Unexpected Circumstances in European Contract Law (The Common Core of European Private Law)

Cambridge University Press, 3/3/2011
EAN 9781107003408, ISBN10: 1107003407

Hardcover, 714 pages, 22.8 x 15.2 x 3.8 cm
Language: English

The recent financial crisis has questioned whether existing contracts may be adapted, terminated or renegotiated as a result of unexpected circumstances. The question is not a new one. In medieval times the notion of clausula rebus sic stantibus was developed to cope with such situations, and Germany introduced the theory of Wegfall der Geschäftsgrundlage. In England, the Coronation cases provided one possible answer. This comparative study explores the possibility of classifying jurisdictions as 'open' or 'closed' in this regard.

List of contributors
General editors' preface
Preface
List of abbreviations
Part I. Introduction and Context
1. Introduction
an approach to the issues and doctrines relating to unexpected circumstances Ewoud Honduis and Hans Christoph Grigoleit
2. Legal history Andreas Thier
3. Law and economics
the comparative law and economics of frustration in contracts Marta Cenini, Barbara Luppi and Francesco Parisi
Part II. Overview
4. Overview
concepts dealing with unexpected circumstances
Part III. The Case Studies Ewoud Honduis and Hans Christoph Grigoleit
5. Questionnaire
6. The case studies
Part IV. General Comparative Remarks
7. General comparative remarks
converging tendencies, remaining differences and the unsolved mystery of adjustment Ewoud Honduis and Hans Christoph Grigoleit
Appendix. Some texts on change of circumstances
Selected bibliography
Index.