The Recovery of Non-Pecuniary Loss in European Contract Law

by Vernon V. Palmer

Overview

This is the first comprehensive work to capture the rise of moral damages (non-pecuniary loss) in European contract law through a historical and comparative analysis. Unique features of this study include the first classification scheme of the systems into liberal, moderate and conservative regimes, a taxonomy of non-pecuniary loss drawn from a European-wide jurisprudence, and a comprehensive bibliography of the subject. Written by a leading academic on comparative law, Palmer's precise and practical insights on Europe's leading cases will be of great interest to academic researchers and practitioners alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781107098626
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	07/02/2015
Series:	The Common Core of European Private Law
Pages:	534
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.38(d)

About the Author

Vernon Valentine Palmer is Thomas Pickles Professor of Law at Tulane University and is Co-Director of the Eason-Weinmann Center of Comparative Law.

Table of Contents

Part I. The Rise of Non-Pecuniary Damage: In European Law: 1. Trapped in categories: on the history of compensation for immaterial damages in European contract law Nils Jansen; 2. Moral damages in the age of codification Vernon Valentine Palmer; 3. The French awakening in the nineteenth century Vernon Valentine Palmer; 4. English law: the search for non-pecuniary damages in an 'historical system' Vernon Valentine Palmer; Part II. The Recovery of Non-Pecuniary Loss: In Modern Contract Law: 5. European contractual regimes: the contemporary approaches Vernon Valentine Palmer; 6. Questionnaire, national reports and commentary: the comparative evidence; 7. Conclusions and observations Vernon Valentine Palmer.