Synopses & Reviews
The research conducted by the Study Group on a European Civil Code seeks to advance the process of Europeanisation of private law by drafting a set of common European principles which are especially relevant for the functioning of the common market. The aim is the creation of a European Civil Code, or a Common Frame of Reference, to furnish each of the national jurisdictions a framework of rules of private international law.
About the Author
Chairman of the Study Group on a European Civil Code at the European Legal Studies Institute; Professor at the Universitat Osnabruck. The Study Group on a European Civil Code is a network of academics, from across the EU, conducting comparative law research in private law in the various legal jurisdictions of the Member States.