European Consumer Protection: Theory and Practice

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139003452

This volume analyses the theory and practice of European consumer protection in the context of consolidation initiatives seen, inter alia, in the revision of the Consumer Acquis, the Draft Common Frame of Reference and the proposal for an EU Consumer Rights Directive. The issues addressed are all the more significant given the revisions to the proposed Directive, the appointment of an 'Expert Group on a Common Frame of Reference' and the Commission's 2010 Green Paper on progress towards a European Contract Law. The contributions to this volume point to the arrival of a contested moment in EU consumer protection, questioning the arrival of the 'empowered' consumer and uncovering the fault lines between consumer protection and other goals. What emerges is a model of poly-contextual EU consumer protection law, a model that challenges the assumptions in both the 2010 Green Paper and the revised proposed Consumer Rights Directive.

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European Consumer Protection - Half title page
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European Consumer Protection - Title page
pp iii-iii
Theory and Practice
- By James Devenney, Mel Kenny
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Copyright page
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Contents
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Preface
pp ix-xii
- By Mel Kenny, James Devenney
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Part I - Consumer protection strategies and mechanisms in the EU
pp 1-120
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1 - From minimal to full to ‘half’ harmonisation
pp 3-5
- By Norbert Reich
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2 - Comment: the future of EU consumer law – the end of harmonisation?
pp 6-20
- By Christian Twigg-Flesner
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3 - Two levels, one standard? The multi-level regulation of consumer protection in Europe
pp 21-42
- By Vanessa Mak
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4 - A modernisation for European consumer law?
pp 43-63
- By Cristina Poncibò
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5 - Effective enforcement of consumer law: the comeback of public law and criminal law
pp 64-81
- By Peter Rott
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6 - E-consumers and effective protection: the online dispute resolution system
pp 82-98
- By Immaculada Barral-Viñals
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7 - Unfair terms and the Draft Common Frame of Reference: the role of non-legislative harmonisation and administrative cooperation?
pp 99-120
- By James Devenney, Mel Kenny
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Part II - Conceptualising vulnerability
pp 121-236
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8 - The definition of consumers in EU consumer law
pp 123-142
- By Bastian Schüller
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9 - Recognising the limits of transparency in EU consumer law
pp 143-163
- By Chris Willett, Martin Morgan-Taylor
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10 - The best interests of the child and EU consumer law and policy: a major gap between theory and practice?
pp 164-201
- By Amandine Garde
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11 - Protecting consumers of gambling services: some preliminary thoughts on the relationship with European consumer protection law
pp 202-236
- By Alan Littler
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Part III - Contextualising consumer protection in the EU
pp 237-434
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12 - Consumer protection and overriding mandatory rules in the Rome I Regulation
pp 239-256
- By Christopher Bisping
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13 - Determining the applicable law for breach of competition claims in the Rome II Regulation and the need for effective consumer collective redress
pp 257-281
- By Lorna Gillies
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14 - Horse sales: the problem of consumer contracts from a historical perspective
pp 282-299
- By Warren Swain
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15 - The role of private litigation in market regulation: beyond ‘legal origins’
pp 300-312
- By Axel Halfmeier
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16 - Advertising, free speech and the consumer
pp 313-335
- By Paul Wragg
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17 - Are consumer rights human rights?
pp 336-353
- By Monika Jagielska, Mariusz Jagielski
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18 - Consumer protection in a normative context: the building blocks of a consumer citizenship practice
pp 354-377
- By Jim Davies
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19 - Recommended changes to the definitions of ‘auction’ and ‘public auction’ in the proposal for a directive on consumer rights
pp 378-396
- By Christine Riefa
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20 - Consumer law regulation in the Czech Republic in the context of EU law: theory and practice
pp 397-411
- By Blanka Tomančáková
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21 - Resistance towards the Unfair Terms Directive in Poland: the interaction between the consumeracquisand a post-socialist legal culture
pp 412-434
- By Rafał Mańko
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Part IV - Conclusions
pp 435-449
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