The regulatory function of European private law / edited by Fabrizio Cafaggi and Horatia Muir Watt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cafaggi, Fabrizio.

Muir Watt, Horatia.

Edward Elgar Publishing.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil law--Europe.

Civil law.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (376 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the context of the debate on the desirability and mode of formation of European private law (EPL) engaging a number of scholars and institutions, this book considers one fundamental question addressing its descriptive and normative dimension: does and should EPL pursue regulatory objectives beyond market integration?

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Figures and tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: The regulation of services and the public-private divide; Chapter 2: Regulatory strategies on services contracts in EC law; Chapter 3: The regulatory function of choice of law rules applying to contracts for services in the European Union; Chapter 4: Regulatory dilemmas in EC environmental law: the ongoing conflicts between competitiveness and the environment; Chapter 5: Regulatory strategies in environmental liability

Chapter 6: The law applicable to violations of the environment - regulatory strategiesChapter 7: Product safety, private standard-setting and information networks; Chapter 8: Interaction between product liability and regulation at the European level; Chapter 9: Impact of the mutual recognition principle on the law applicable to products; Chapter 10: E-commerce from a private law perspective; Chapter 11: E-commerce from a regulatory perspective; Chapter 12: Re-allocating horizontal and vertical regulatory powers in the electronic market: what to do with private international law; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-23887-6

9786612238871

1-84844-726-4

OCLC:

434379084