Part I: Introduction 1. A Plea for True Harmonization in Europe J Michael Rainer Part II: Europeanisation of Private Law Throughout History 2. The Historical Roman Roots of ‘Continental’ Law Systems Daniele Mattiangeli and Lisa Katharina Promok Part III: Harmonisation of Private Law in the EU: Comparative and Global Perspectives 3. The Influence of European Initiatives in National Courts—The Case of the Spanish Supreme Court Yolanda Bergel Sainz de Baranda 4. Unjust Enrichment in Swedish and EU Law Eleonor Kristoffersson 5. Comparative Property Law and the Profound Differences between Nordic Functionalism and Continental Substantialism—The (Ir)Relevance of Ownership Johan Sandstedt 6. Private International Law Aspects of Substantive Law Harmonisation Carolina Saf 7. Global Business: National Law, EU Law and International Customs and Contracts Lars Gorton Part IV: The Future of European Private Law 8. What Happened to the Harmonisation of Securities Law in the EU? Karin Wallin-Norman 9. E Pluribus Unum? A Constitutional Perspective on the Pluralism and the Unity of European Private Law Ola Zetterquist

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