Concise Commentary on the Rome I Regulation

A succinct, dogmatically sound commentary to the most relevant EU instrument on international contracts.

Franco Ferrari (Edited by)

9781108497671, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 21 May 2020

408 pages
23.4 x 15.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.68 kg

This book offers an updated article-by-article commentary of the Rome I Regulation, applicable in the courts of nearly all European countries to identify the law applicable to international contracts. The commentary is authored by an international group of academics and practitioners, who all have practical experience with international contracts and, thus, were able to focus on the needs of practice. This volume will be not only a reference guide for judges and practitioners alike, but also a crucial resource for academics and researchers.

Chapter I. Scope: Article 1 Material Scope
Article 2 Universal Application
Chapter II. Uniform Rules: Article 3 Freedom of Choice
Article 4 Applicable Law in the Absence of Choice
Article 5 Contracts of Carriage
Article 6 Consumer Contracts
Article 7 Insurance Contracts
Article 8 Individual Employment Contracts
Article 9 Overriding Mandatory Provisions
Article 10 Consent and Material Validity
Article 11 Formal Validity
Article 12 Scope of the Law Applicable
Article 13 Incapacity
Article 14 Voluntary Assignment and Contractual Subrogation
Article 15 Legal Subrogation
Article 16 Multiple Liability
Article 17 Set-off
Article 18 Burden of Proof
Chapter III. Other Provisions: Article 19 Habitual Residence
Article 20 Exclusion of Renvoi
Article 21 Public Policy of the Forum
Article 22 States with More Than One Legal System
Article 23 Relationship with Other Provisions of Community Law
Article 24 Relationship with the Rome Convention
Article 25 Relationship with Existing International Conventions
Article 26 List of Conventions
Article 27 Review Clause
Article 28 Application in Time
Chapter IV: Final Provisions: Article 29 Entry into Force and Application.

Subject Areas: Private / Civil law: general works [LNB], EU & European institutions [JPSN2]