Rafał Szczepaniak, Ph.D., D.Sc. (1970), is Assocociate Professor at AdamMickiewicz University in Poznań (UAM), Poland and author of many scientific publications on the theory of private law, including Constitutional barriers to the applicability of private law in the public sector. A comparative study with particular emphasis on Polish and German law (Adam Mickiewicz University Press, 2020).

• PrefaceList of CasesNotes on ContributorsIntroduction: The Assumptions Forming the Basis of the MonographRafał SzczepaniakPart 1General Considerations on the Constitutionalization and Europeanization of Private Law in the EU Context1 Evolution or Revolution? Some Reflections on the Constitutionalization and the Europeanization of Private LawMarek Safjan2 Private Law within the Process of EuropeanizationMaciej SzpunarPart 2General Considerations on the Constitutionalization and the Europeanization of Private Law in the Context of the Law and Legal Science of Selected EU Countries of Central and Eastern Europe3 The Constitutionalization and the Europeanization of Private Law in the Czech RepublicOndřej Frinta4 Are the Constitutionalization and the Europeanization of Private Law Proceeding Symmetrically in Poland?Maciej Gutowski5 The Constitutionalization of Private Law and the Europeanization of Constitutional Law: The Slovak Constitutional Court PerspectiveTomáš Ľalík6 The Europeanization and the Constitutionalization of Private Law in Slovakia – Connected or Separate Worlds?Marek Maslák7 The Constitutionalization and the Europeanization of Private Law in RomaniaRamona Delia PopescuPart 3Considerations on Detailed Issues of Private Law on the Example of Selected Countries of Central and Eastern Europe Belonging to the European Union8 Remarks to the Challenge of Commercial Arbitral Awards Regarding the Breach of Public Policy in Hungarian LawÁdám Boóc9 The Impact of Article 18 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland on the Europeanization of Polish Family LawJanusz Gajda10 The Constitutionalization and the Europeanization of Property in the Light of Polish ExperiencesSzymon Kulmaczewski11 Relations between the Constitutionalization and the Europeanization On the Example of Personal Rights and Matrimonial Law. Romanian ExperiencesRadu Ştefan Pătru and Rafał Szczepaniak12 Proportionality and Intellectual Property Law Remedies – Constitutional and EU Law PerspectivesRafał Sikorski13 On the Legal Issues of the Constitutionalization and the Europeanization of Contract Law Related to Agricultural ActivityAneta SuchońPart 4Conclusions – A Synthesis of the Work14 The Essence of the Constitutionalization of Private Law and the Europeanization of Private LawRafał Szczepaniak15 Axiological Differences between the Constitutionalization of Private Law and the Europeanization of Private LawRafał Szczepaniak16 The Threats to Civil Law Associated with Constitutionalization and EuropeanizationRafał Szczepaniak17 The Unique Features of Central and Eastern European EU CountriesRafał SzczepaniakConcluding Remarks: The Need for Methodological Eclecticism in Civil Law StudiesBibliographyIndex