The reform of the French civil code at a distance.

Summary An outlyer’s view of this very interesting reform raises several issues from an international and comparative perspective. One may be the link established here between form and substance, of particular relevance in contract law. another could be the reach and scope of the new provisions as intended by the drafters, given their aim to capture new forms of contracting. and a third questions the method used to integrate foreign and European developments, with a view to widen the horizons of the reform.