The New French law of contract

Solène Rowan

doi:10.1017/S0020589317000252

The New French law of contract

Solène Rowan^*

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The article analyses the recent reform of contract law in France. The section of the Civil Code on the law of contract was amended and restructured in its entirety last year. The revised section came into force on 1 October 2016. The article considers its main innovations and compares them with the corresponding principles of English law and some contract law international instruments, mainly the UNIDROIT Principles and the Principles of European Contract Law. The article also assesses whether the new provisions achieve their stated aim of rendering French contract law more accessible, predictable, influential abroad and commercially attractive.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	805-831
Number of pages	27
Journal	International and Comparative Law Quarterly
Volume	66
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020589317000252
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2017
Externally published	Yes

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