Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION: TOWARDS A RESTATEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN LAW OF OBLIGATIONS; 1 CONTOURS OF A EUROPEAN LAW OF SET-OFF; 2 LIBERATIVE PRESCRIPTION I: THE CORE REGIME; 3 LIBERATIVE PRESCRIPTION II: ADDITIONAL ISSUES; INDEX
Summary
European private law is becoming an increasingly important legal issue. Professor Zimmermann considers the two complex and neglected topics of set-off and prescription in ten European legal systems, concluding each essay with a model for a common European approach. This will interest all comparative lawyers and legal historians
