Reforming the French Law of Obligations: Comparative by John Cartwright, Stefan Vogenauer, Simon Whittaker

By John Cartwright, Stefan Vogenauer, Simon Whittaker

The 2005 Avant-projet de r?forme du droit des responsibilities et de los angeles prescription — additionally dubbed the Avant-projet Catala — indicates the main far-reaching reform of the French Civil Code because it got here into strength in 1804. It stories principal points of agreement legislations, the legislation of delict, and the legislations of unjustified enrichment. there's presently a really energetic debate in France as to the benefits or the demerits of either the actual draft provisions and the overall proposal of recodification as such. This quantity is the 1st e-book to introduce the reform proposals to an English conversing viewers. It includes the reputable English translation of the textual content. unique inner most legal professionals from either England and France learn and check really fascinating elements of the great draft provisions in a comparative standpoint. subject matters coated comprise: negotiation and renegotiation of contracts • the enforcement of contractual tasks • termination of agreement and its results • the consequences of contracts on 3rd events • the definition of l. a. faute • the quantification of damages • and the legislations of prescription. the quantity additionally includes an total evaluation of the draft provisions via some of the most senior French judges who chaired the operating occasion at the Avant-projet, demonstrated via the French very best courtroom, the Cour de cassation.

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35 Catala, above n 32, 1741. 10 Stefan Vogenauer After the initial elaboration of the outlines of the project,36 these sub-teams prepared first drafts within less than eight months which were then subjected to criticism by the entire group. In a final stage, the original group of participants implemented the suggestions emerging from this process, harmonised the substance of various drafts and took care to achieve uniformity of style. Much of the redrafting was done by the late Gérard Cornu, another law professor, who was well known for his particularly succinct style of legal writing.

Mazeaud, Denis, ‘Les conventions portant sur la réparation’ RDC 2007, 149. ——, ‘Colloque sur la réforme du droit des contrats: Observations conclusives’ RDC 2006, 177. ’ LPA 17 April 2007, no 77, 6. Messaï-Bahri, Soraya, ‘La sanction de l’inexécution des avant-contrats au lendemain de l’avant-projet de réforme du droit des obligations’ LPA 24 July 2006, no 146, 12. Mignot, Marc, ‘Aperçu critique de l’avant-projet de loi sur la prescription’ RRJ 2007, 1639. ——, ‘Regards critiques sur l’avant-projet de loi relatif à la délégation de personne’ Revue Lamy Droit civil 1 February 2007, 27.

In relation to the second tendency—going against the existing law—we can mention the following: ț The rule according to which death or incapacity of the offeror occurring within the period expressly stated for keeping the offer open, is no longer an obstacle to the formation of a contract (article 1105-4). ț The ineffectiveness of the revocation by the promisor, during the option period granted to the beneficiary of a unilateral promise to contract, so that acceptance by the beneficiary, during that option period, will result in the (forced) formation of the promised contract (article 1106-3).

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