The European Civil Code: The Way Forward (Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy)

Hugh Collins

ISBN 10: 0521713374 / ISBN 13: 9780521713375

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2008

2008. 1st Edition. Paperback. Small publisher's mark to text block. Otherwise, Fine. Seller Inventory # BR33610

Synopsis:

Hugh Collins argues that the European Union should develop a civil code to provide uniform rules for contracts, property rights and protection against civil wrongs, thus drawing together the differing national traditions with respect to the detailed regulation of civil society. The benefits of such a code would lie not so much in facilitating cross border trade, but in establishing foundations for a denser network of transnational relations of civil society, which in turn would help to overcome the present popular resistance to effective and functional political institutions at a European level. These principled foundations for a more inclusive and less balkanised civil society in Europe also provide elements of a required European social model that offers necessary safeguards for consumers, workers and disadvantaged groups against the pressures of market forces in an increasingly global economic system.

About the Author: Hugh Collins is the Professor of English Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Fellow of the British Academy.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The European Civil Code: The Way Forward (...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Used - Like New
Edition: 1st Edition