El. knyga: Security Rights in Movable Property in European Private Law

Initial chapters introduce the history of security interests in goods and discuss the topic in the context of England, the US, and the European Banks' model for central and eastern Europe. Following are 15 case studies offering detailed inquiry into how European Union legal systems deal with specific questions, and how these systems compare with one another. The cases illustrate principles such as retention of title--both simple and more complex cases involving resale and manufacturing; security ownership involving sale and lease- back; security right in revolving stock-in-trade; and liability of purchases of a business for pre-existing debts. This is the fourth volume in a series devoted to the case-description methodology undertaken by the Common Core of European Private Law project begun in 1993 at the U. of Trento. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The book presents a survey of the law relating to secured transactions in all member states of the European Union. Following the Common Core Approach, the national reports are centered around 15 hypothetical cases dealing with the most important issues of secured transactions law such as the creation of security rights in different business situations, the relationship between debtor and secured creditor, the nature of the creditor's rights and their enforcement as against third parties. Each case is followed by a comparative summary. A general report evaluates the possibilities of European harmonization.

The book presents a survey of the law relating to secured transactions in the member states of the European Union.