The Courts and the Development of Commercial Law
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The Courts and the Development of Commercial Law
Editors: Piergiovanni, Vito
Comparative Studies in Continental and Anglo-American Legal History, Vol. 2
(1987)
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| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inhaltsverzeichnis | 9 | ||
| Vito Piergiovanni: Courts and Commercial Law at the Beginning of the Modern Age | 11 | ||
| Vito Piergiovanni: The Rise of the Genoese Civil Rota in the XVIth Century: The "Decisiones de Mercatura" Concerning Insurance | 23 | ||
| I. The rise of the civil Rota | 23 | ||
| II. Events concerning the rules of the Genoese civil Rota between the XVIth and XVIIth centuries | 31 | ||
| III. Decisiones concerning insurance | 33 | ||
| Rodolfo Savelli: Between Law and Morals: Interest in the Dispute on Exchanges during the 16th Century | 39 | ||
| I. Sigismondo Scaccia and the problem of exchanges in Genoa | 39 | ||
| II. The debate of 1554 | 58 | ||
| III. An antiformalistic reaction | 77 | ||
| IV. The "Decisiones Rotae Genuae de Mercatura" | 87 | ||
| W. D. H. Asser: Bills of Exchange and Agency in the 18th Century Law of Holland and Zeeland. Decisions of the Supreme Court of Holland and Zeeland | 103 | ||
| 1. Introduction | 103 | ||
| 2. The sources of exchange law in Holland during the 17th and 18th century | 105 | ||
| 3. The administration of justice in commercial matters in Holland and Zeeland during the 17th and 18th century | 108 | ||
| 4. Judgements as historical sources | 110 | ||
| 5. The cases concerned | 111 | ||
| 6. The first two cases. Acceptance of bills in general | 111 | ||
| 7. The first two cases. Facts and decisions | 114 | ||
| a) Supreme Court , 27 July 1709, Romburg v. De Groot, OT 535 | 114 | ||
| b) Supreme Court , 30 September 1744, Van der Giesen v. the Directors of the V.O.C., OTN 71 | 115 | ||
| 8. The first two cases. Review | 116 | ||
| 9. The second group of cases. Facts and decisions | 122 | ||
| c) Supreme Court , 31 May 1721, Sautijn ν . Six , OT 1738 | 122 | ||
| d) Supreme Court , 5 October 1736, Van den Bosch v. Martens, OT 2991 | 123 | ||
| 10. The second group of cases. Review | 124 | ||
| 11. Conclusion | 130 | ||
| Eva-Christine Frentz: Seerechtsentwicklung durch Seerechtsprechung: Der Beitrag des Hamburgischen Admiralitätsgerichts | 131 | ||
| I. | 131 | ||
| II. | 133 | ||
| III. | 141 | ||
| IV. | 152 | ||
| V. | 158 | ||
| Christopher P. Rodgers: Continental Literature and the Development of the Common Law by the King’s Bench: c. 1750 - 1800 | 161 | ||
| Law and Fact in Commercial Cases | 161 | ||
| The Role of Continental Literature | 166 | ||
| Maritime Law | 173 | ||
| Private International Law | 182 | ||
| Public International Law | 185 | ||
| The Law of Obligations | 186 | ||
| Conclusion | 193 | ||
| Knut Wolfgang Nörr: Procedure in Mercantile Matters: Some Comparative Aspects | 195 | ||
| Verzeichnis der Mitarbeiter | 203 |