Default Rules in Private Law

Drawing on the experience of recognised experts from across a range of different fields and jurisdictions, this landmark publication tackles default rules in private law in comparative perspective. Often underestimated, but highly influential, default rules are non-mandatory rules that kick in where nothing else has been agreed or provided. The contributions explore default rules from a variety of angles relevant to both scholarship and legal practice, including: behavioural aspects and the role of platform terms in the digital age; the remit and operation of defaults in different areas, ranging from contract and commercial law to succession, civil procedure and private international law; a comparison between Common law and Civilian approaches as well as the EU level; the perspectives of different ''players'' engaged in the generation and application of default rules.

Product details

• Authors: Birke Hacker, Johannes Ungerer
• Assisted by: Birke Häcker (Editor), Johannes Ungerer (Editor)
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.09.2025
• EAN: 9781509973521
• ISBN: 978-1-5099-7352-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 238 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Studies of the Oxford Institute of European and Comparative Law
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / Comparative, LAW / Contracts, Commercial law, LAW / Consumer, contract law, comparative law, employment contracts