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Academic works

Author(s)TitleYearReferenceLanguageNote
Schulze Reiner
ZimmermannReinhard
Entwurf eines gemeinsamen Referenzrahmens (DCFR); (Auszug: Bücher I, II, III, IV A., C., V, VI, VII, Definitionen)2020Europäisches Privatrecht; 6. Auflage 2020; Nomos Verlag; III.25.German
ZollFryderykEuropäisches Privat- und Unternehmensrecht.2016Enzyklopädie Europarecht. Herausgegeben von Armin Hatje und Peter-Christian Müller-Graff 6 Nomos VerlagGermanFrom page 1163 until page 1243 the whole origin story of DCFR is being depicted, as well as the structure and content of each book is being quite thoroughly presented.
Schulze Reiner
ZimmermannReinhard
Grundsätze, Begriffe und Modellregeln des Europäischen Privatrechts – Entwurf eines Gemeinsamen Referenzrahmens (DCFR)2016Europäisches Privatrecht. 5. Auflage. Nomos Gesetze p. 729 - 847GermanTranslation of DCFR, Books I to VII and definitions, in German.
KortmannSebastian C.J.J.Indirect Representation According to the Draft Common Frame of Reference2016European Review of Private Law 24 (2016) S. 489-500EnglishActio directa (Art. III.-5:401 DCFR) amd action contraria (Art. III.-5:402 DCFR) in the DCFR compared to rules in PECL and UNIDROIT. The possibility of a direct relationship between the principal and the third party in case of indirect representation.
DannemannGerhardContracts and other Juridical Acts in the DCFR2012contained in: The Draft Common Frame of Reference: national and comparative perspectives, p.9-20, Vincent Sagaert, Matthias E. Storme and Evelyne Terryn (eds), Intersentia Publishing Ltd, Cambridge 2012,English
WétyPatrickBook II, "Contracts and Other Juridical Acts", of the Draft Common Frame of Reference from a Belgian Perspective2012contained in: The Draft Common Frame of Reference: national and comparative perspectives, p.21-29, Vincent Sagaert, Matthias E. Storme and Evelyne Terryn (eds), Intersentia Publishing Ltd, Cambridge 2012,English
StormeMatthias E.The Structure of the Law on Multi-party Situations in the 2009 Draft Common Frame of Reference and Belgian Law2012contained in: The Draft Common Frame of Reference: national and comparative perspectives, p.147-199, Vincent Sagaert, Matthias E. Storme and Evelyne Terryn (eds), Intersentia Publishing Ltd, Cambridge 2012English
BonellMichael JoachimAgency2011[contained in] Towards a European Civil Code, edited by Arthur Hartkamp, Martijn Hesselink, Ewoud Hondius, Chantal Mak, Edgar du Perron, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, Fourth Revised and Expanded EditionEnglish
BonellMichael JoachimLimitation Periods2011[contained in] Towards a European Civil Code, edited by Arthur Hartkamp, Martijn Hesselink, Ewoud Hondius, Chantal Mak, Edgar du Perron, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, Fourth Revised and Expanded EditionEnglish
VogenauerStefanCommon Frame of Reference and UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts.Coexistence, Competition, or Overkill of Soft Law?2011ERCL 2010, 143-183English
ZimmermannReinhard
JansenNils
Contract Formation and Mistake in European Contract Law: A Genetic Comparison of Transnational Model Rules2011O.J.L.S 2011, 625-662 English
