| Foreword | 6 |
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| Contributors | 8 |
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| Contents | 10 |
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| Part I Foundations | 12 |
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| Contours of European Private Law | 14 |
| Economic Underpinnings of European Private Law Harmonization* | 38 |
| The Social, Political and Cultural Dimension of EU Private Law* | 68 |
| How to realise the ‘Blue Button’? – Reflections on an optional instrument in the area of contract law | 100 |
| Part II Specific Aspects | 116 |
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| Unfair competition law in the EU in the years to come | 118 |
| Unfair commercial practices Future directions | 144 |
| Unfair commercial practices – | 144 |
| European Company Law – Common Principles or Competition between Legislators? | 156 |
| European Labour Law – Assessing a slowing down of European social policy | 192 |
| Flexibilität und Schutzbedarf abhängiger Arbeit – Entwicklungen im europäischen Arbeitsrecht | 220 |
| European property law: A methodology for the future | 238 |
| Droit international privé | 260 |
| Part III Panel Discussion. Statements on Perspectives for European Private Law: As much diversity as possible, as less uniformity as necessary | 274 |
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| Christian von Bar | 276 |
| Brigitte Kamphausen | 280 |
| Norbert Reich | 282 |
| Maciej Szpunar | 284 |
| Heiko Willems | 286 |
| Paul Lagarde | 288 |
