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Impossibility in Modern Private Law

A Comparative Study of German, Swiss and Turkish Laws and the Unification Instruments of Private Law

  • Provides a thorough analysis of impossibility under German, Swiss and Turkish laws

  • A comparative approach to the regulation of impossibility under civil law and common law oriented unification instruments

  • Includes references to significant court and tribunal decisions

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. 1) Introduction

      • Hüseyin Can Aksoy
      Pages 3-4
  3. Treatment of Impossibility in Modern Laws and Unification Instruments

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
    2. 2) Treatment of Impossibility in German Law

      • Hüseyin Can Aksoy
      Pages 7-60
  4. Comparative Assessment of the Laws

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
    2. 5) Utility of Impossibility as a Dogmatic Concept

      • Hüseyin Can Aksoy
      Pages 143-149
    3. 6) Scope of Impossibility

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      Pages 151-161
    4. 7) Types of Impossibility and Their Treatment

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      Pages 163-177
  5. Final Conclusions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179
    2. 8) The Use of Impossibility as a Dogmatic Concept

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      Pages 181-182
    3. 9) Different Types and Scope of Impossibility

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      Pages 183-184
    4. 10) Legal Results of Impossibility

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      Pages 185-186
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 187-200

About this book

This book provides an analysis of the treatment of impossibility in modern private law. The author explains the regulation of impossibility in German, Swiss and Turkish laws with a comparative analysis of the subject under (i) the United Nations Convention on International Sale of Goods (CISG), (ii) UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts (PICC), (iii) Principles of European Contract Law (PECL also known as the Lando-Principles), (iv) Draft Common Frame of Reference (DCFR) and (iv) Common European Sales Law (CESL).

Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Law, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey

    Hüseyin Can Aksoy

Bibliographic Information

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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