reader with a clear analysis of this difficult area of the law. The book illustrates the different types of contractual situations and examines the formation, as well as performance and enforcement of contracts. It includes examples of typical contract clauses and treats remedies in detail; is set in a comparative context and discusses the problems of cross-border and international contracts; explains the underlying principles of contract law; is written in a clear, well structured style; and uses diagrams to illustrate complex situations. Contract Law in Scotland is an indispensable text for all students of contract law, and is a practical reference source for legal practitioners.

Contract Law in Scotland

Brings together 15 principal essays by David Sellar (1941-2019), reflecting his pioneering contribution to Scottish legal history, covering the topics of Celtic law and institutions, the influence of Canon and English law across a wide range of legal subjects (including family law, succession, criminal law, evidence) and customary law.

Select Essays of David Sellar

Continuity, Influences and Integration in Scottish Legal History

This collection of essays analyzes the current state of Scots law and its future prospects. Dedicated to W.A. Wilson, formerly Lord President Reid Professor of Scots Law at Edinburgh University, it develops themes from his writings and teaching, and provides a memoir and bibliography.

Essays in Honour of W.A. Wilson

Scots Law Into the 21st Century

Reinhard Zimmermann

This volume sets out initially to test the claim that, as combinations of Civil and Common Law influences, the mixed systems of contract law in Scotland and South Africa have anticipated the content of the Principles of European Contract Law (PECL) concluded and published in 2003 by the unofficial Commission on European Contract Law. The studies go much further, however. Current official moves towards a European contract law within the European Union lend the critiques of PECL offered in this volume an especial urgency and significance. A European contract law is nearer to reality than ever before, and mere policy critiques of that possibility are no longer enough. Technical and substantive assessments of PECL are also essential. This book provides just such assessments from the perspective of Scots and South African contract lawyers, and is offered to the European debate without prejudice as to the deeper policy questions. At the same time it may help to inform Scots and South African lawyers about the substance of international developments in the field, and suggest ways in which their still vigorous and vital national laws may continue to be developed to remain in step with the needs of the present day.

Scots and South African Perspectives

European Contract Law

Charlotte Waelde

Graeme T. Laurie

This important new book offers a unique perspective on intellectual property law unrivalled among intellectual property textbooks available today. Beyond providing a thorough and up-to-date account of intellectual property law, the text examines the complex policies that inform and guidemodern IP law at the domestic (including Scottish), European and international levels, giving the reader a true insight into the discipline and the shape of things to come. The focus is on contemporary challenges to intellectual property law and policy and the reader is encouraged to engagecritically with the subject matter. This book is written with the undergraduate firmly in mind and the authors make extensive use of practical examples, exercises and visual aids throughout the text to enliven the subject and stimulate the reader. The book is accompanied by a web site where students and lecturers alike can access updates on major developments in the law, guidance on answering the discussion points provided in the book, web links and further reading.

Hector L. MacQueen

Books

Your next favorite book is out there