Bücher der Reihe The Common Core of European Private Law

This volume examines the liability which one negotiating party may incur to another following the break-off of negotiations for a contract which occurs before the contract is concluded. The study is conducted through analysis of thirteen cases from the perspectives of sixteen national European legal systems.

Causation in tort law is a highly debated subject. This book takes an original and comparative approach to the topic. The volume investigates issues lying beneath causation across many European legal systems, providing a coherent and comprehensive analysis that will appeal to scholars, students and legal professionals.

The transfer of immovables, or conveyancing, creates a comprehensive series of challenges and questions in practice. This volume compares and contrasts the solutions given by different legal systems. With case studies from a sample of seventeen European countries, it is a valuable research tool for comparative analysis in this field.

How should a landowner respond when a squatter occupies their land? Twelve case studies on factual situations provide a comparative analysis across sixteen European jurisdictions. This book offers a comprehensive discussion of the issues and explores the administrative procedures for their removal.

Jurisdictions all over Europe have to deal with the question of whether or not unexpected circumstances can lead to adaptation, termination or renegotiation of existing contracts. This comparative study explores the possibility of classifying jurisdictions as 'open' or 'closed' in this regard.

Jurisdictions all over Europe have to deal with the question of whether or not unexpected circumstances can lead to adaptation, termination or renegotiation of existing contracts. This comparative study explores the possibility of classifying jurisdictions as 'open' or 'closed' in this regard.

This 2005 book investigates how thirteen European legal systems solve twelve case studies about mistake, fraud or duties to inform in contract law. After considering the historical origins of these legal concepts, national reports explain each system's solution. Comparative observations synthesise and evaluate the national rules.

The first comprehensive study on the rise of moral damages in modern European contract law through a historical and comparative analysis. Unique features include the first classification scheme of the systems into liberal, moderate and conservative regimes, taxonomy of non-pecuniary loss drawn from a European-wide jurisprudence and a comprehensive bibliography.

This is the first comprehensive comparative treatment of condominium (apartment ownership, commonhold, horizontal property) law of 21 European jurisdictions. Included are ten factual case studies, which focus on providing legal solutions to practical cases.

This volume examines the liability which one negotiating party may incur to another following the break-off of negotiations for a contract which occurs before the contract is concluded. The study is conducted through analysis of thirteen cases from the perspectives of sixteen national European legal systems.

This inquiry describes the state of competition law in fifteen European countries. The International and European legal frameworks are presented, as is the approach of US-American law. It is argued that efforts to strengthen private enforcement of antitrust law can benefit from rich European experience in unfair competition law.

How far can tort liability expand without imposing excessive burdens upon individual activity? This comprehensive 2003 study of pure economic loss in Europe uses a fact-based comparative method and research into the laws of thirteen European countries. Includes a historical and analytical introduction to economic loss.

Covering areas such as defamation, privacy law and image rights, this collection of case studies from fourteen European legal systems analyses the legal protection of personality interests in Europe.

This book starts by surveying the use or neglect of good faith in European contract law and traces its historical origins. Thirty hypothetical situations are taken and analysed according to fifteen national legal systems. A volume of the Common Core of European Private Law project, founded at the University of Trento.

This book starts by surveying the use or neglect of good faith in European contract law and traces its historical origins. Thirty hypothetical situations are taken and analysed according to fifteen national legal systems. A volume of the Common Core of European Private Law project, founded at the University of Trento.

For every transnational lawyer, it is vital to know the differences between national secured transactions laws. Introductory essays from comparative lawyers set the scene. The book then presents a survey of the law relating to secured transactions in the member states of the European Union.

This 2005 book investigates how thirteen European legal systems solve twelve case studies about mistake, fraud or duties to inform in contract law. After considering the historical origins of these legal concepts, national reports explain each system's solution. Comparative observations synthesise and evaluate the national rules.

In this 2001 volume legal experts examine how twelve European legal systems deal with situations where a promise may not be enforceable. Despite differences in legal doctrine, similarities in the results are considered. This is the second completed project of The Common Core of European Private Law launched at the University of Trento.

This inquiry describes the state of competition law in fifteen European countries. The International and European legal frameworks are presented, as is the approach of US-American law. It is argued that efforts to strengthen private enforcement of antitrust law can benefit from rich European experience in unfair competition law.

A comprehensive analysis of environmental liability in Europe which describes the relevant international treaties, the EC-Environmental Liability Directive and the conflict of laws issues regarding transfrontier environmental damage. It contains results of a comparative project covering 14 jurisdictions in 13 European countries on private law aspects of environmental liability.

This book examines how fifteen legal systems of the European Union regulate relationships of trust, focusing in particular on asset management. Following the Common Core approach, legal systems are examined primarily through the discussion, by national reporters, of a series of hypothetical cases.

This book examines how fifteen legal systems of the European Union regulate relationships of trust, focusing in particular on asset management. Following the Common Core approach, legal systems are examined primarily through the discussion, by national reporters, of a series of hypothetical cases.

For every transnational lawyer, it is vital to know the differences between national secured transactions laws. Introductory essays from comparative lawyers set the scene. The book then presents a survey of the law relating to secured transactions in the member states of the European Union.

How far can tort liability expand without imposing excessive burdens upon individual activity? This comprehensive 2003 study of pure economic loss in Europe uses a fact-based comparative method and research into the laws of thirteen European countries. Includes a historical and analytical introduction to economic loss.

In this 2001 volume legal experts examine how twelve European legal systems deal with situations where a promise may not be enforceable. Despite differences in legal doctrine, similarities in the results are considered. This is the second completed project of The Common Core of European Private Law launched at the University of Trento.