Civil law 117 results
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The Acquisition of Immovables through Long-Term Use
Book | 1st edition 2022 | Europe | Björn Hoops, Ernst MaraisIn this book, which is part of the book series of the Common Core of European Private Law, reporters consider legal institutions that allow persons who have occupied private or public land of others to acquire that land through mere long-term use.€171.00 incl. VAT -
Standard Business Contracts
Book | 4th edition 2021 | Belgium | Dirk Deschrijver, Marc Taeymans, Olivier Vanden BergheThis reference book brings together a number of contracts that are governed by Belgian law but drafted in English. Each model is preceded by a short introduction summarizing the most salient provisions of Belgian law relevant to that particular contract Also, in most models, different options and alternative wording are included.€223.00 incl. VAT -
Legal Systems of the Pacific
Introducing Sixteen GemsBook | 1st edition 2021 | World | Jennifer Corrin, Tony AngeloWith no new books written on these legal systems for nearly 30 years, this book fills a gap in the literature and offers a true 'insider' perspective with the majority of authors being indigenous or long-term residents of the countries in question.€113.00 incl. VAT -
International Handbook on Child Participation in Family Law
Book | 1st edition 2021 | World | Wendy Schrama, Marilyn Freeman, Nicola Taylor, Marielle BruningThis topical and timely handbook provides a rich source of information for everyone with an interest in the application of children’s rights in practice.€113.00 incl. VAT -
European Contract Law and the Creation of Norms
Book | 1st edition 2021 | Europe | Stefan Grundmann, Mateusz GrochowskiThe book sketches a broad landscape of sources of modern contract law, with particular regard to EU private law rules. It provides for a better understanding of the identity of present-day contract law by analysing the multitude of social and economic dynamics that shape its normative landscape.€113.00 incl. VAT -
Party Autonomy in EU Private International Law
Choice of Court and Choice of Law in Family Matters and SuccessionBook | 1st edition 2021 | World | Jacqueline GrayThis book is a comprehensive analysis of the choice of court and choice of law provisions that apply to cross-border family matters and succession in EU private international law.€113.00 incl. VAT -
La famille dans l'ordre juridique de l'Union européenne/Family within the Legal Order of the EU
Book | 1st edition 2020 | Europe | Elsa Bernard, Marie Cresp, Marion Ho-DacNombreuses sont les incursions de l'UE dans la définition et le régime juridique des familles qui circulent entre les États membres. L'ouvrage fait le point sur l’acquis et le devenir d’un modèle familial européen.
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Immoral Contracts in Europe
Book | 1st edition 2020 | Europe | Aurelia Colombi Ciacchi, Chantal Mak, Zeeshan MansoorThis book brings together a group of renowned contract lawyers to analyse how their own legal systems deal with twelve cases of morally dubious agreements. It explores questions of validity, enforceability and the availability of remedies, while offering crucial insights into the divergences and converges between different European legal systems.€167.00 incl. VAT -
Enforcing Consumer and Capital Markets Law
The Diesel Emissions ScandalBook | 1st edition 2020 | Europe | Beate Gsell, Thomas MöllersThis book critically analyses the various approaches of public and private law enforcement and their effectiveness across several jurisdictions on the example of one topical and global collective damage event with far reaching consequences for both, consumers and investors: the Dieselgate.€149.00 incl. VAT -
Interpretation of Commercial Contracts in European Private Law
Book | 1st edition 2020 | United Kingdom | C.J.W. Baaij, David Cabrelli, Laura MacgregorThis book is a unique and extensive comparative study of commercial contract interpretation across 14 selected jurisdictions, namely Croatia, England and Wales, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, South Africa, Spain and Sweden. Using a dynamic comparative case method, the focus is centered on the discussion of key legal problems, further examined in a detailed and comprehensive comparative analysis. Contributions written from a law and economics, and European private law perspectives place the key legal issues into context and make Interpretation of Commercial Contracts in European Private Law a coherent and valuable resource for academics and practitioners with a European or International focus.€155.00 incl. VAT -
Prescription in Tort Law
