Handbook of Research on International Consumer Law

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

Consumer law and policy has emerged in the last half-century as a major policy concern for all nations. This Handbook of original contributions provides an international and comparative analysis of central issues in consumer law and policy in developed and developing economies.The Handbook encompasses questions of both social policy and effective business regulation. Many of the issues are common to all countries and are becoming increasingly globalised due to the growth in international trade and technological developments such as the Internet. The authors provide a broad coverage of both substantive topics and institutional questions concerning optimal approaches to enforcement and the role of class actions in consumer policy. It also includes comparative insights into the influential EU and US models of consumer law and relates consumer law to contemporary trends in human rights law. Written by a carefully selected group of international experts, this text represents an authoritative resource for understanding contemporary and future developments in consumer law. This Handbook will provide students, researchers and policymakers with an insight to the main policy debates in each context and provide models of legal regulation to assist in the evaluation of laws and the development of consumer law and policy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-02-26
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Research Handbooks in International Law series
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781847201287

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Edited by Geraint Howells, University of Galway, Ireland, Iain Ramsay, Professor of Law, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK and Thomas Wilhelmsson, Professor Emeritus of Civil and Commercial Law and Chancellor Emeritus, University of Helsinki, Finland with David Kraft, formerly of Manchester University, UK

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‘The Handbook of Research on International Consumer Law is one of an extensive series of “Handbooks of Research” published by Edward Elgar. This volume is a very welcome addition to the series, and offers consumer and commercial law scholars much useful material and comment. One of its many attractions is the wide range of topics covered in its 18 chapters. . . the Handbook of Research on International Consumer Law is an excellent addition to any library. It is particularly useful as a teaching resource, as well as a first port of call for the latest academic research in the field.’

Innehållsförteckning

Contents:Preface1. Consumer Law in its International DimensionGeraint Howells, Iain Ramsay and Thomas Wilhelmsson 2. Consumer Protection and Human RightsIris Benöhr and Hans-W. Micklitz 3. Development and Consumer LawSothi Rachagan 4. The Consumer and Competition LawAngus MacCulloch 5. Misleading and Unfair AdvertisingJames P. Nehf 6. Protecting Rational Choice: Information and the Right of WithdrawalChristian Twigg-Flesner and Reiner Schulze 7. Unfair Terms and Standard Form ContractsThomas Wilhelmsson and Chris Willett 8. Sales and GuaranteesCynthia Hawes and Christian Twigg-Flesner 9. Products Liability Law in America and EuropeGeraint Howells and David G. Owen 10. Product Safety RegulationLuke Nottage 11. Consumers and Services of General InterestPeter Rott and Chris Willett 12. Consumer Protection and the InternetPatrick Quirk and John A. Rothchild 13. Regulation of Consumer CreditIain Ramsay 14. Personal InsolvencyJohanna Niemi15. Financial Services Regulation and the Investor as Consumer Dimity Kingsford Smith 16. Individual Consumer RedressPeter Spiller and Kate Tokeley 17. Using Class Actions to Enforce Consumer Protection LawDeborah R. Hensler 18. Enforcing Consumer Protection LawsColin ScottIndex