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Unexpected circumstances in European contract law / edited by Ewoud Hondius and Hans Christoph Grigoleit.

EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America) Available online

EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America)

Ebook Central Academic Complete Available online

Ebook Central Academic Complete
Format:
Book
Contributor:
Hondius, E. H., 1942- editor.
Grigoleit, Hans Christoph, editor.
Series:
Common core of European private law.
The common core of European private law
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Impossibility of performance--Europe.
Impossibility of performance.
Rebus sic stantibus clause--Europe.
Rebus sic stantibus clause.
Vis major (Civil law)--Europe.
Vis major (Civil law).
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxi, 692 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The recent financial crisis has questioned whether existing contracts may be adapted, terminated or renegotiated as a result of unexpected circumstances. The question is not a new one. In medieval times the notion of clausula rebus sic stantibus was developed to cope with such situations, and Germany introduced the theory of Wegfall der Geschäftsgrundlage. In England, the Coronation cases provided one possible answer. This comparative study explores the possibility of classifying jurisdictions as 'open' or 'closed' in this regard.
Contents:
Introduction : an approach to the issues and doctrines relating to unexpected circumstances / Ewoud Hondius and Hans Christoph Grigoleit
Legal history / Andreas Thier
Law and economics : the comparative law and economics of frustration in contracts / Marta Cenini, Barbara Luppi, Francesco Parisi
Overview : concepts dealing with unexpected circumstances
Questionnaire
The case studies
General comparative remarks : converging tendencies, remaining differences and the unsolved mystery of adjustment / Ewoud Hondius and Hans Christoph Grigoleit.
Notes:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-139-03635-1
1-107-22075-0
1-283-05507-4
9786613055071
1-139-04181-9
1-139-04258-0
1-139-04522-9
1-139-03867-2
0-511-76333-6
1-139-04104-5
OCLC:
710974815

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