Reiner Schulze

André Janssen

Matthias Lehmann

Until a few years ago, nothing seemed impossible in terms of the further development of European Private Law. Important projects such as the Common Frame of Reference and a Common European Sales Law were discussed, even a European Civil Code seemed to be within reach. With the failure of these ideas, however, the great visions for European Private Law have become silent, which does not take away from the fact that it is nevertheless developing steadily, only in a more small-scale and fragmentary manner than originally envisioned. This book aims on the one hand to show the state of development of European Private Law in all its facets, and on the other hand to answer the question of what the acquis communautaire of the future should look like. --

The Future of European Private Law

The Evolution of Torts in European Business Law

Compensation of Private Losses

Jackie Jones

Hans Schulte-Nolke

European consumer law has become a vital part of both legal education and practice. This Casebook details the most fundamental judgments of the Court of Justice on consumer law to date and their effect on national legal systems. It contains twenty leading European cases and is then followed by concise analyses of the effect of these decisions on some of the national legal systems of the Member States,and how national legislatures and national courts have reacted to this ever burgeoning area of European law. The focus of the book is private law, including consumer contracts, advertisement law, European product liability and consumer dispute resolutions. The Casebook is an essential guide for students and practitioners alike. It provides the reader with an overview of the most important cases and analyses in the area of European consumer law on both European and national levels. The editors and contributors to the country reports are members of the EU- funded research network 'Common Principles of European Private Law'.

A Casebook on European Consumer Law

Sebastian Lohsse

Dirk Staudenmayer

Wissenschaftler und Praktiker aus mehreren europäischen Ländern befassen sich in dem Band mit den vertragsrechtlichen Konsequenzen, die sich daraus ergeben, dass "Daten als Gegenleistung" zur Verfügung gestellt werden. Dieses praktische Phänomen, das in der sog. "Digitale-Inhalte-Richtlinie" auch durch den europäischen Gesetzgeber Anerkennung gefunden hat, wirft etwa Fragen des Rechts der Erfüllung, aber auch der Rückabwicklung von Verträgen auf; beleuchtet wird ferner der Zusammenhang von Vertragsrecht und Datenschutzrecht. Die Reihe der "Münster Colloquia on EU Law and the Digital Economy" wendet sich damit in ihrem nunmehr fünften Band wiederum einer der wichtigen Herausforderungen zu, die sich als Folge der Digitalisierung für Rechtswissenschaft und Praxis im Privatrecht stellen.

Münster Colloquia on EU Law and the Digital Economy V

Data as Counter-Performance - Contract Law 2.0?

The Draft Common Frame of Reference (DCFR) is just published. Now the creation of the final Common Frame of Reference (CFR) is one of the most important issues in the field of European Private Law. The volume discusses the key question as to what extent the CFR can and should reflect existing EC Contract Law, and to what extent the DCFR has already incorporated the acquis communautaire. The contributions to this volume try to provide answers to this question by analyzing different controversial areas such as the conclusion and content of the contract (pre-contractual duties, non-discrimination or withdrawal), non-performance, remedies, damages and the relation to International Private Law.

Common Frame of Reference and Existing EC Contract Law

Gerhard Dannemann

Jonathon Watson

Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB) : Article-by-article Commentary

German Civil Code

Volume I: Books 1-3

German Civil Code - Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB)

Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB).. Books 1-3: §§ 1-1296, article-by-article commentary. Volume I

A Commentary to the German Civil Code

Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch

Die Regeln zum digitalen EU-Binnenmarkt gelten als Meilenstein des Verbraucherschutzes. Sie haben die Bereitstellung digitaler Inhalte und Online-Verkäufe europaweit harmonisiert. Der neue Kommentar zum "EU Digital Law" kommentiert Artikel für Artikel die wichtigsten europäischen Regelungen zum digitalen Recht in der EU: die Digitale-Inhalte-Richtlinie; die EU-Verbraucherrechte-Richtlinie; die E-Commerce Richtlinie; die Portabilitäts-Verordnung. Damit wird der Rechtsrahmen für digitale Inhalte fundamental neu gefasst. Die Autor/innen sind Experten aus der ganzen EU. Ihre Kommentierungen bieten detaillierte Erläuterungen zu Hintergrund und Zweck der Bestimmungen und zeigen konkrete Wege zur Umsetzung auf.

