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Uncovering European Private Law: A Student Handbook - cover image

Copyright

Marija Bartl; Laura Burgers; Chantal Mak.

ISBN

Paperback978-1-80511-505-2
Hardback978-1-80511-506-9
PDF978-1-80511-507-6
HTML978-1-80511-509-0
EPUB978-1-80511-508-3

Language

  • English

THEMA

  • LNB
  • LNA
  • LNV
  • LBDK
  • KJJ
  • GTQ

BISAC

  • LAW014000
  • LAW016000
  • LAW059000
  • LAW011000

Keywords

  • European private law
  • Comparative legal systems
  • Contract and tort law
  • Transnational legal frameworks
  • Sustainability in law
  • Digitalization in private law

    Uncovering European Private Law

    A Student Handbook

    FORTHCOMING
    Aimed at bridging a crucial gap in legal education, Uncovering European Private Law provides a comprehensive introduction to the evolving field of European private law. This innovative handbook addresses the interplay of national, European, and transnational rules governing relationships between private actors, including individuals and businesses. Designed with students in mind, this volume not only covers foundational concepts but also explores cutting-edge developments in areas such as contract, tort, property, and company law.

    What sets this handbook apart is its contextual approach. By integrating societal and theoretical perspectives, it encourages students to critically evaluate private law's role in addressing global challenges like digitalization, sustainability, and globalization. Gathering the expertise of over twenty international law scholars, the handbook reflects the expertise of academics deeply engaged in teaching and research.

    With structured chapters and accessible narratives, this handbook replaces piecemeal materials previously used in courses. It offers coherence and depth, making it an essential resource for understanding the legal frameworks that shape commerce, legal practice, and broader societal issues. Whether for mandatory or elective courses, this guide empowers students to navigate and critically assess the dynamic field of European private law providing an essential resource for the private lawyers of the future.

    Endorsements

    Uncovering European Private Law is an academically rigorous and highly accessible book. Authored by renowned experts in their field, the book offers significant contributions to the existing literature by introducing fresh perspectives and presenting current debates in an original manner. This volume represents a valuable resource for students, academics, and practitioners alike, seamlessly complementing the existing body of work in this area.

    Prof Ivan Sammut

    University of Malta

    Contributors

    Marija Bartl

    (editor)
    Professor of Transnational Private Law at the Amsterdam Law School at University of Amsterdam
    Director of the Amsterdam Centre for Transformative Private Law at University of Amsterdam
    https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4380-9961
    https://www.uva.nl/profiel/b/a/m.bartl/m.bartl.html

    Prof. Dr. Marija Bartl is Professor of Transnational Private Law at the Amsterdam Law School the Director of the Amsterdam Centre for Transformative Private Law and a managing editor of European Law Open. She teaches several courses, including 'Private law in European and International Perspective' and 'Law as a Change-Maker'. Bartl has held appointments as a Fernand Braudel Fellow at the European University Institute, a Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies in Nantes, Visiting Fellow at the Harvard Law School, Boston University and the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Law in Hamburg. Currently, Bartl is working on an ERC funded project titled ‘Law as a vehicle for social change: Mainstreaming Non-Extractive Economic Practices (N-EXTLAW)’. The project adopts a broad perspective on private law as a vehicle of social change, exploring the ways in which rethinking (private) law's role in facilitating and mainstreaming 'non-extractive economic practices' may open up possibilities for a wider socio-ecological transformation.

    Laura Burgers

    (editor)
    Assistant Professor at the Amsterdam Centre for Transformative private law (ACT) at the law faculty at University of Amsterdam
    https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/b/u/l.e.burgers/l.e.burgers.html

    Dr. Laura Burgers works as an assistant professor at the Amsterdam Centre for Transformative private law (ACT) at the law faculty of the University of Amsterdam. She defended her dissertation on the role of the judiciary in European private law climate litigation at the same university in 2020. Her research interests include climate litigation, rights of future generations and rights of nature. She is one of the national experts in the UN program Harmony with Nature.

    Chantal Mak

    (editor)
    Professor of Private law at the Amsterdam Centre for Transformative Private Law (ACT) at University of Amsterdam
    Programme Director of the LL.M. in Transnational and European private law at the Amsterdam Law School at University of Amsterdam
    https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8236-7242
    https://www.uva.nl/profiel/m/a/c.mak/c.mak.html#Publicaties

    Prof. Dr. Chantal Mak is professor of Private law, in particular fundamental rights and private law, at the Amsterdam Centre for Transformative Private Law (ACT) and programme director of the LL.M. in transnational and European private law at the Amsterdam Law School. Her research focuses on the constitutional legal framework for private law in Europe and the influence of constitutional law (including fundamental rights) on private law matters, with a special interest for the role of the judiciary in European private law.