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Informationen zum Autor Christian Twigg-Flesner was appointed as Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Hull in September 2010, having previously been a Reader and Senior Lecturer there, as well as a lecturer at Hull, Sheffield and Nottingham Trent Universities. He has written widely on aspects of consumer law (particularly consumer sales and EU consumer law), as well as European Contract Law. He is a member of the Acquis Group, and an editor for the Journal of Consumer Policy. He has given advice to House of Lords Select Committee Inquiries, as well as the Law Commission, on areas of his expertise. Klappentext A critical introduction to European Private Law! written by the leading scholars in the field. Zusammenfassung This 2010 Companion offers a critical! yet introductory overview of European Private Law. With essays by leading commentators in the field which explore both key substantive areas and more general issues of history and development! this collection is essential reading for all students and scholars of the subject. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: key features of European Union Private Law (EUPL) Christian Twigg-Flesner; 2. The historical evolution of European Private Law D. Heirbaut and M. E. Storme; 3. European Private Law and the comparative method Jan M. Smits; 4. The role of the conflict of laws in European Private Law Horatia Muir-Watt; 5. Competence and European Private Law Stephen Weatherill; 6. Language and terminology Gerhard Dannemann, Silvia Ferreri and Michele Graziadei; 7. European Private Law by directives: approach and challenges Angus Johnston and Hannes Unberath; 8. The European Court of Justice as motor of Private Law Jules Stuyck; 9. European Contract Law: the common frame of reference and beyond Hugh Beale; 10. The way forward in European consumer contract law: optional instrument instead of further deconstruction of national private laws Hans Schulte-Nölke; 11. Commercial contracts and European Private Law Giuditta Cordero Moss; 12. European Tort Law - features of a diverse landscape Cees van Dam; 13. European Union Property Law Sjef van Erp and Bram Akkermans; 14. Information obligations and withdrawal rights Peter Rott; 15. Travel law Jens Karsten; 16. Unfair contract terms Paolisa Nebbia; 17. Unfair commercial practices and European Private Law Hans-W. Micklitz; 18. Consumer sales and associated guarantees Ulrich Magnus; 19. Product liability Geraint Howells and Marcus Pilgerstorfer; 20. The impact of the directive on self-employed commercial agents in EU law Severine Saintier; 21. EC Competition Law and European Private Law Giorgio Monti; 22. Non-discrimination and European Private Law Fryderyk Zoll; 23. Financial services in European Union private law Jerzy Pisuli¿ski....
