Towards a European Contract Law / / ed. by Reiner Schulze, Jules Stuyck.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• MitwirkendeR: Alpa, Guido,; Basedow, Jürgen,; Beale, Hugh,; Cristofaro, Giovanni De,; Fauvarque-Cosson, Bénédicte,; Griss, Irmgard,; Grynbaum, Luc,; Hesselink, Martijn W.,; Howells, Geraint,; Lando, Ole,; Mazeaud, Denis,; Micklitz, Hans-W.,; Oehler, Karl-Heinz,; Reding, Viviane,; Schulte-Nölke, Hans,; Schulze, Reiner,; Stuyck, Jules,; Terryn, Evelyne,; Veneziano, Anna,; Wiewiórowska-Domagalska, Aneta,; Zaleski, Mikołaj,; Zoll, Fryderyk,
• HerausgeberIn: Schulze, Reiner,; Stuyck, Jules,
• Place / Publishing House: Munich : : Otto Schmidt/De Gruyter european law pub, , [2011]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (279 p.)

In the decisive political stage of the preparations for an optional European contract law, this volume voices criticism and makes suggestions for improvements to the "Feasibility Study" that shall be followed by a legislative initiative of the European Commission. These proceedings of the conference "Towards a European Contract Law" held in June 2011 include the responses from renowned European academics, legal practitioners and political representatives to the Commissions' preparatory work on an optional European contract law as well as the programmatic speech of Commissions' Vice-president Viviane Reding. Furthermore, the full text of the Feasibility Study for a Future Instrument in European Contract Law is available in the annex to this volume.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Part I. Introduction -- Towards a European Contract Law -- The Next Steps Towards a European Contract Law for Businesses and Consumers -- Part II. Scope and Function -- Towards a European Contract Law -- Scope and Function of the Optional Instrument on European Contract Law -- Part III. Pre-contractual Duties -- Pre-contractual Information Duties in the Optional Instrument -- Part IV. Formation -- Contract Formation – An Illustration of the Difficult Interface with National Law and Enforcement -- Conclusion of the Contract -- “Invalidity” of Contracts and Contract Terms in the Feasibility Study on a Future Instrument for European Contract Law -- Part V. Unfairness and Non-negotiated Terms -- Unfairness and Non-negotiated Terms -- Unfair Terms in Contracts Between Businesses -- Part VI. Performance and Remedies -- The Influence of the Chosen Structure of the Draft for the Optional Instrument on the Functioning of the System of Remedies -- Performance and Remedies -- Part VII. Panel Discussion: Overarching Issues and Perspectives -- European Contract Law – The Case for a Growing Optional Instrument -- Step Further in a Long and Incremental Process: the Feasibility Study of the Expert Group on European Contract Law -- The European Contract Law – Seen by a Judge -- A ‘Certain’ Future for the Optional Instrument -- Second and First Step Towards a European Contract Law -- Towards a European Contract Law that Truly Serves European Citizens and Businesses -- Part VIII. Future Perspectives -- On a European Contract Law for Consumers and Businesses – Future Perspectives -- Annex: Feasibility Study for a Future Instrument in European Contract Law -- Table of Contents -- Part I: Introductory provisions -- Part II: Making a binding contract -- Part III: Assessing what is in the contract -- Part IV: Obligations and remedies of the parties to a sales contract -- Part V: Obligations and remedies of the parties to a related services contract -- Part VI: Damages, stipulated payments for non-performance and interest -- Part VII: Restitution -- Part VIII: Prescription -- Annex I (A) -- Annex I (B)