Micklitz, Hans-W; Cafaggi, Fabrizio --- "Introduction" [2010] ELECD 216; in Micklitz, Hans-W.; Cafaggi, Fabrizio (eds), "European Private Law after the Common Frame of Reference" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2010)

Book Title: European Private Law after the Common Frame of Reference

Editor(s): Micklitz, Hans-W.; Cafaggi, Fabrizio

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781848444072

Section Title: Introduction

Author(s): Micklitz, Hans-W; Cafaggi, Fabrizio

Number of pages: 39

Extract:

Introduction
Hans-W. Micklitz and Fabrizio Cafaggi

I. AFTER THE CFR ­ A PLEA FOR A SECOND
GENERATION OF RESEARCH
The heading of the book reflects the future programme of research in
European private law. The draft version of the so-called `Academic' Draft
Common Frame of Reference1 is not even two years old and it seems as if at
least the `Political' Draft Common Frame of Reference is dead. The mandate
of the European Parliament and the European Commission has expired in
2009 and no one knows to what extent the then elected new European
Parliament is again willing to push the European Commission to transform the
Academic DCFR into a political tool. What remains, however, is the academic
input from the study group and the acquis group, merged in the DCFR.
The DCFR and the authors deserve respect and praise for having accom-
plished such a huge task in such a short time. The DCFR contributed to change
the legal landscape in European private law. One might even go as far as argu-
ing that there is a particular European legal field.2 The most far-reaching
importance of the DCFR is only about to become clear. The DCFR has estab-
lished a network of more than 200 researchers who will continue to enrich
academic exchange far beyond the mandate given by the European
Commission, in particular in Eastern Europe.3 The set of rules laid down in the
DCFR are a most valuable tool for interesting solutions. Each ...