The European Codification Process : Cut and Paste

Ugo Mattei

ISBN 10: 9041122303 / ISBN 13: 9789041122308

Published by Kluwer Law International Okt 2003, 2003

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Neuware - This volume contains thoughts on the issue of Codification of European Private Law and on the present state of European Private Law by one of the protagonists of the debate that is unfolding in Europe. Taking a sometimes sharply critical view, Professor Mattei attempts to unveil what he considers biases, strategies and ideologies that affect the European legal process. The work attempts to open a basic and genuine political debate between legal scholars that Mattei considers an unavoidable pre-requisite of any major reform process in private law. Challenging the claim of technocratic neutrality shared by much of the most influential European legal academy, Mattei uses the tools of Comparative Law and Economics to set priorities on the table and to show some of the real stakes of the present process. The work explores fundamental areas of European private law, from the sources to contracts to trust law.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The European Codification Process : Cut and Paste
• Publisher: Kluwer Law International Okt 2003
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9041122303
• ISBN 13: 9789041122308
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 242W x 164H x 18D millimeters 242 millimeters width by 164 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 438 grams

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Synopsis

This volume contains thoughts on the issue of Codification of European Private Law and on the present state of European Private Law by one of the protagonists of the debate that is unfolding in Europe. Taking a sometimes sharply critical view, Professor Mattei attempts to unveil what he considers biases, strategies, and ideologies that affect the European legal process. The work attempts to open a basic and genuine political debate between legal scholars, which he considers an unavoidable prerequisite of any major reform process in private law. Challenging the claim of technocratic neutrality shared by much of the most influential European legal academy, the author uses the tools of Comparative Law and Economics to set priorities on the table and to show some of the real stakes of the present process. The work explores fundamental areas of European private law, from the sources' to contracts' to trust law.

About the Author

Ugo Mattei is Affred and Hanna Fromm Distinguished Professor of International and Comparative Law at the University of California, Hastings and Professore Ordinario di Diritto Civite at the University at Turin, Italy.