European Consumer Protection: Theory and Practice - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1107013011 ISBN 13: 9781107013018

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Book Description:

This topical volume provides detailed analyses of European consumer protection law in both its theoretical and practical dimensions. Part I casts a critical light over consumer protection strategies and mechanisms in the EU, Part II critically explores responses to vulnerability and Part III contextualises aspects of European consumer protection law.

About the Author:

James Devenney is Professor of Commercial Law at the Law School, University of Exeter.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1107013011
• ISBN 13: 9781107013018
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 476
• Editor: Devenney James, Kenny Mel