ExtractAlmost all of the fields covered in this book show the innovative features of European contract law. This can already be seen at an early stage in its development, in comparison to the concepts and principles which influenced national codifications and legal systems during the 19th and 20th centuries. Issues such as pre-contractual information duties, withdrawal rights, structure of remedies for non-conforming performance as well as the final seller’s right of redress show the influence of the new approaches in European contract law on developments in the EU Member States. Beyond this, however, the recent challenges emerging from digitalization have again resulted in innovations with considerable importance both for legal practice and on a doctrinal level. The new approaches are mostly anchored in concepts that developed within earlier EU legislation. However, their effect on contract law in light of the economic and technological impact of the ‘digital revolution’ is certainly...