The present work aims to highlight how an engaged couple's behavior may be modified pursuant to the doctrine governing engagement gifts. This study is conducted using a two-fold analysis: first, positing that the individuals will react to laws and regulations with behavior that might be deemed...

In this paper, we seek to demonstrate that, in the case of the public administration's liability for the property in its custody, the rule of strict liability which seems to be accepted by the Italian Civil Code can be justified in terms of efficiency only if we are trying to allocate risks in...

The aim of this paper is to examine whether the Italian commercial impracticability doctrine reflects the efficient breach theory or the best risk bearer model. The conclusion is that in the Italian legal system there is a discipline that could be considered as a form of “modified” efficient...

Conventional wisdom holds that with the laws protecting consumers against unconscionable provisions in their contractual relationships with professionals, the European Legislator intended to level the playing field between parties to a contract. This article intends to show that the European...