New features in contract law (Sellier. European Law Publishers, 2007)
A series of lectures held at the Centre for European Private Law at the Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster in 2006
Includes bibliographical references
Cover; Frontmatter; Contents; The New Challenges in Contract Law; Der Schutz der schwächeren Vertragspartei -- rechtshistorische und rechtspolitische Aspekte; Zwang und Ausbeutung beim Vertragsschluss; Diskriminierungsschutz und Vertragsrecht -- Entwicklungstendenzen im Rechtsvergleich; Das Antidiskriminierungsrecht in der Acquis-Gruppe und die fehlende Umsetzung von Antidiskriminierungsrichtlinien in das polnische Zivilrecht; A Special Private Law for B2C? Silver Bullet or Blind Alley?; Consumer Concepts for a European Code?
HauptbeschreibungEconomic change, globalisation and harmonisation of European Law have brought new challenges to contract law. The contributions in this Volume by prominent legal scholars deal with current trends and perspectives in European and International Contract Law and their impact on the various domestic legal systems. The Compendium provides an analysis of new developments in formation of contract, performance and remedies, consumer contract law and the particularly controversial area of anti-discrimination law. Experts in their field examine the underlying legal principles and proble