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Record Nr.

UNINA9910372754503321

Autore

Howells Geraint

Titolo

Rethinking EU consumer law / / Geraint Howells, Christian Twigg-Flesner and Thomas Wilhelmsson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2018

©2018

ISBN

0-367-27935-5

1-351-67533-8

1-315-16483-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource ([viii], 349 pages) : digital file(s)

Collana

Markets and the Law

Classificazione

20.08.12

Disciplina

343.2407/1

Soggetti

Consumer protection - 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

The rich canvas of EU consumer law : an introduction -- Regulation of unfair commercial practices -- Pre-contractual information duties and the right of withdrawal -- Unfair contract terms -- Consumer sales  -- Consumer and mortgage credit -- Product liability and safety -- EU consumer access to justice and enforcement -- To boldly go where EU consumer law has not gone before : conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

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.