VenezianoAnnaConclusion of the Contract2011contained in Towards a European Contract Law, Reiner Schulze and Jules Stuyck ( eds), Sellier European Law Publishers, Munich, p.81-95English
TerrynEvelyneContract Formation- An illustration of the Difficult Interface with National Law and Enforcement2011contained in Towards a European Contract Law, Reiner Schulze and Jules Stuyck ( eds), Sellier European Law Publishers, Munich, p.65-80English
Schulze Reiner
StuyckJules
Towards a European Contract Law - An Introduction2011contained in Towards a European Contract Law, Reiner Schulze and Jules Stuyck ( eds), Sellier European Law Publishers, Munich, p.3-8English
TereszkiewiczPiotrSchutz des Angehörigenbürgen durch Aufklärung und Beratung im Entwurf des Gemeinsamen Referenzrahmens ( Draft Common Frame of Reference) - Grundsatzlösungen und offene Anwendungsfragen2011ZEuP 2011,851-873German
HellwegePhillipAllgemeines Vertragsrecht und "Rechtsgeschäft"-lehre im Draft Common Frame of Reference2011ACP 2011, 665-702 German
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BrownswordRoger
'If You Don’t Like our Principles We Have Others'; On Core Values and Underlying Principles in European Private Law: A Critical Discussion of the New 'Principles' Section in the Draft CFR2011The Foundations of European Private Law, pp. 59-72, R. Brownsword, H. Micklitz, L. Niglia & S. Weatherill, eds., Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2011English
SalomonsArthur F2011HET GROENBOEK EUROPEES CONTRACTENRECHT: NAAR EEN OPTIONEEL INSTRUMENT?, M.W. Hesselink, A.A.H. van Hoek, M.B.M. Loos & A.F. Salomons, eds., pp. 147-155, Den Haag: Boom Juridische uitgevers, 2011.Centre for the Study of European Contract Law Working Paper Dutch
ZimmermannReinhard
JansenNils
2011English
TanR.L.M.MBeëindiging van duurovereenkomsten volgens het Draft Common Frame of Reference2011NTBR 2011, 328-335Dutch
het dwalingsstelsel van het DCFR2011NTBR 2011, 299-305Dutch
HondiusEwoud H.2011Het Groenboek Europees Contractenrecht: Naar een Optioneel Instrument?, M.W. Hesselink, A.A.H. van Hoek, M.B.M. Loos & A.F. Salomons, eds., pp. 53-81, Den Haag: Boom Juridische uitgevers, 2011 Dutch
AkkermansBram2011Maastricht University - Maastricht European Private Law Institute (M-EPLI) - Working paperEnglish
StevenAndrew[Reviewing] Volume 5 (Book VIII, Acquisition and loss of ownership of goods)2011(2011) 15 EdinLR, 312-314English
AndersonRoss Gilbert[Reviewing] Principles, Definitions and Model Rules of European Private Law. Draft Common Frame of Reference (DCFR) Full Edition. Ed by Christian von Bar and Eric Clive. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 6 vols, 2010. xxi +6,563 pp. ISBN 9780199573752.2011(2011) 15 EdinLR, 306-309English
von BarChristian2011English
G’sellFlorence[Reviewing] Principles, Definitions and Model Rules of European Private Law Draft Common Frame of Reference (DCFR) prepared by the Study Group on a European Civil Code & Research Group on EC Private Law (Acquis Group), Christian von Bar and Eric Clive (ed)2010Revue trimestrielle de droit européen (forthcoming)French
von BarChristian2010Englishpresented at the conference on European Contract Law Trier 18-19 March 2010, organised by ERA.
Fauvarque-CossonBénédicte2010Englishpresented at the conference on European Contract Law Trier 18-19 March 2010, organised by ERA.
