Eu Consumer Law And Policy

Author : Stephen Weatherill
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780857936981

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EU Consumer Law and Policy by Stephen Weatherill Pdf

Acclaim for the first edition: As a whole, Stephen Weatherill crafts a detailed and wonderfully rich consideration of this dynamic issue and is a resource which practitioners in this area could ill do without. Weatherills thorough and thoughtful insights with regard to these issues provide an important basis for understanding the complexities and vagaries of market integration in the EU Community. Peter G. Fitzgerald, Canadian Law Library Review Steve Weatherill provides an excellent thought-provoking account of EU consumer law and policy. It will be required reading for all those interested in this important subject. Paul Craig, St Johns College, Oxford, UK This is a characteristically excellent book by Steve Weatherill, combining incisive legal analysis of an important policy field with an authoritative and up-to-date account of the underlying legal and constitutional framework. Grainne de Burca, European University Institute, Italy This new edition of Stephen Weatherills acclaimed book provides a comprehensive introduction to all facets of the EUs involvement in consumer law and policy. Consumers are expected to benefit from the EUs project of economic integration, enjoying wider choice and improved quality, and yet they need protection from the dangers that flow from malfunctioning and unfair markets. The EUs consumer law and policy is an attempt to have the best of both worlds a liberalised yet properly regulated trading space for Europe This highly esteemed book, now in a brand new edition, provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the subject, explaining the evolution of consumer law and policy in the EU in terms of both legislative and judicial activity. The book also situates EU consumer law and policy within its broader social, political and economic context, providing a window to a range of wider issues (and tensions) relating to Union regulatory strategies and their effect on the member states. It concludes with a newly written examination of the relationship between EU and national initiatives of market regulation symbiosis or disruption? A readable yet critically sound textbook, this fully updated edition will be indispensable for both postgraduate and undergraduate students of EU law. It will also appeal strongly to all academics, regulators and practising lawyers with an interest in EU trade law or indeed European law more generally.

Author : Geraint Howells,Christian Twigg-Flesner,Thomas Wilhelmsson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781351675321

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Rethinking EU Consumer Law by Geraint Howells,Christian Twigg-Flesner,Thomas Wilhelmsson Pdf

In Rethinking EU Consumer Law, the authors analyse the development of EU consumer law on the basis of a number of clear themes, which are then traced through specific areas. Recurring themes include the artificiality of the EU’s consumer image, the problems created by the drive towards maximum harmonisation, and the unexpected effects EU Consumer Law has had on national law. The book argues that EU Consumer Law has the potential of enhancing the protecting of consumers throughout the EU and could offer a model for consumer law elsewhere in the world, but in order to unlock this potential, there needs to be a rethink with regard to the EU’s approach to consumer law and policy.

Author : Iris Benohr
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199651979

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EU Consumer Law and Human Rights by Iris Benohr Pdf

Exploring the relationship between fundamental rights and consumer law in the EU, this book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the joint implications of the Lisbon Treaty and the Charter of Fundamental Rights. It examines the potential tensions that may emerge between consumer protection objectives and economic, market-oriented goals.

Author : Paolisa Nebbia,Tony Askham
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1904501214

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EU Consumer Law by Paolisa Nebbia,Tony Askham Pdf

EU Consumer Law charts the development of consumer protection law and policy in the context of legislation and case law, and provides a uniquely comprehensive analysis of all EU legislative measures affecting consumers. It derives from a section in the looseleaf Law of the EU (Vaughan & Robertson, eds), and is made available here for the benefit of those who don't subscribe to the looseleaf.

