Graziadei M., Mattei U., Smith L. (eds.) Commercial Trusts in European Private Law

Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo, Delhi, Dubai, Tokyo: Cambridge University Press, 2005. - 630 pagesISBN: 0521849195 0511135181 0521849195 9780511135187 9780521849197Series: The Common Core of European Private LawThis book explores that interface in order to seek a better understanding of the legal regulation of the entrustment of wealth. Within the methodology of the Common Core of European Private Law, the volume presents cases on the establishment and termination of management relationships, obligations of loyalty and of professionalism, and the choice of law.In European legal systems, a variety of approaches to trust and relationships of trust meet the universal professionalization of asset management services.Michele Graziadei is Professor of Comparative Private Law, Facolta di giurisprudenza, Universita del Piemonte orientale.Ugo Mattei is Professore Ordinario di Diritto Civile, Universita di Torino; Alfred and Hanna Fromm Professor of International and Comparative Law, University of California, Hastings College of Law.Lionel Smith is James McGill Professor of Law, Faculty of Law and Institute of Comparative Law, McGill University.General editors' prefaceContributors to the volume
Contributors to the case studies
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Select bibliographies for jurisdictions representedSetting the sceneCommercial trusts in European private law: the interest and scope of the enquiry
A short note on terminology
The Hague Trusts Convention twenty years onThe case studiesConclusions