Suchergebnisse

HauptbeschreibungThe 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 it sensible to harmonize private law across Europe for this specific element, and is the solution chosen in the DCFR optimal?This book presents the outcome of the work of the EIG. It deals with key issues such as the function of contract law, contract formation

This article introduces a research project entitled 'Ius Commune Casebooks for the Common Law of Europe'. After a short historical overview and progress report, it deals with some practical lessons drawn from the preparation of the casebooks, in particular the first volume, regarding the selection of materials, space constraints and language. Finally, it surveys the theoretical underpinnings of the Project, namely the emergence of a common law of Europe through a bottom-up process, the functionalist approach to comparative law, the distinction between language and the law as well as the focus on underlying principles instead of black-letter law in the course of legal teaching.