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Contracts of Adhesion Between Law and Economics : Rethinking the Unconscionability Doctrine / / by Elena D'Agostino



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Autore: D'Agostino Elena Visualizza persona
Titolo: Contracts of Adhesion Between Law and Economics : Rethinking the Unconscionability Doctrine / / by Elena D'Agostino Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015
Edizione: 1st ed. 2015.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (84 p.)
Disciplina: 346.402
Soggetto topico: Law - Philosophy
Law - History
Law and economics
International law
Trade regulation
Law - Europe
Private international law
Conflict of laws
Comparative law
Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History
Law and Economics
International Economic Law, Trade Law
European Law
Private International Law, International and Foreign Law, Comparative Law
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
Nota di contenuto: 1. The Unconscionability Doctrine in a Law & Economics Perspective -- 2. Market structure -- 3. Lack of sophistication -- 4. Voluntary Disclosure of Clauses -- 5. Public Intervention -- 6. Concluding remarks.
Sommario/riassunto: This book examines the most controversial issues concerning the use of pre-drafted clauses in fine print, which are usually included in consumer contracts and presented to consumers on a take-it-or-leave-it basis. By applying a multi-disciplinary approach that combines consumer’s psychology and seller’s drafting power in the logic of efficiency and good faith, the book provides a fresh and unconventional analysis of the existing literature, both theoretical and empirical. Moving from the unconscionability doctrine, it criticizes (and in some cases refutes) its main conclusions based on criteria which are usually invoked to sustain the need for public intervention to protect consumers, and specifically related to Law (contract complexity), Psychology (consumer lack of sophistication criterion) and Economics (market structure criterion). It also analyzes the effects of different regulations, such as banning vexatious clauses or mandating disclosure clauses, showing that none of them protect consumers, but in fact prove to be harmful when consumers are more vulnerable, that is whenever sellers can exploit some degree of market power. In closing, the book combines these disparate aspects, arguing that the solution (if any) to the problem of consumer exploitation and market inefficiency associated with the use of contracts of adhesion in these contexts cannot be found in removing or prohibiting hidden clauses, but instead has to take into account the effects of these clauses on the contract as a whole.
Titolo autorizzato: Contracts of Adhesion Between Law and Economics  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 3-319-13114-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910483253203321
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Serie: SpringerBriefs in Law, . 2192-8568