Research handbook on EU consumer and contract law / edited by Christian Twigg-Flesner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Twigg-Flesner, Christian, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumer protection--Law and legislation--European Union countries.

Consumer protection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (602 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

The Research Handbook on EU Consumer and Contract Law takes stock of the evolution of this fascinating area of private law to date and identifies key themes for future development of the law and research agendas. This major Handbook brings together contributions by leading academics from across the EU on the latest developments and controversies in these important areas of law. The Handbook is divided into three distinct and thematic parts: first, authors examine a range of cross-cutting issues relevant to both consumer and contract law. The second part discusses specific topics on EU consumer law, including the consumer image within EU law, information duties and unfair contract terms. The final part focuses on a number of important subjects which remain current in the development of EU contract law and presents a number of innovative solutions to the challenges presented in parts one and two. This timely and insightful Handbook will provide both a comprehensive survey of this area of law for the novice researcher and fresh food for thought for scholars who have been researching this area of law for many years-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : EU consumer and contract law at a crossroads? / Adam Cygan

The regulatory character of European private law / Guido Comparato, Hans-W Micklitz and Yane Svetiev

The problems associated with the implementation of directives into national legal systems : a few examples from the codified legal traditions / Fryderyk Zoll

Fostering a European legal identity through contract and consumer law / Michele Graziadei

The impact of fundamental rights / Olha O Cherednychenko

The challenges of a multi-lingual approach / Barbara Pozzo

Recent developments in the approximation of EU private international laws : towards mutual trust, mutual recognition and enhancing social justice in civil and commercial matters / Lorna E Gillies

Free movement and contract law / Chantal Mak

The consumer image within EU law / Peter Cartwright

The future of pre-contractual information duties : from behavioural insights to big data / Christoph Busch

Withdrawal rights / Jonathon Watson

Contracts of sale / Rick Canavan

Unfair contract terms / Peter Rott

Financial services and consumer protection / Vanessa Mak

Services, including services of general interest / Eric Tjong Tjin Tai

Consumer travel law / Josep Maria Bech Serrat

Unfair commercial practices / Willem H van Boom

Consumer law enforcement and access to justice / Geraint Howells

The story of EU contract law : from 2001 to 2014 / Hugh Beale

The idea of an optional contract code / Esther Arroyo Amayuelas

Standard contract terms as an alternative to legislation / Giuditta Cordero-Moss

Contract theory and EU contract law / Martin W Hesselink

European contract law and social justice / Jacobien W Rutgers

The future of contract law in Europe / Jan M Smits.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78254-737-1