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Record Nr.

UNINA9910164867103321

Autore

Leeuwen Barend van

Titolo

European standardisation of services and its impact on private law : paradoxes of convergence / / Barend van Leeuwen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford [UK] ; ; Portland, Oregon : , : Hart Publishing, , 2017

ISBN

1-5099-0836-6

1-5099-0834-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (251 pages)

Collana

Modern studies in European law ; ; v. 68

Disciplina

343.2407/8

Soggetti

Civil law - European Union countries - International unification

International and municipal law - European Union countries

Service industries - Law and legislation - European Union countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Context and methodology -- Convergence in private law, European standardisation and free movement of services -- The legal framework for European standardisation of services and the role of private law -- European standardisation of healthcare services -- European standardisation of tourism services.

Sommario/riassunto

With the New Approach, the EU has incorporated European standardisation in its regulatory approach to improve the free movement of goods. Such a New Approach does not exist for services. Nevertheless, a significant number of European services standards have been made. This book focuses on European standardisation of services and its impact on private law. Two services sectors are analysed: the healthcare sector and the tourism sector. The core chapters of the book contain a number of case studies based on empirical research in these sectors. The first part discusses how European services standards interact with existing legal regulation at the European and national level. It is shown that, at the European level, there is no clear legal framework in which European services standards are adopted. This has an impact on their application in private law, which is the main theme of the second part of the book. Moreover, there is a real risk that European services standards create obstacles to free movement. This



will prevent their successful application in private law