The EU optional instrument: absorbing the private international law implications of a common European sales law

Mel Kenny, Lorna Elizabeth Gillies, James Devenney

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

Abstract

This paper explores the process of the “Europeanization” of national Private Law regimes in the European Union from its antecedents in the internal market programme to the current proposals surrounding the (Draft) Common Frame of Reference ((D)CFR) and a Common European Sales Law. The paper begins by critically evaluating the rationale behind the consolidation/codification initiative, the evolution of the initiative and then drills into the broader implications of this process; considering, in particular, the Private International Law dimensions to the proposed (optional) Common European Sales Law (CESL). In this analysis we therefore enter a polycentric legal environment traversing Contract Law, Consumer Law, EU Law and Private International Law.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationYearbook of Private International Law 2011
PublisherDe Gruyter
VolumeXIII
ISBN (Print)9783866539648
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2012

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'The EU optional instrument: absorbing the private international law implications of a common European sales law'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this