Economic Analysis of the DCFR : : The work of the Economic Impact Group within CoPECL / / ed. by Filomena Chirico, Pierre Larouche.

The Economic Impact Group (EIG) was created to support the work on the DCFR with insights from law and economics. It brings together a number of leading European law and economics scholars. The Group looked at the main elements of the DCFR with two questions in mind: from an economic perspective, is...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
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Place / Publishing House:Munich : : Otto Schmidt/De Gruyter european law pub, , [2010]
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Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (332 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of contents
  • List of contributors
  • Introduction
  • 1. Contract Law – General Aspects
  • The Function of European Contract Law: An Economic Analysis
  • The Economic Function of Good Faith in European Contract Law
  • Non-Discrimination in the Common Principles of European Contract Law
  • 2. Formation and Interpretation of Contracts
  • The Formation of Contracts in the Draft Common Frame of Reference – A Law and Economics Perspective
  • Contract Interpretation – Interpretive Criteria
  • Judicial Control of Standard Terms and European Private Law
  • 3. Performance of Contracts
  • Specific Performance, Damages and Unforeseen Contingencies in the Draft Common Frame of Reference
  • Measure of Damages: Expectation, Reliance and Opportunity Cost
  • Remedies for Non-Performance: Chapter 3 of Book III of the DCFR from an Economist’s Perspective
  • 4. Termination of Contracts
  • Termination and Compensation in Long-Term Distribution Contracts: An Economic Perspective of EU Law
  • Variation and Unilateral Termination of an Agreement in the Draft Common Frame of Reference
  • 5. Specific Areas of Contract Law
  • Principles of European Insurance Contract Law: Law and Economic Insights
  • The DCFR and Consumer Protection: an Economic Assessment
  • 6. Non-contractual Liability
  • The Boundary between Torts and Contracts: A Law and Economics Perspective
  • ‘Legally Relevant Damage’ and A Priori Limits to Non-Contractual Liability in the DCFR
  • Conclusion