Description
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.
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: The Rich Canvas on EU Consumer Law – An Introduction
Chapter 2: Regulation of Unfair Commercial Practices
Chapter 3: Pre-Contractual Information Duties and the Right of Withdrawal
Chapter 4: Unfair Contract Terms
Chapter 5: Consumer Sales
Chapter 6: Consumer and Mortgage Credit
Chapter 7: Product Liability and Safety
Chapter 8: EU Consumer Access to Justice and Enforcement
Chapter 9: To Boldly Go Where EU Consumer Law has not gone before: Conclusions
Index