Author : Hans-W Micklitz
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781509944859

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The Making of Consumer Law and Policy in Europe by Hans-W Micklitz Pdf

This book analyses the founding years of consumer law and consumer policy in Europe. It combines two dimensions: the making of national consumer law and the making of European consumer law, and how both are intertwined. The chapters on Germany, Italy, the Nordic countries and the United Kingdom serve to explain the economic and the political background which led to different legal and policy approaches in the then old Member States from the 1960s onwards. The chapter on Poland adds a different layer, the one of a former socialist country with its own consumer law and how joining the EU affected consumer law at the national level. The making of European consumer law started in the 1970s rather cautiously, but gradually the European Commission took an ever stronger position in promoting not only European consumer law but also in supporting the building of the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), the umbrella organisation of the national consumer bodies. The book unites the early protagonists who were involved in the making of consumer law in Europe: Guido Alpa, Ludwig Krämer, Ewa Letowska, Hans-W Micklitz, Klaus Tonner, Iain Ramsay, and Thomas Wilhelmsson, supported by the younger generation Aneta Wiewiórowska Domagalska, Mateusz Grochowski, and Koen Docter, who reconstructs the history of BEUC. Niklas Olsen and Thomas Roethe analyse the construction of this policy field from a historical and sociological perspective. This book offers a unique opportunity to understand a legal and political field, that of consumer law and policy, which plays a fundamental role in our contemporary societies.

Author : Hans-W Micklitz,Christian Twigg-Flesner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781509963034

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The Transformation of Consumer Law and Policy in Europe by Hans-W Micklitz,Christian Twigg-Flesner Pdf

This book analyses the transformation of consumer law and policy in Europe from 4 perspectives: first, the temporal transformation, i.e., changes that can be tracked from the turn of the millennium; secondly, the substantive dimension, i.e., changes in the scope of the rights and remedies provided by consumer law, as well as the underpinning values; thirdly, the institutional dimension, i.e., changes in the role of national courts, national Parliaments, consumer agencies, and consumer organisations; and fourth, the procedural element, i.e., the shift from individual enforcement via courts to enforcement by public regulators, consumer associations, alternative dispute resolution, and the development of collective enforcement exercised by consumer agencies and/or consumer organisations. With contributions by leading consumer law scholars from across Europe, this book is a fascinating account of how consumer law has often been shaped by national as much as European interests.

Author : Christian Twigg-Flesner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 1461420474

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A Cross-Border-Only Regulation for Consumer Transactions in the EU by Christian Twigg-Flesner Pdf

For almost three decades, the European Union (EU) has adopted measures to regulate consumer transactions within the internal market created by the EU Treaties. Existing legislation is largely based on directives harmonizing aspects of national consumer laws. This Brief argues that a more appropriate approach for EU consumer law would be legislation in the form of a regulation which is applicable to cross-border transactions only. The author considers the constitutional constraints of the EU Treaties, before examining the case for a cross-border-only measure. He argues that the cross-border approach is preferable, because it would provide clearer benefits for consumers seeking to buy goods and services across borders, while not upsetting domestic law unnecessarily—in particular in the context of e-commerce, with implications for industry, policymaking, and regional development. The Brief concludes by suggesting that a successful EU measure on cross-border consumer transactions could create a template for global initiatives for transnational consumer law.

Author : Franziska Weber
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317026136

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The Law and Economics of Enforcing European Consumer Law by Franziska Weber Pdf

In the internet age, the need for effective consumer law enforcement has arguably never been greater. This timely book is a comparative law and economic analysis of the changing landscape of EU consumer law enforcement policy. EU member states are moving away from purely public or private law enforcement and now appear to be moving towards a more mixed approach, not least due to European legislation. This book reflects on the need for and creation of efficient enforcement designs. It examines the various economic factors according to which the efficiency of different enforcement mechanisms can be assessed. Hypothetical case scenarios within package travel and misleading advertising, dealing with substantial individual harm and trifling and widespread harm are used to illustrate various consumer law problems. Design suggestions on how to optimally mix enforcement mechanisms for these case scenarios are developed. The findings are then used as a benchmark to assess real life situations in countries with different enforcement traditions - the Netherlands, Sweden and England. The book is of value to both researchers and policy-makers working in the area of consumer protection.

