2nd Edition

The Europeanisation of Contract Law Current Controversies in Law

By Christian Twigg-Flesner Copyright 2013
276 Pages
by Routledge

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256 Pages
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A process of Europeanising contract law has been driven by the legislative activity of the European Union (EU), which has adopted a string of Directives touching on various aspects of contract law, mainly consumer law. Many of these Directives have dealt with a fairly isolated aspect of contract law. Consequently, the European influence has hitherto been rather fragmented, and lacks overall... Read more

1. The concept of "Europeanisation"  2. Framework of Europeanisation  3. Europeanisation: The Story So Far  4. Impact on National Law  5. Deeper Europeanisation - The Common Frame of Reference.  6. Towards an Optional Insrument on EU Contract Law  7. The Future of Europeanisation 

Biography

Christian Twigg-Flesner LLB (Hons) PCHE PhD is Professor of Commercial Law and Head of the Law School at the University of Hull. He is also a member of the Acquis Group, working on the Principles of existing EC Private Law, and on the Consulting Board of the Society of European Contract Law (SECOLA).