The Regulatory Function of European Private Law

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Fabrizio Cafaggi, Horatia Muir Watt
Edward Elgar Publishing, Jan 1, 2009 - Law - 384 pages
In twelve topical papers, written by renowned experts in distinct areas of the law, the reader will find out how private law and private international law instruments can serve public policy goals (such as the protection of the environment, product safety
 

Contents

The regulation of services and the publicprivate divide
3
Regulatory strategies on services contracts in EC law
16
The regulatory function of choice of law rules applying to contracts for services in the European Union
62
Regulatory dilemmas in EC environmental law the ongoing conflicts between competitiveness and the environment
91
Regulatory strategies in environmental liability
129
The law applicable to violations of the environment regulatory strategies
188
Product safety private standardsetting and information networks
207
Interaction between product liability and regulation at the European level
243
Impact of the mutual recognition principle on the law applicable to products
259
Ecommerce from a private law perspective
275
Ecommerce from a regulatory perspective
282
Reallocating horizontal and vertical regulatory powers in the electronic market what to do with private international law
290
Index
343
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