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PART 1 - GENERAL ISSUES CHAPTER 1

Towards a European Civil Code EwoudHondius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHAPTER

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2 Roman Law and the Harmonisation of Private Law in Eumpe Reinhard Zimmermann. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 European Private Law, Lex Mercatoria and Globalisation KlausPeterBerger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHrnER

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CHAPTER 4 The American Experience: Restatements, the UCC, Uniform Laws, and Transnational Coordination RichardHyland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 5

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EC Directives as a Means of Private Law Un@cation Peter-Christian Miiller-Graff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHAFER 6 The ECJ Case-law as a Means of Unification of Private Law? WaltervanGerven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Principles of Contract Law ArthurS.Hartkamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHAPTER 8

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Procedural Implications of Civil Law Unification Konstantinos D. Kerameus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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9 On the Legitimacy of Europeanising Private Law: Considerations on a Law of .Iusti(ce)-jication(Justum Facere) for the EU Multi-Level System Christian Joerges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHAPTER 10

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The Challenge of Market Integration for European Conflicts Theory HoratiaMuirWatt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHAPTER 11 The Constitutional Basis of a European Private Law Vincenzo Zeno-Zencovich & Noah Vardi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAWER

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fie Foreseeability Limitation on Liability in Contract James Gordley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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A Diabolical IdeaPierreLegrand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHAFER 1. 5

The"Social" Side of Contract Law and the New Principle of Regard and Fairness Brigitta Lurger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHAPTER 1 6

Basics First Please! A Critique of Some Recent Priorities shown by the Commission's Action Plan UgoMattei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PART 2 - SUBSTANTNE LAW

A Family law and law of successionCHAFER

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Is Unification of Family Law Feasible or even Desirable? DieterMartiny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHAPTER 18

Harmonisation of the Law of Succession in Europe Alain Verbeke & Yves-Henri Leleu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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B - Contract law - General issuesCHAPTER 19

Formation of Contracts RodolfoSacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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20 The Pre-Contractual Stage SjefvanErp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHAPTER CHAPTER 21

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Agency Michael Joachim Bone11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHAPTER 22

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Defects on Consent in Contract Law Muriel Fabre-Magnan & Ruth Sefton-Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER

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23 Illegality and Immorality in Contracts: Towards European Principles HectorMacQueen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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24 Standard Form Conditions Thomas Wilhelmsson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHAF'TER CHAPTER

25 Interpretation of Contracts lau us-~ilhilrn Canaris & Hans Christoph Grigoleit

26 The Concept of Good Faith MartijnW.Hesselink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHAFTER

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Hardship DenisTallon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHAPTER

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28 Non-Pelfomnce (Breach) of Contracts OleLando . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 R Limitation Periods Michael Joachim Bonell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C ~ E

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30 Towards Principles of European Sales Law Viola Heutger & Christoph Jeloschek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHAYTER

31 The Case for a European Insurance Contract Code Jiirgen Basedow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHAPTER

32 Service Contracts MarcoB.M.Loos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHAPTER

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33 Unjustified Enrichment EricClive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

E - TortCHAPTER 34 The General Conditions of Unlawfilness DavidHowarth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER

35 Product Liability- A History of Harmonisation GeraintHowells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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36 Economical Analysis of Tort Law and the European Civil Code MichaelFaure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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37 Environmental Liability and the Private Enforcement of Community Law Genit Betlem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .*

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38 The Frontier between Contractual and Tortious Liability in Europe: Insightsfrom the Case of Compensation for Pure Economic Loss Mauro Bussani & Vernon Valentine Palmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Transfer of Property UlrichDrobnig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C H A ~ 40 R

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Security Rights in Movables UlrichDrobnig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C H A ~ 41 R The Cape Town Convention on lntemational Interests in Mobile Equipment RoyGoode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHAPTER

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freiheicen irn europsischen Binnenmarkt: favor offerencis'(1995) 59 RabelsZ I at 44; E-lvl Kieninger, (noce 3), parrim; Von Wilmowsky, Et~mpiiirchurK~cdirsichcnmngrrechr (1996) parshn. See also Kaull~old, Intermtionolei und oiropdirch