New Working Paper on The Reform of the French Law of Obligations
A new MEPLI working paper by Jan Smits and Caroline Calomme on 'The Reform of the French Law of Obligations: Lex Jeux Sont Faits'.
On October 1st 2016 a historical event in the area of the French law of obligations took place: For the first time since the introduction of the French Civil Code in 1804, the law was fundamentally reformed. This working paper deals with both the motives and content of this reform.
The working paper paper is available on the Social Science Research Network: Please click here.
Also read
-
'De-composing Classical Music’ event was a success
On 13 October 2025, the Maastricht Centre for the Innovation of Classical Music hosted the event ‘De-composing Classical Music: Coloniality and Resistance’ at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in Maastricht.
-
Co-edited collective volume by MCEL member Lilian Tsourdi on the intertwinement between criminal justice and immigration control
The new volume offers a contemporary understanding of the state of the art of ‘crimmigration’ with a focus on the European Union and challenges this paradigm of intersecting criminal justice and immigration control.
-
UWC Maastricht students get a taste of education innovation at EDLAB
On 21 October 2025, EDLAB hosted students from United World College Maastricht for the second year in a row, as part of their Youth Social Entrepreneurship programme.
