Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Introduction V
3. Contents IX
4. Monetary Aspects of the Euro as Single European Currency – a German Perspective 1
5. The Euro as Legal Tender from an Italian Perspective 51
6. The concept of legal tender in France 79
7. Legal Tender under English Law 91
8. American Legal Tender Rules and Risk Allocation 103
9. The Euro as Legal Tender from an Austrian perspective 129
10. The Euro in German (private) law – monetary obligations and the mutual dependence of public and private law 141
11. Contributors 161