Franziska Weber - Böcker

In the internet age, the need for effective consumer law enforcement has arguably never been greater. This timely book is a comparative law and economic analysis of the changing landscape of EU consumer law enforcement policy. EU member states are moving away from purely public or private law enforcement and now appear to be moving towards a more mixed approach, not least due to European legislation. This book reflects on the need for and creation of efficient enforcement designs. It examines the various economic factors according to which the efficiency of different enforcement mechanisms can be assessed. Hypothetical case scenarios within package travel and misleading advertising, dealing with substantial individual harm and trifling and widespread harm are used to illustrate various consumer law problems. Design suggestions on how to optimally mix enforcement mechanisms for these case scenarios are developed. The findings are then used as a benchmark to assess real life situations in countries with different enforcement traditions - the Netherlands, Sweden and England. The book is of value to both researchers and policy-makers working in the area of consumer protection.

In the internet age, the need for effective consumer law enforcement has arguably never been greater. This timely book is a comparative law and economic analysis of the changing landscape of EU consumer law enforcement policy. EU member states are moving away from purely public or private law enforcement and now appear to be moving towards a more mixed approach, not least due to European legislation. This book reflects on the need for and creation of efficient enforcement designs. It examines the various economic factors according to which the efficiency of different enforcement mechanisms can be assessed. Hypothetical case scenarios within package travel and misleading advertising, dealing with substantial individual harm and trifling and widespread harm are used to illustrate various consumer law problems. Design suggestions on how to optimally mix enforcement mechanisms for these case scenarios are developed. The findings are then used as a benchmark to assess real life situations in countries with different enforcement traditions - the Netherlands, Sweden and England. The book is of value to both researchers and policy-makers working in the area of consumer protection.

Franziska Weber untersucht den Kartellschaden aus Abnehmerperspektive im Lichte der von der Kartellschadensersatzrichtlinie 2014/104/EU postulierten Zielsetzung vom vollständigen Schadensersatz für alle Kartellgeschädigten. Zu diesem Zweck analysiert sie die Umsetzung in den drei Mitgliedstaaten Deutschland, den Niederlanden und Spanien. Ein besonderes Augenmerk gilt dabei der vernachlässigten Schadenskomponente Mengeneffekt, die regelmäßig auftritt, wenn Abnehmer an das Kartell gezahlte Preisaufschläge weiterwälzen. Aktuell sind die Klageanreize für die Geltendmachung von Kartellschäden insgesamt, aber auch gerade was den Mengeneffekt angeht, unzureichend austariert. Die Autorin zeigt das Potenzial der mitgliedstaatlichen Rechtsordnungen, die Effektivität von kartellbedingten Schadensersatzklagen zu steigern und ökonomische Einsichten zutreffend im Zivilprozessrecht zu reflektieren.