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Cafaggi, Fabrizio; Muir Watt, Horatia --- "The Regulatory Function of European Private Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009) [2009] ELECD 304

Editor(s): Cafaggi, Fabrizio; Muir Watt, Horatia

Title: The Regulatory Function of European Private Law

Topics: European Law

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 29 May 2009

Number of pages: 384

ISBN (hard cover): 9781847201997

EISBN: 9781848447264

Abstract/Description:

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.