André Janssen is Chaired Professor for European Private Law at Radboud University, the Netherlands.
Matthias Lehmann is Professor of Private, Private International and Comparative Law at the University of Vienna, Austria, and Professor of European and Comparative Business Law at Radboud University, the Netherlands.
Reiner Schulze is Professor Emeritus of German and European Civil Law at the University of Münster, Director of the Institute for International Business Law and Director of the Centre for European Private Law, Germany.

This book provides a critical assessment of European private law, to suggest how it might develop in the future.
It reflects on how its recent expansive period, heralding an ambitious future including a European Civil Code, came to an abrupt end. It suggests that development can still happen, albeit in a fragmented way and on a smaller scale. This is an insightful and ultimately hopeful analysis of what might lie ahead.