The institutional framework of European private law /

This edited collection of essays examines aspects of European private law. It looks at the conflicts between private laws in various fields, and different approaches to regulating and harmonizing European private law. This book is an original contribution to the scholarly and policy debates about the desirability and modes of Europeanization of private law, in a context in which the pressures of globalization and of national identities seem to question the chosen path of integration."Academy of European law, European University Institute."Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction / Fabrizio Cafaggi -- Bringing (private) laws closer to each other at the European level / Walter van Gerven -- European private law and the constitutional dimension / Stephen Weatherill -- Integration and diversity: the conflict of laws as a regulatory tool / Horatia Muir Watt -- Law at, to, or from the centre?: the European Court of Justice and the harmonization of private law in the European Union / Angus Johnston and Hannes Unberath -- A coordinated approach to regulation and civil liability in European law: rethinking institutional complementarities / Fabrizio Cafaggi -- Consumer law, competition law, and the Europeanization of private law / Albertina Albors-Llorens -- Transformation of contract law and civil justice in the new EU member countries: the example of the Baltic states, Hungary and Poland / Norbert Reich.This edited collection of essays examines aspects of European private law. It looks at the conflicts between private laws in various fields, and different approaches to regulating and harmonizing European private law. This book is an original contribution to the scholarly and policy debates about the desirability and modes of Europeanization of private law, in a context in which the pressures of globalization and of national identities seem to question the chosen path of integration