European Private Law and Existing EC Law

EC law has expanded so much in recent decades that it is possible to develop overarching principles for contract law and other areas of law from the provisions for individual subjects and sectors. Unlike thirty years ago, when the ?Lando-Commission? began its work, today the existing Community law itself can form the primary source of academic works for the further development of European private law. On this basis the ?acquis research? contributes to remove substantive and terminological inconsistencies in the acquis communautaire, as well as creating a frame of reference for the development of European contract law through legislative measures. The ?acquis-approach? and comparative studies however have to supplement each other. Although the principles of the existing European Community law cover more objects of contract law than commonly supposed, they by no means cover all areas.