Cambridge core private law the recovery of non pecuniary loss in european contract law edited by vernon v palmer skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Part ii the recovery of non pecuniary loss in modem contract law 93 5 european contractual regimes the contemporary approaches 95 vernon valentine palmer 6 questionnaire national reports and commentary the comparative evidence 111 61 nothing to wear 111 62 undelivered message 162 63 one child too many 197 64 requiem for a stallion 226. The areas of contract law where the vice like grip on recovery for non pecuniary losses was gradually loosened in european legal systems for example in contracts such as the contract for the promise of marriage the psychological effect of a breach was deemed to be sufficiently egregious to warrant recovery however whether the loss recoverable was to be assessed as. The recovery of non pecuniary loss in european contract law edited by vernon v palmer july 2015 skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books media journals databases government documents and more