Date: 2009
Type: Book
The Regulatory Function of European Private Law
Cheltenham ; Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009
CAFAGGI, Fabrizio, MUIR WATT, Horatia (editor/s), CAFAGGI, Fabrizio, MUIR WATT, Horatia, The Regulatory Function of European Private Law, Cheltenham ; Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009
- https://hdl.handle.net/1814/11660
Retrieved from Cadmus, EUI Research Repository
In twelve topical papers, written by renowned experts in distinct areas of the law, the reader will find out how private law and private international law instruments can serve public policy goals (such as the protection of the environment, product safety or services of general economic interest) and how these instruments interact with regulation in the proper sense. A must for those who want to explore the borderline – if it exists – between public and private law in the EU.’
– Jules Stuyck, Leuven University, Belgium
In the context of the current debate on the desirability and process of forming European private law (EPL), this book considers one fundamental question addressing its descriptive and normative dimension: does and should EPL pursue regulatory objectives beyond market integration?
The editors argue that because national categories are of little help in grasping the characteristics of a multi-level regulatory system, it is necessary to link three perspectives: private law, regulation and conflict of laws. This book explores this interaction in four distinct fields: product liability, environmental protection, public utilities and e-commerce. The results show that EPL is highly regulatory and that the implications of this change have not been adequately considered by institutions and by scholars.
The Regulatory Function of European Private Law will be of great interest to academics of law, as well as to private and public lawyers and European policymakers.
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/11660
ISBN: 9781847201997
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing