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The European Civil Code: The Way Forward
Hugh Collins
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Description for The European Civil Code: The Way Forward
paperback. Hugh Collins examines whether the harmonisation of private law in the European Union would be a desirable development. Series: Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFE; LAFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Hugh Collins argues that the European Union should develop a civil code to provide uniform rules for contracts, property rights and protection against civil wrongs, thus drawing together the differing national traditions with respect to the detailed regulation of civil society. The benefits of such a code would lie not so much in facilitating cross border trade, but in establishing foundations for a denser network of transnational relations of civil society, which in turn would help to overcome the present popular resistance to effective and functional political institutions at a European level. These principled foundations for a more inclusive and ... Read more
Hugh Collins argues that the European Union should develop a civil code to provide uniform rules for contracts, property rights and protection against civil wrongs, thus drawing together the differing national traditions with respect to the detailed regulation of civil society. The benefits of such a code would lie not so much in facilitating cross border trade, but in establishing foundations for a denser network of transnational relations of civil society, which in turn would help to overcome the present popular resistance to effective and functional political institutions at a European level. These principled foundations for a more inclusive and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521713375
SKU
V9780521713375
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About Hugh Collins
Hugh Collins is the Professor of English Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Fellow of the British Academy.
Reviews for The European Civil Code: The Way Forward
'… a courageous and provocative enterprise for a common lawyer! … the multitude of constructive and innovative ideas suggested by Collins might help design a legal and institutional compromise capable of overcoming the current political deadlock of the European codification process - not a small achievement for a single book!' The European Law Review