Max Planck Encyclopaedia of European Private Law Published
Max Planck Encyclopaedia of European Private Law re-affirms that the emergence of European private law is one of the most significant developments in present-day law.
I just received the impressive new Max Planck Encyclopedia of European Private Law. This two volume-work containing more than 2000 pages is the joint effort of a large group of authors all associated (or once associated) with the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg. It offers concise and highly informative entries on 500 topics in the field, setting the current debate in its historical and comparative context and providing an invaluable companion to present-day scholarship in European private law. This book re-affirms that the emergence of European private law is one of the most significant developments in present-day law. The book is published by Oxford University Press and was edited by Jürgen Basedow, Klaus Hopt, Reinhard Zimmermann and Andreas Stier.
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Comparative Insights on the Role of Values in Contract Law
M-EPLI welcomed Dr. Timothy Dodsworth on 19 February as a speaker in the M-EPLI Talks series. Dr. Dodsworth’s talk entitled, The Underlying Values of German and English Contract Law, focused on looking at German and English court decisions to extract insights into how legal systems balance competing...
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Clarifying the Legal Status of Online Logistics Platforms in Europe
Our recent study (with Prof. Wouter Verheyen University of Antwerp) explores the legal uncertainties associated with the rise of online logistics platforms, which optimise the flow of goods through digital procurement mechanisms but lack a clear regulatory framework akin to international transport...
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Breaking Legal Boundaries: How Private International Law Can Keep Up With Global Value Chains
On Wednesday 29th January, M-EPLI welcomed Prof. dr. Toshiyuki Kono, Professor at the Graduate School of Law at Kyushu University, Japan. The event was moderated by Dr. Daniel On, followed by an insightful commentary by Prof. dr. Marta Pertegas and discussion with the participants.
