In October 2008 the European Commission published its Proposal for a Consumer Rights Directive which puts forward far-reaching changes to the core of consumer contract law: Four current directives are to be replaced by a new, overarching piece of legislation and in doing so full harmonisation for the most part is to take the place of the minimum standard presently in force in the EU. Although a welcome initiative, the extent and possible effects of the Proposal have certainly brought a number of issues to the fore. In January 2009, legal experts from universities, practice and the civil service met to address the points raised by the Proposal and the question of the extent to which it can indeed contribute to the modernisation and harmonisation of European consumer contract law. The papers presented at this conference analysed, criticised and suggested improvements for the Proposal and are published in this volume.
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Sprache
Verlagsort
Basel/Berlin/Boston
Deutschland
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
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Dateigröße
ISBN-13
978-3-86653-860-3 (9783866538603)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
1 - Foreword [Seite 6]
2 - Contributors [Seite 8]
3 - Contents [Seite 10]
4 - Overview of the Proposed Consumer Rights Directive [Seite 14]
5 - Scope and Role of the Horizontal Directive and its Relationship to the CFR [Seite 40]
6 - The Targeted Full Harmonisation Approach: Looking Behind the Curtain [Seite 58]
7 - Regulating Transactions: Good Faith and Fair Dealing [Seite 98]
8 - Unfair Terms [Seite 126]
9 - Fit for Purpose? The Proposals on Sales [Seite 158]
10 - A Dangerous Erosion of Consumer Rights: The Absence of a Right to Withdraw from Online Auctions [Seite 188]
11 - Direct Producer Liability [Seite 200]
12 - Information Requirements [Seite 224]
13 - Rights of Withdrawal [Seite 248]
14 - The Remedies for Non-Performance in the Proposed Consumer Rights Directive and the Europeanisation of Private Law [Seite 290]
15 - The Draft Directive on Consumer Rights and UK Consumer Law - Where now? [Seite 300]
16 - The Degree of Harmonisation in the Proposed Consumer Rights Directive: A Review in Light of Liability for Products [Seite 316]