ZimmermannReinhard
JansenNils
"A European Civil Code in all but name": Discussing the nature and the purposes of the Draft Common Frame of Reference2010(2010) 69 CLJ 98English
GrundmannStefanThe role of competition in the European codification process2010contained in: European private law after the Common Frame of Reference, edited by Micklitz and Cafaggi, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham UK, Northampton, MA, USAEnglish
ZimmermannReinhard
JansenNils
Vertragschluss und Irrtum im europäischen Vertragsrecht, Textstufen transnationaler Modellregelungen2010AcP 2010, 196-250German
ZimmermannReinhardVorwort2010Service Contracts, edited by Reinhard Zimmermann, Gesellschaft für Rechtsvergleichung e.V., Rechtsvergleichung und Rechtsvereinheitlichung, Mohr Siebeck,Tübingen, 2010German
GrazianoThomas KadnerDienstleistungsverträge im Recht der Schweiz, Österreichs und Deutschlands im Vergleich mit den Regelungen des Draft Common Frame of Reference2010Service Contracts, edited by Reinhard Zimmermann, Gesellschaft für Rechtsvergleichung e.V., Rechtsvergleichung und Rechtsvereinheitlichung, Mohr Siebeck,Tübingen, 2010German
WhittakerSimonContracts for Services in English law and in the DCFR2010Service Contracts, edited by Reinhard Zimmermann, Gesellschaft für Rechtsvergleichung e.V., Rechtsvergleichung und Rechtsvereinheitlichung, Mohr Siebeck,Tübingen, 2010, p.115-147English
CliveEricThe assignment provisions of the Draft Common Frame of Reference2010Judicial Review 2010, 275-283English
AkkermansBram2010Working Paper Series, Maastrict UniversityEnglish
Schulte-NölkeHans
BuschChristoph
ZollFryderyk
2010PE 425.638English
FerranteEdoardoDer Einfluss des US-amerikanischen Rechts auf das "kontinental"- europäische Vertragsrecht: US-amerikanische Vertragspryxis im DCFR?2010Das deutsche Wirtschaftsrecht unter dem wachsenden Einfluss des US-amerikanischen Rechts; C.H.Beck; 1. Auflage Heidelberg 2010; S.131-141.German
Schmidt-KesselMartinUnentgeltliche Geschäfte2009Handwörterbuch des Europäischen Privatrecht: Jürgen Basedow, Klaus J. Hopt, Reinhard Zimmermann (Hrsg.), 1538German
GrundmannStefanLa Structure du DCFR-Quelle Forme pour un Droit Européen des contrats?2009(2009) 3 Rev.dr.int.dr.comp, 423French
LandoOleWhich Contract law for Europe and for the World2009RDC 2009, 768English
WhittakerSimonThe Elaboration of the Common Frame of Reference: Translating "the Tool-box"2009RDC 2009, 795English
AlpaGuidoAutonomie des parties et liberté contractuelle, aujoud'hui2009RDC 2009, 826French
Schulze ReinerFormation du contrat - le DCFR comme invitation à la discussion2009RDC 2009, 852French
LimmerP.Cadre commun de référence et liberté contractuelle2009RDC 2009, 860French
EbertFranz Christian
PinkelTobias
2009GLJ 2009,1417English
Vaquer AloyAntoni2009 ERPL 2009, 487English
ZimmermannReinhardThe Present State of European Private Law2009(2009) 57 Am. J. Comp.L. 479-512English
von BarChristianMiędzy projektem naukowym a politycznym ksztaŁtowaniem woli: funkcje i struktura wspólnego systemu odniesienia 2009KPP 2009, 65Polish
JaklBernhardTage des Europäischen Rechts - Der akademische Entwurf für den Gemeinsamen Referenzrahmen aus deutscher Sicht2009ZEuP 2009, 207German
EidenmüllerHorstParty Autonomy. Distributive Justice and the Conclusion of Contracts in the DCFR2009ERCL 2009, 109English
van GulijkStéphanie2009Ars Aequi 2009, 374Dutch
FötschlAndreasA European Civil Code (ECC) - A scientific daydream or a real possibility?2009Jusletter 13th July 2009English
MacgregorLaura2009ISBN 978 0 7559 1961 1 (web only publication)EnglishCommissioned by the Civil Law Division of the Scottish Government
AntoniolliLuisa
FiorentiniFrancesca
2009English Draft; edited by Luisa Antoniolli and Francesca Fiorentini;assessment carried out as part of the “Joint Network of European Private Law Project (CoPECL), financed by the EU Commission, Contract No. 513351.
