HARMONIZATIONOFEUROPEANPRIVATEANDCOMMERCIALLAWCESL ACADEMICCONFERENCE(BEIJING2011)
HARMONIZATION OF EUROPEAN PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL LAW CESL ACADEMIC CONFERENCE (BEIJING, 2011)
THE STARTING POSITION: THE“LEGALMAP”OFEUROPEHEREINOFTHEEUROPEANLEGALFAMILIES.SUB-GROUPSANDTHEDIFFERENCES
THE STARTING POSITION: THE “LEGAL MAP” OF EUROPE HEREIN OF THE EUROPEAN LEGAL FAMILIES, SUB-GROUPS AND THE DIFFERENCES
Wikipedia's ClassificationScotland:ScandinavianmixedlawRussian law(?)CommonlawMixed:Franco/Latin&GermanicFranco-Latin lawGermaniclaw
Wikipedia’s Classification Scandinavian law Common law FrancoLatin law Germanic law Russian law (?) Mixed: Franco/Latin & Germanic Scotland: mixed
THEAVENUESOFRAPPROCHEMENTOEEUROPEANPRIVATEANDCOMMERCIALLAWS“FORTHETRANSNATIONALLAWYERINDEED,THEPRESENTEUROPEANSITUATIONISASTHATOFATRAVELERCOMPELLEDTOUSEANUMBEROFDIFFERENTLOCALMAPSEACHONEOFDIFFICULTUSETOFOREIGNLAWYERSANDSOMETIMESCONTAININGINFORMATIONWHICH(DUETOBIASORHIDDENASSUMPTIONSOFMUNICIPALLAWYERS)CANBEMISLEADING[.]”MAUROBUSSANI&UGOMATTEI(EDS.).THECOMMONCOREOFEUROPEANPRIVATELAW(KLUWERLAWINTERNATIONAL,2O02)PRFEACETHA8
THE AVENUES OF RAPPROCHEMENT OF EUROPEAN PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL LAWS “FOR THE TRANSNATIONAL LAWYER INDEED, THE PRESENT EUROPEAN SITUATION IS AS THAT OF A TRAVELER COMPELLED TO USE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT LOCAL MAPS EACH ONE OF DIFFICULT USE TO FOREIGN LAWYERS AND SOMETIMES CONTAINING INFORMATION WHICH (DUE TO BIAS OR HIDDEN ASSUMPTIONS OF MUNICIPAL LAWYERS) CAN BE MISLEADING. [.].” MAURO BUSSANI & UGO MATTEI (EDS.), THE COMMON CORE OF EUROPEAN PRIVATE LAW (KLUWER LAW INTERNATIONAL, 2002), PREFACE: THE CONTEXT, AT 1-2
TheAvenuesofRapprochementREFORMORGANICResearchPROJECTSDEVELOPMENTEUGroupsEBRD-Popularcontracts1.LandosecuredLegislation(e.g.,franchise,CommissiontransactionslawDirective onleasing)2.The Acquistime sharereform-RegulatoryGroupagreementscompetition(e.g.(etc.)3.TheCommonGTZ-Serbia2002amendmentofCoreGroup(mortgagelawthe French(etc.)and landCommercialCode)registries)[Impact of]INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS1.The UnidroitPrinciplesofInt'ICommercialContracts(2010:3rdedition)2.CISG (Uncitral)
The Avenues of Rapprochement Research Groups 1. Lando Commission 2. The Acquis Group 3. The Common Core Group (etc.) ORGANIC DEVELOPMENT - Popular contracts (e.g., franchise, leasing) - Regulatory competition (e.g., 2002 amendment of the French Commercial Code) [Impact of] INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS 1.The Unidroit Principles of Int’l Commercial Contracts (2010: 3rd edition) 2.CISG (Uncitral) EU Legislation - Directive on time share agreements (etc.) REFORM PROJECTS EBRD – secured transactions law reform GTZ – Serbia (mortgage law and land registries)