The Law of Obligations in Central and Southeast Europe: Recodification and Recent Developments

The Law of Obligations in Central and Southeast Europe examines the new codifications, reforms, and recent developments in Central and Southeast Europe's legal systems, focusing on Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and Turkey. It discusses the results of modernizations and the introduction of new legal institutes, identifying divergences from earlier legal solutions and analyzing the rationale behind them. The book is of interest to legal scholars, students, practitioners, and civil servants in Central and Southeast Europe and beyond.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 212 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Law of Obligations in Central and Southeast Europe delves into the recent codifications, reforms, and advancements that have modernized the law of obligations in the region over the past two decades. Specifically, it focuses on the legal systems of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and Turkey. Authored by esteemed academics and promising young legal scholars, this comprehensive book explores the outcomes of these modernizations and provides an in-depth analysis of the ongoing legislative reforms in the law of obligations across Central and Southeast Europe. It identifies and examines the divergences of the new civil codes and other legislative acts from earlier legal solutions, while also exploring the rationale behind these departures. Moreover, the book introduces the emergence of new legal institutes in the law of obligations in these parts of the world.

The Introduction offers a concise country-by-country overview of the recodification, modernization, and reform of the law of obligations in Central and Southeast Europe. In Part I, chapters delve into the process of recodification in the Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic, Poland, and Hungary, highlighting the key novelties in their contract and tort law. Part II then explores several specific legal institutes of the law of obligations, as well as other recent developments and contemporary challenges to the law of obligations in the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and Turkey.

This book appeals to legal scholars specializing in private law, as well as students, practitioners, members of law reform bodies, and civil servants in Central and Southeast Europe, and beyond. Its comprehensive coverage and insightful analysis make it a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding the evolving landscape of the law of obligations in this region.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032028958