Article-by-Article Commentary

EU Digital Law

Economic change, globalisation and harmonisation of European Law have brought new challenges to contract law. The contributions in this Volume by prominent legal scholars deal with current trends and perspectives in European and International Contract Law and their impact on the various domestic legal systems. The Compendium provides an analysis of new developments in formation of contract, performance and remedies, consumer contract law and the particularly controversial area of anti-discrimination law. Experts in their field examine the underlying legal principles and problems arising in legal practice in Common Law and Civil Law. The essays written in English, German and French are the product of a series of lectures held in 2006 at the Centre for European Private Law (CEP) at the University of Münster, Germany. The contributing authors are: John Adams, Hugh Beale, Giuditta Cordero-Moss, Barbara Dauner-Lieb, Michele Graziadei, Thomas Gutmann, Geraint Howells, Simon James, Paul Lagarde, Matthias Lehmann, Peter Møgelvang-Hansen, Salvatore Patti, Thomas Pfeiffer, John C. Reitz, Judith Rochfeld, Martin Schmidt-Kessel, Jürgen Schmidt-Räntsch, Alessandro Somma, Stefano Troiano, Christian Twigg-Flesner, Antoni Vaquer Aloy and Fryderyk Zoll.

New Features in Contract Law

Jules Stuyck

Towards a European Contract Law

1. Freedom of contract and protection of weaker parties. -- 2. Preparation and formation of the contract. -- 3. Performance and remedies. -- 4. Legal pluralism and international challenges. -- 5. National experience and supranational law.

Wissenschaftler und Praktiker aus mehreren europäischen Ländern befassen sich in dem Band mit Grundfragen der Haftung für die Herstellung und Verwendung künstlicher Intelligenz. Sie entwickeln vor dem Hintergrund der Gesetzgebungsinitiativen auf nationaler und europäischer Ebene (wie der Resolution des Europäischen Parlaments über "Civil Law Rules on Robotics") Analysen und Lösungsvorschläge zur Fortentwicklung der Produkthaftung, zur Anpassung traditioneller Konzepte des Deliktsrechts und zur Funktion von Gefährdungshaftungstatbeständen. Die Reihe der "Münster Colloquia on EU Law and the Digital Economy" wendet sich damit einer vordringlichen Herausforderung für Rechtswissenschaft und Praxis zu. Mit Beiträgen von Cristina Amato, Georg Borges, Jean-Sébastien Borghetti, Giovanni Comandé, Ernst Karner, Bernhard Koch, Sebastian Lohsse, Eva Lux, Miquel Martín-Casals, Reiner Schulze, Gerald Spindler, Dirk Staudenmayer, Gerhard Wagner, Herbert Zech

Münster Colloquia on EU Law and the Digital Economy IV

Liability for Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things

Martin Ebers

Hans Christoph Grigoleit

Die Autoren der Beiträge dieses Bandes befassen sich mit der Frage, inwieweit das bestehende Gemeinschaftsrecht, der sog. Acquis communautaire, verallgemeinerbare Leitlinien für die künftige Entwicklung des europäischen Vertragsrechts vorzeichnet. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die Themenfelder 'Vertragsschluss', 'Informationspflichten' und 'Sanktionen'. Das Werk dokumentiert Ergebnisse des neuen Forschungsansatzes der Acquis-Group. Durch die Analyse des Acquis communautaire sollen übergreifende Grundsätze zur Fortentwicklung des europäischen Vertragsrechts formuliert werden. Der Band enthält damit erste wissenschaftliche Antworten auf den Aktionsplan der Europäischen Kommission vom Februar 2003 für ein "kohärenteres europäisches Vertragsrecht".

Information requirements and formation of contract in the Acquis communautaire

Helmut Koziol

This publication deals with the European dimension of tort law. It provides a critical analysis of the acquis communautaire, asking if and to what extent the provisions and case law in the field of tort law are based on a conclusive system and are in accord with the national legal systems. It thus evaluates whether the acquis communautaire form the beginning of a comprehensive and coherent EC tort law or if the single directives and regulations are contradictory and lack a general concept that is yet to be found. To gain an overview of ‘EC Tort Law’ certain provisions and decisions were analysed by a group of authors under thirteen elements that form the basis of tort law e.g. fault/strict liability, causation, damage, damages and limitation of actions. An analysis of these aspects was then undertaken by another group of authors each focusing on their respective legal families within the European Union. The publication also contains a section on terminological issues in EC tort law.

Tort Law of the European Community

Geraint G. Howells

In October 2008, the European Commission published the Proposal for a Consumer Rights Directive - a proposal that suggests far-reaching changes to the core of consumer contract law. Four current directives are replaced by a new overarching piece of legislation. In doing so, full harmonization should, for the most part, take the place of the minimum standard presently in force in the EU. Although a welcomed initiative, the extent and possible effects of the Proposal have certainly brought a number of issues to the fore. In January 2009, legal experts - from universities, legal practices, and the civil service - met at Manchester University to address the issues raised by the Proposal and to address the question of the extent to which the Proposal can indeed contribute to the modernization and harmonization of European consumer contract law. This book contains the proceedings of the conference, and includes papers that analyze, criticize, and suggest improvements for the Proposal.

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