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Private Law Harmonization

Private Law Harmonization is the systematic process of aligning national or regional private law rules and principles—particularly in areas such as contracts, torts, property, and unjust enrichment—across jurisdictions to reduce legal fragmentation and enhance legal predictability, while preserving foundational private law structures and facilitating cross-border transactions and dispute resolution.

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81

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54

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2017–2026

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Publications

81

Reflections on the Harmonisation of Commercial Law (*)

Roy Goode · Uniform Law Review · 1991 · 375 citations

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Loose Ends and Contorts in International Sales: Problems in the Harmonization of Private Law Rules

Joseph Lookofsky · The American Journal of Comparative Law · 1991 · 360 citations

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Unification and Harmonization of Private Law in Latin America

Alejandro Miguel Garro · The American Journal of Comparative Law · 1992 · 158 citations

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A Comparative Study of the Protection of Civil Rights: The Civil Codes of CIS Countries

Review of Central and East European Law · 2002 · 119 citations

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The Present State of European Private Law

Reinhard Zimmermann · The American Journal of Comparative Law · 2009 · 103 citations

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Authors

81

  1. CJ
    Christian Joerges

    University of Bremen, Germany

    3 publications · 133 citations

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  2. JS
    J.M.M. Smits

    Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands

    3 publications · 108 citations

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  3. FN
    Fernanda Nicola

    Washington College, United States

    2 publications · 40 citations

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  4. MW
    Martijn W. Hesselink

    European University Institute, Italy

    2 publications · 43 citations

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  5. JB
    Jürgen Basedow

    Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Germany

    2 publications · 66 citations

    2

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Institutions

54

  1. Maastricht University

    Maastricht, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    128 citations

  2. Tilburg University

    Tilburg, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    98 citations

  3. Reichman University

    Herzliya, Israel

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    66 citations

  4. European University Institute

    Florence, Italy

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    126 citations

  5. Washington College

    Chestertown, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    59 citations

  6. University of California Hastings College of the Law

    San Francisco, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    40 citations

  7. American University

    Washington, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    59 citations

  8. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    113 citations

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Venues

  1. European Law Journal

    10 publications · 365 citations

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  2. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 7 publications · 158 citations

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  4. The American Journal of Comparative Law

    5 publications · 722 citations

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  5. European Review of Contract Law

    5 publications · 129 citations

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