Handbook of Research on International Consumer Law by Geraint Howells (English)

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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.

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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.

Author Biography

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

Table of Contents

Contents:Preface1. Consumer Law in its International DimensionGeraint Howells, Iain Ramsay and Thomas Wilhelmsson2. Consumer Protection and Human RightsIris Benöhr and Hans-W. Micklitz3. Development and Consumer LawSothi Rachagan4. The Consumer and Competition LawAngus MacCulloch5. Misleading and Unfair AdvertisingJames P. Nehf6. Protecting Rational Choice: Information and the Right of WithdrawalChristian Twigg-Flesner and Reiner Schulze7. Unfair Terms and Standard Form ContractsThomas Wilhelmsson and Chris Willett8. Sales and GuaranteesCynthia Hawes and Christian Twigg-Flesner9. Products Liability Law in America and EuropeGeraint Howells and David G. Owen10. Product Safety RegulationLuke Nottage11. Consumers and Services of General InterestPeter Rott and Chris Willett12. Consumer Protection and the InternetPatrick Quirk and John A. Rothchild13. Regulation of Consumer CreditIain Ramsay14. Personal InsolvencyJohanna Niemi15. Financial Services Regulation and the Investor as ConsumerDimity Kingsford Smith16. Individual Consumer RedressPeter Spiller and Kate Tokeley17. Using Class Actions to Enforce Consumer Protection LawDeborah R. Hensler18. Enforcing Consumer Protection LawsColin ScottIndex

Review

'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.' -- Gillian Black, The Edinburgh Law Review'This is a truly international effort, and one with a strong commitment to human rights by the highly reputable authors coming from different jurisdictions! The many facets of today's consumer law are presented to the reader, including developing countries - a fascinating effort in a dynamically emerging field of law! We are comprehensively informed about such "bread and butter areas" as advertising, unfair terms, consumer guarantees, product safety and liability, consumer credit, and redress. But traditional consumer law concepts and remedies are facing challenges in more complex areas, like "services of general internet" where consumers and private users should enjoy equal access to "universal services", with the "internet" where speed must not be a pretext to eliminate standards of fair dealing, with risky investment services under the problematic paradigm shift from "investor protection" to "investor confidence". A book to read, to think about, to work with for everybody interested in the future of consumer markets and law in a time of economic crisis!' -- Norbert Reich, University of Bremen, Germany'This is a richly interesting collection of essays, written by leading names in the field. It offers a thoroughly reliable survey of key tensions and challenges in modern consumer law and brilliantly combines thematic overview with detailed analysis. It will stimulate comparative thinking, it will provide a source of information and it will be welcomed by consumer law scholars all over the world.' -- Stephen Weatherill, University of Oxford, 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.'

Details ISBN0857938908 Pages 608 Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd ISBN-10 0857938908 ISBN-13 9780857938909 Language English Year 2011 Format Paperback DEWEY 343.071 Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Cheltenham Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2011-08-31 NZ Release Date 2011-08-31 UK Release Date 2011-08-31 Publication Date 2011-08-31 Author David Kraft Series Research Handbooks in International Law series Edited by David Kraft Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this

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