Book contents
- New Private Law Theory
- New Private Law Theory
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- New Private Law Theory
- Part I Methods and Disciplines
- Part II Social Ordering, Constitutionalism and Private Law
- 6 Societal Order and Private Law
- 7 Values in Private Law
- 8 Constitutionalization, Regulation and Private Law
- 9 Democracy and Private Law
- 10 Formalism, Substantive and Procedural Justice
- Part III Transactions and Risk: Private Law and the Market
- Part IV Persons and Organizations
- Part V Private Law (Rule-Setting) beyond the State
- Index
- References
9 - Democracy and Private Law
from Part II - Social Ordering, Constitutionalism and Private Law
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 April 2021
Book contents
- New Private Law Theory
- New Private Law Theory
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- New Private Law Theory
- Part I Methods and Disciplines
- Part II Social Ordering, Constitutionalism and Private Law
- 6 Societal Order and Private Law
- 7 Values in Private Law
- 8 Constitutionalization, Regulation and Private Law
- 9 Democracy and Private Law
- 10 Formalism, Substantive and Procedural Justice
- Part III Transactions and Risk: Private Law and the Market
- Part IV Persons and Organizations
- Part V Private Law (Rule-Setting) beyond the State
- Index
- References
Summary
Private law goes back to Roman law. Its codification in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries gave private law a public foundation. However, from the very moment of codification onwards, there was and there still is a tension between the civil codes and parliamentary legislative powers. Overall and until today, parliaments do not so easily interfere in national codifications. There is a certain reluctance throughout all countries with a codification and parliaments tend to rely first on the courts to find appropriate solutions for changing economic and political circumstances.
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- New Private Law TheoryA Pluralist Approach, pp. 180 - 192Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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