Researches in European Private Law and Beyond

Reiner Schulze turned 70 on October 6th, 2018. By virtue of his experience and knowledge, he has played a unique role in shaping European private law in recent years. Unique about him were not only the many important works that he wrote, but also the vast number of personal ties he established with colleagues from all over the world. Hardly a day passed without him setting out to exchange views with colleagues, usually on the other side of Germany’s borders, or hosting foreign colleagues in Münster. These personal encounters were always devoted to hard work, usually resulting in one or more of the numerous influential joint publications that Reiner Schulze inspired with his sparkling energy and enthusiasm for his research. On the occasion of his birthday, many of his friends and companions gathered at in the castle of Osnabrück to hold a special celebration that focused on the topic of European private law from different, but always personal perspectives. The contributions formed a broad and complex panorama of the state and perspectives of research in European private law and beyond. With contributions by Salvatore Patti, Matthias Lehmann, Edoardo Ferrante, Dirk Staudenmayer, Geraint Howells, Francesco Paolo Patti, Stefano Delle Monache, Esther Arroyo Amayuelas, Pietro Sirena, Jürgen Basedow, Barbara Pasa, Larry A. DiMatteo, Ulrich Magnus, H.L.E. Verhagen, Gerard-René de Groot, David de Groot, André Janssen, Corjo Jansen, Rafaël Jafferali, Manuel Angel Bermejo Castrillo, Cristina Amato and Elise Poillot