Analytical and Comparative PerspectivesBook | 1st edition 2020 | United Kingdom | Israel Gilead, Bjarte AskelandPrescription is a major legal defence that bars civil actions after the expiry of the prescription period on the claim. This book thoroughly examines the law of 16 selected jurisdictions and extensively analyses in comparative perspective the elements of prescription, their interrelations, and the policy considerations (including economic analysis). While the book focuses on prescription of tort claims the analysis, comparisons and conclusions are most pertinent to most civil actions.€143.00 incl. VAT -
Contract and Property with an Environmental Perspective
Book | 1st edition 2020 | United Kingdom | Siel Demeyere, Vincent SagaertThis book includes the conference proceedings of a conference in September 2019. The Institute for Property Law of the University of Leuven had the opportunity to welcome numerous authoritative legal scholars to debate on the impact of sustainability challenges on the crossroads between contract and property. The contributions in this book are on the one hand, careful analyses of national laws, and on the other hand, more general views on the interplay between property law and sustainability.€78.00 incl. VAT -
Real Obligations at the Edge of Contract and Property
Book | 1st edition 2020 | Belgium | Siel DemeyereThis book extensively analyses obligations connected to property rights, or 'real obligations', in a comparative perspective through a study of Belgian, French, Dutch and Scots law. Examples of real obligations are the periodical payment obligation of a long lease holder, the maintenance of the property subject to a servitude and the financial contributions by apartment owners.€199.00 incl. VAT -
Elderly Care and Upwards Solidarity
Historical, Sociological and Legal PerspectivesBook | 1st edition 2020 | United Kingdom | Elisabeth Alofs, Wendy SchramaThis book examines the legal and societal challenges facing ageing nations in Europe. With a focus on informal care, it poses the question of how, in light of historical and socio-demographic changes, we can take care of our elderly.€89.00 incl. VAT -
Die Familienschiedsgerichtsbarkeit in Recht und Praxis
Eine rechtsvergleichende Untersuchung des deutschen und englischen RechtsBook | 1st edition 2020 | United Kingdom | Saskia Constanze ZellerhoffErgründet die Verfasserin die aktuellen rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen für eine schiedsgerichtliche Beilegung familienrechtlicher Streitigkeiten im deutschen und englischen Recht und deren Bedeutung in der Praxis.€163.00 incl. VAT -
Proprietary Consequences in Defective Transfers of Ownership
Book | 1st edition 2020 | United Kingdom | Samuel ZoggThis book analyses proprietary restitution, at law and in equity, and inquires whether proprietary relief is available in defective transfers of property. It particularly covers the law of rescission, resulting and constructive trusts, tracing and unjust enrichment.€174.00 incl. VAT -
Compensation Funds in Comparative Perspective
Book | 1st edition 2020 | United Kingdom | Thierry Vansweevelt, Britt WeytsCompensation funds are redress structures that compensate victims of accidents and other misfortune where tort, insurance and social security frameworks are unavailable or inapplicable. Their undefined nature raises important legal questions that have not yet been fully answered. This book contrasts and analyses both well-known and lesser known compensation funds in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, and the United Kingdom.€83.00 incl. VAT -
Reliance in the Breaking-Off of Contractual Negotiations
Trust and Expectation in a Comparative PerspectiveBook | 1st edition 2019 | United Kingdom | Isabel ZuloagaThis book explores the theoretical basis of precontractual liability for the breaking-off of contractual negotiations and after a comparative analysis of common law (England) and civil law jurisdictions (Germany, France and Chile), argues in favour of a shift from good faith to the notion of reliance.€83.00 incl. VAT -
A Short History of Legal Validity and Invalidity
Foundations of Private and Public LawBook | 1st edition 2019 | Europe | Maris KöpckeThis book traces the uncharted history of validity and invalidity, two central categories of legal thought ubiquitous in contemporary private and public law. It shows how they emerged in response to social needs that remain pressing today.€59.00 incl. VAT -
Plurality and Diversity of Family Relations in Europe
Book | 1st edition 2019 | United Kingdom | Katharina Boele-Woelki, Dieter MartinyThis volume contains the contributions delivered at CEFL's sixth international conference, which focused on comparative and international family law in Europe in their respective cultural contexts.€95.00 incl. VAT