Constitutionalisation of private law / by Tom Barkhuysen and Siewert Lindenbergh, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barkhuysen, T. (Tom), 1968-

Lindenbergh, S. D. (Siewert Doewe), 1964-

E.M. Meijers Instituut.

Series:

Constitutional law library ; 2.

Constitutional law library, 1871-4110 ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil law--Europe--Congresses.

Civil law.

Civil rights--Europe--Congresses.

Civil rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

All over Europe we witness a spectacular rise of the recourse to fundamental rights in debates on civil liability. This is part of a pervasive process of constitutionalisation, of private law in general and tort law in particular. This publication aims at establishing a clear analysis of the nature and growth of the C-factor (C for constitutionalisation) in Germany, France, the UK and The Netherlands. This analysis will be followed by answering the questions: How are these developments to be judged? Does the C-factor seriously undermine the autonomy of private law (‘The purpose of private law is simply to be private law’, Ernest J. Weinrib, The Idea of Private Law )? And if so, does it matter? How are we to handle the C-factor? Should we embrace it wholeheartedly, or rather adopt a policy of being neglect or even try to eradicate it altogether?

Contents:

Introduction / Tom Barkhuysen and Siewert Lindenbergh

Fundamental rights talk : an enrichment of legal discourse in private law? / Hans Nieuwenhuis

Private law and fundamental rights : a sceptical view / Jan Smits

Some thoughts on the impact of fundamental rights on Dutch company law / Vino Timmerman

Applicability of fundamental rights in private law : what is the legislature to do? : an intermezzo from a constitutional point of view / Wim Voermans

Constitutionalisation of private law : the European Convention on Human Rights perspective / Tom Barkhuysen and Michiel Van Emmerik

Constitutionalisation of private law : the German perpective / Gert Bruggemeier

The constitutionalisation of private law in the UK : is there an emperor inside the clothes? / Stathis Banakas

The constitutionalisation of private law in the Netherlands / Siewert Lindenbergh.

Notes:

At head of title: E.M. Meijers Institute of Legal Studies.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-39657-9

9786612396571

90-474-1844-1

OCLC:

567779181

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004148529.i-136 DOI