The Harmonisation of Private Law in Europe: Some Insights from Evolutionary Theory Jan M. Smits* 1.Introduction Alan Watson has provided us with abundant and beautiful evidence that\most changes in most systems are the result of borrowing\. But as a legal historian and comparative lawyer, Watson has

This volume is an attempt to explore the value of rational-choice analysis for the study of international law. As the editors suggest, the field of international law has been quite resistant to rational-choice analysis. It is important to recognize, however, that the enterprise of which this volume is an example is not new. Political scientists have used

The States Parties to this Protocol, Declaring that effective action to prevent and combat trafficking in persons, especially women and children, requires a comprehensive international approach in the countries of origin, transit and destination that includes measures to prevent such trafficking to punish the traffickers and to protect the victims of such trafficking, including by protecting their internationally recognized human rights

The Anti-Theoretical Nature of Civil Law Contract Scholarship and the Need for an Economic Theory Aristides N. Hatzis Abstract The absence of theories developed for Roman law and the absence of grand theories in Civil contract law scholarship v outcomes of a particularistic ap- proach to the problems created by the d iencies of markets and driven by the need for the cons conducive to economic progress. the selection of efficient everal centuries and stabi-

This issue is an edited and annotated transcript of the proceedings at a symposium on the Next Century of Corporate Law, held on May 20-21 1999, at the DuPont Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware. The symposium tly by widener University School of Law and the Corporate Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association We acknowledge with gratitude the following persons for their

以我主耶稣基督的名义 恺撒·弗拉维·查士丁尼皇帝,征服阿拉 曼、哥特、弗朗克、日耳曼、安特、阿兰、汪达 、、、 尔、亚非利加的虔敬的、幸运的、光荣的、凯旋 的、永远威严的胜利者,向有志学习法律的青年 们致意。 皇帝的威严光荣不但依靠兵器,而且须用法律来巩固,这 样,无论在战时或平时,总是可以将国家治理得很好;皇帝 不但能在战场上取得胜利,而且能采取法律手段排除违法分 子的非法行径,皇帝既是虔诚的法纪伸张者,又是征服敌人 的胜利者

Tolstoy's novel, Anna Karenina, starts famously with the observation that\All happy families resemble one another; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own fashion. The opposite is more nearly true in respect to the rule of law. Though many societi with differing governance structures and legal systems adhere in their own ways to the ule of law, societies that derogate from it do so in more similar fashion. Put differently it is easier to identify departures from the rule of law than to explain why particular ac-

全书共分三篇十八章。第一篇，经济合同总论，内容包括合同与经济合同，经济合同的订立、履行、变更、解除，经济合同的担保，违反经济合同的责任，经济合同纠纷的解决等。第二篇，经济合同分论，着重阐述九大经济合同，即：购销合同、建设工程承包合同、加工承揽合同、供用电合同、借款合同、财产租赁合同、仓储保管合同、货物运输合同、财产保险合同等。第三篇，经济合同附论，作为经济合同的辐射面，阐述与经济合同有密切联系的涉外经济合同和技术合同。 第一篇 经济合同总论 第一章 合同法概述 第二章 经济合同的订立 第三章 经济合同的担保 第四章 经济合同的履行 第五章 经济合同的变更、解除、终止、转让 第六章 违反经济合同的责任 第七章 经济合同纠纷的解决 第二篇 经济合同分论 第八章 购销合同 第九章 建设工程承包合同 第十章 加工承揽合同 第十一章 货物运输合同 第十二章 供用电合同 第十三章 仓储保管合同 第十四章 财产租赁合同 第十五章 借款合同 第十六章 财产保险合同 第三篇 经济合同附论 第十七章 涉外经济合同 第十八章 技术合同

The law frequently employs a concept of \negligence. What does the concept mea This question can be explored from many perspectives. One perspective analyzes different ways of articulating the content of the standard-as a cost- benefit balance, or a judgment about \community values, or a version of the Golden Rule. Another, related perspective considers the normative foundations

A Theory of Customary International Law Jackl. Goldsmithand eric A. Posner*e Customary international law (\CIL\)is one of two primary forms of international law, the other being the treaty. CIL is typically defined as a\customary practice of states followed from a sense of legal obligation. \1 Conventional wisdom views CiL as a unitary phenomenon that pervades