JaklBernhardThe European Law Days: The Academic Draft Common Frame of Reference from a German Perspective2009 ERPL 2009, 261English
RoppoVicenzoFrom Consumer Contracts to Asymmetric Contracts: a Trend in European Contract Law2009ERCL 2009, 304-349English
Schulte-NölkeHansDer CFR im Rat unter französischer Präsidentschaft2009GPR 2009, 1German
von BarChristianDie Funktionen des Gemeinsamen Referenzrahmens aus der Sicht der Verfasser des wissenschaftlichen Entwurfs2009Der gemeinsame Referenzrahmen, Entstehung, Inhalte, Anwendung, Schriften zum Gemeinschaftsprivatrecht, eds. Martin Schmidt-Kessel, Sellier, European Law Publishers, Munich, p.23-33German
BealeHughThe Drafting of the Academic Common Frame of Reference2009Der Gemeinsame Referenzrahmen, Entstehung, Inhalte, Anwendung, Schriften zum Gemeinschaftsprivatrecht, eds. Martin Schmidt-Kessel, Sellier, European Law Publishers, Munich, p. 35-47English
ErnstWolfgangZur Struktur des CFR2009Der Gemeinsame Referenzrahmen, Entstehung, Inhalte, Anwendung, Schriften zum Gemeinschaftsprivatrecht, eds. Martin Schmidt-Kessel, Sellier, European Law Publishers, Munich, p. 55-70German
JudBrigittaDie Principles of European Contract Law als Basis des Draft Common Frame of Reference2009Der Gemeinsame Referenzrahmen, Entstehung, Inhalte, Anwendung, Schriften zum Gemeinschaftsprivatrecht, eds. Martin Schmidt-Kessel, Sellier, European Law Publishers, Munich, p. 72-92German
SchubmehlSilvanDiskussionsbericht2009Der Gemeinsame Referenzrahmen, Entstehung, Inhalte, Anwendung, Schriften zum Gemeinschaftsprivatrecht, eds. Martin Schmidt-Kessel, Sellier, European Law Publishers, Munich, p.139-143German
BraunAlexandraTrusts in the Draft Common Frame of Reference: the "best" Solution for Europe2009(2009) CLJ 327-352English
StormeMatthias E.2009TPR 2009 nr. 3, p. 1039-1112Dutch
WhittakerSimon2008Simon Whittaker; St. John's College, University of Oxford, 2008Englishcommissioned by the Ministry of Justice
CollinsHugh[Reviewing] Christian von Bar, Eric Clive, Hans Schulte-Nölke (eds), Principles, Definitions and Model Rules of European Private Law: Draft Common Frame of Reference (DCFR) Interim Outline Edition, prepared by the Study Group on a European Civil Code and2008(2008) 17 MLR 840English
SzilágyiFerencCommon Frame of Reference: Towards a Nowadays European Identity in Private law2008SUBB Iur, 2/2008, 48English
Sefton-GreenRuthThe DCFR, the Avant-projet Catala and the French Legal Scholars: A Story of Cat and Mouse2008(2008) 12 EdinLR 351-373English
HesselinkMartijn W.Common Frame of Reference and Social Justice2008ERCL 2008, 248-269English
Schulze Reiner
WilhemssonThomas
From the Draft Common Frame of Reference towards European Contract Law Rules2008 ERCL 2008, 154English
CafaggiFabrizioContractual Networks and the Small Business Act: Towards European Principles?2008ERCL 2008, 493- 539English
LilleholtKåre2008Juridica International 2008, 111-117English
VarulPaul2008Juridica International 2008, 104-110English
StormeMatthias E.2008Juridica International 2008, 78-88English
Schulte-NölkeHans2008Juridica International 2008, 27-31English
HondiusEwoud H.2008Juridica International 2008, 18-26English
LandoOleThe Structure and the Legal Values of the Common Frame of Reference (CFR)2007 ERCL 2007, 245English
von BarChristianCoverage and Structure of the Academic Common Frame of Reference2007 ERCL 2007, 350English