Author : Klaus Mathis,Avishalom Tor
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783030490287

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Consumer Law and Economics by Klaus Mathis,Avishalom Tor Pdf

This edited volume covers the challenges currently faced by consumer law in Europe and the United States, ranging from fundamental theoretical questions, such as what goals consumer law should pursue, to practical questions raised by disclosure requirements, the General Data Protection Regulation and technology advancements. With governments around the world enacting powerful new regulations concerning consumers, consumer law has become an important topic in the economic analysis of law. Intended to protect consumers, these regulations typically seek to do so by giving them tools to make better decisions, or by limiting the consequences of their bad decisions. Legal scholars are divided, however, regarding the efficacy and effects of these regulations; some call for certain policies to be abolished, while others support a regulatory expansion.

Author : Thierry Bourgoignie,David M. Trubek
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783110868821

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Consumer Law, Common Markets and Federalism in Europe and the United States by Thierry Bourgoignie,David M. Trubek Pdf

Author : Hans Schulte-Nölke,Lubos Tichy
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783866538788

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Perspectives for European Consumer Law by Hans Schulte-Nölke,Lubos Tichy Pdf

The forthcoming Directive on Consumer Rights is part of a far-reaching European development in the field of consumer law and general contract law. The European Commission has initiated the long expected broad shift to full harmonisation. This puts the national laws and all lawyers applying it under new challenges. In future, the Member States will be prohibited from deviations not only "downwards" but also "upwards". In particular the relation between (EC and national) consumer law and general contract law is under question. The Czech EU Presidency in the first half of 2009 gave the occasion for a conference organised by the Charles University, the Acquis Group and the Czech European Consumer Center at Prague. Leading contract law scholars, policy makers and stakeholders from across Europe put the Proposal under close scrutiny from political, legal and practical angles. This volume contains the results of the conference and thus responds to the question of the extent to which the Proposal offers indeed perspectives for European consumer law. It also contains a position paper elaborated by the Acquis Group in the aftermath of the conference which highlights strengths and weaknesses and suggests improvements of the Proposal.

Author : Stefan Wrbka
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-20
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107072374

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European Consumer Access to Justice Revisited by Stefan Wrbka Pdf

This book asks what is European consumer access to justice, and how we can improve it by means of procedural and substantive laws?

Author : Hans-W. Micklitz,Norbert Reich,Peter Rott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Consommateurs - Protection - Droit - Pays de l'Union européenne
ISBN : 9050957765

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Understanding EU Consumer Law by Hans-W. Micklitz,Norbert Reich,Peter Rott Pdf

"Consumer law now constitutes a separate subject matter which the authors Hans-W. Micklitz and Norbert Reich tried to analyse in ... the fourth German edition of 'Europäisches Verbraucherrecht' of 2003... For the English edition, the authors, in cooperation with the publisher, decided to prepare a comprehensive version which we call 'Understanding European Consumer Law'..."--P. v.

Author : Mateja Durovic,Hans W. Micklitz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319453125

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Internationalization of Consumer Law by Mateja Durovic,Hans W. Micklitz Pdf

This book examines the institutions that are producing consumer law at the international level, the substantive issues enshrined in these laws, and the enforcement mechanisms meant to ensure effective protection. The majority of existing research is devoted to the comparative perspective, between countries or between the US and the EU. This book investigates the forceful activities of international and regional organizations, and shifts the focus of research to the internationalization of consumer law, which is largely neglected in particular in the Western-centered political and legal debate. Much of what constitutes consumer law today is focused on banking and finance, and more broadly the financialization and digitalization of the global economy, and society has created a shift in international consumer law production. This book investigates the role that international organizations have on the creation and enforcement of consumer law, and will be of interest to consumer lawyers, practitioners, and officials in organizations such as the United Nations, European Union, and World Bank.

Author : James Devenney,Mel Kenny
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107013018

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European Consumer Protection by James Devenney,Mel Kenny Pdf

This topical volume provides detailed analyses of European consumer protection law in both its theoretical and practical dimensions. Part I casts a critical light over consumer protection strategies and mechanisms in the EU, Part II critically explores responses to vulnerability and Part III contextualises aspects of European consumer protection law.