Jules Stuyck – författare

In the decisive political stage of the preparations for an optional European contract law, this volume voices criticism and makes suggestions for improvements to the "Feasibility Study" that shall be followed by a legislative initiative of the European Commission.

These proceedings of the conference "Towards a European Contract Law" held in June 2011 include the responses from renowned European academics, legal practitioners and political representatives to the Commissions'' preparatory work on an optional European contract law as well as the programmatic speech of Commissions'' Vice-president Viviane Reding.

Furthermore, the full text of the Feasibility Study for a Future Instrument in European Contract Law is available in the annex to this volume.

The Contract is the core tool of governance in a free market economy. An EU Contract law Code is now on the political agenda because all three legislative bodies in the EU and most member states favour it in principle. In its communication of July 2001, the European Commission proposed three major options: to enhance the existing EC Contract law by eliminating inconsistencies; to introduce a European Code which substitutes national laws; and to introduce a European Code which only supplements national laws. This book achieves three things: for the first time, European academia is discussing these three options in an extensive and systematic way - with pros and cons, in a transparent and systematic way, along broad lines and often also important details. The book contains the views of all protagonists - from those who drafted the models to those who illustrated the potential of decentralised rulemaking and invented the very idea of an Optional Code. And it is the first book in which the Optional Code, which is the alternative most likely to come, is thoroughly analysed at all. The book also contains a full map of design possibilities. It is the executive summary of what European academia thinks of the future of European Contract law and a European Code. It is the ''Academic Green Paper on European Contract law''.

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this practical analysis of the structure, competence, and management of the European Union provides substantial and readily accessible information for lawyers, academics, and policymakers likely to have dealings with its activities and data. No other book gives such a clear, uncomplicated description of the organization’s role, its rules and how they are applied, its place in the framework of international law, or its relations with other organizations.

The monograph proceeds logically from the organization’s genesis and historical development to the structure of its membership, its various organs and their mandates, its role in intergovernmental cooperation, and its interaction with decisions taken at the national level. Its competence, its financial management, and the nature and applicability of its data and publications are fully described.

Systematic in presentation, this valuable time-saving resource offers the quickest, easiest way to acquire a sound understanding of the workings of the European Union for all interested parties. Students and teachers of international law will find it especially valuable as an essential component of the rapidly growing and changing global legal milieu.

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this practical analysis of the structure, competence, and management of the European Union provides substantial and readily accessible information for lawyers, academics, and policymakers likely to have dealings with its activities and data. No other book gives such a clear, uncomplicated description of the organization’s role, its rules and how they are applied, its place in the framework of international law, or its relations with other organizations.

The monograph proceeds logically from the organization’s genesis and historical development to the structure of its membership, its various organs and their mandates, its role in intergovernmental cooperation, and its interaction with decisions taken at the national level. Its competence, its financial management, and the nature and applicability of its data and publications are fully described.

Systematic in presentation, this valuable time-saving resource offers the quickest, easiest way to acquire a sound understanding of the workings of the European Union for all interested parties. Students and teachers of international law will find it especially valuable as an essential component of the rapidly growing and changing global legal milieu.