European consumer protection: theory and practice

Abstract

Introduction James Devenney and Mel Kenny Part I. Consumer Protection Strategies and Mechanisms in the EU: 1. From minimal to full to 'half' harmonisation Norbert Reich 2. Comment: the future of EU consumer law - the end of harmonisation? Christian Twigg-Flesner 3. Two levels, one standard? The multi-level regulation of consumer protection in Europe Vanessa Mak 4. A modernisation for European consumer law? Cristina Poncib- 5. Effective enforcement of consumer law: the comeback of public law and criminal law Peter Rott 6. E-consumers and effective protection: the online dispute resolution system Immaculada Barral-Vinals 7. Unfair terms and the draft common frame of reference: the role of non-legislative harmonisation and administrative co-operation? James Devenney and Mel Kenny Part II. Conceptualising Vulnerability: 8. The definition of consumers in EU consumer law Bastian Schuller 9. Recognising the limits of transparency in EU consumer law Chris Willett and Martin Morgan-Taylor 10. The best interests of the child and EU consumer law and policy: a major gap between theory and practice? Amandine Garde 11. Protecting consumers of gambling services: some preliminary thoughts on the relationship with European consumer protection law Alan Littler Part III. Contextualising Consumer Protection in the EU: 12. Consumer protection and overriding mandatory rules in the new Rome I regulation Christopher Bisping 13. Determining the applicable law for breach of competition claims in the Rome II regulation and the need for effective consumer collective redress Lorna Gillies 14. Horse sales: the problem of consumer contracts from a historical perspective Warren Swain 15. The role of private litigation in market regulation: beyond 'legal origins' Axel Halfmeier 16. Advertising, free speech and the consumer Paul Wragg 17. Are consumer rights human rights? Monika Jagielska and Mariusz Jagielski 18. Consumer protection in a normative context: the building blocks of a consumer citizenship practice Jim Davies 19. Recommended changes to the definitions of 'auction' and 'public auction' in the proposal for a directive on consumer rights Christine Reifa 20. Consumer law regulation in the Czech Republic in the context of EU law: theory and practice Blanka Tomancakova 21. Resistance towards the unfair terms directive in Poland: the interaction between the consumer acquis and a post-socialist legal culture Rafal Manko Part IV. Conclusions: 22. European consumer protection: theory and practice Mel Kenny and James Devenney.