Consumer protection and oline auction platforms

towards a safer legal framework

Online auctions have undergone many transformations and continue to attract millions of customers worldwide. However these popular platforms remain understudied by legal scholars and misunderstood by legislators. This book explores the legal classification of online auction sites across a range of countries in Europe. Including ...

Codifying contract Law

Exploring the advantages and disadvantages of codifying contract law, this book considers the question from the perspectives of both civil and common law systems, referring in detail to issues of international and consumer law.With contributions from leading international scholars, the chapters present a range ...

The Law and economics of enforcing european consumer Law

a comparative analysis of package travel and misleading advertising

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 ...

Introduction to business Law in Russia

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of business law in Russia. It presents an introduction to the Russian legal system in general before going on to provide a thorough analysis of the key aspects such as regulation, taxation, competition, contracts, intellectual property law, among many ...

Product liability Law in transition

a central european perspective

This volume examines the evolution of Central European product liability regimes, with particular reference to the effect of the implementation of the Product Liability Directive in the context of the recent enlargement of the EU. Using Product Liability Law, the study offers a valuable insight ...

Electronic commerce and international private Law

a study of electronic consumer contracts

"Electronic Consumer Contracts and International Private Law" is concerned with international private law rules for electronic consumer contacts. It deals with three key areas of consumer protection - firstly the maximization of consumer protection via the consumer's jurisdiction and law, and secondly by proposing that ...

Statutory priorities in corporate insolvency Law

an analysis of preferred creditor status

Who enjoys statutory preferred creditor status? What justifications exist for jurisdictions to maintain statutes that favour 'priority' creditors over other creditors and contributories? This book analyses the traditional categories of priorities in corporate insolvency and explores potential new categories for statutory priority status. It examines ...

European fair trading Law

the unfair commercial practices directive

The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive is the most important directive in the field of trade practices to have emerged from the EC, but it builds upon European activity which has sought to regulate trade practices on both a sectoral and horizontal level. It is an ...