Research Handbook on EU Consumer and Contract Law (Research Handbooks in European Law series)

The __Research Handbook on EU Consumer and Contract Law__ takes stock of the evolution of this fascinating area of private law to date and identifies key themes for the future development of the law and research agendas. This major Handbook brings together contributions by leading academics from across the EU on the latest developments and controversies in these important areas of law. The __Handbook__ is divided into three distinct and thematic parts: firstly, authors examine a range of cross-cutting issues relevant to both consumer and contract law. The second part discusses specific topics on EU consumer law, including the consumer image within EU law, information duties and unfair contract terms. The final part focuses on a number of important subjects which remain current in the development of EU contract law and presents a number of innovative solutions to the challenges presented in parts one and two. This timely and insightful Handbook will provide both a comprehensive survey of this area of law for the novice researcher and fresh food-for-thought for scholars who have been researching this area of law for many years. **Contributors include:** E.A. Amayuelas, H. Beale, J.M. Bech Serrat, C. Busch, R. Canavan, P. Cartwright, O.O. Cherednychenko, G. Comparato, G. Cordero-Moss, A. Cygan, L. Gillies, M. Graziadei, M.W. Hesselink, G. Howells, C. Mak, V. Mak, H.-W. Micklitz, B. Pozzo, P. Rott, J. Rutgers, J.M. Smits, Y. Svetiev, E.T.T. Tai, C. Twigg-Flesner, W.H. van Boom, J. Watson, F. Zoll Introduction : EU consumer and contract law at a crossroads? / Adam Cygan -- The regulatory character of European private law / Guido Comparato, Hans-W Micklitz and Yane Svetiev -- The problems associated with the implementation of directives into national legal systems : a few examples from the codified legal traditions / Fryderyk Zoll -- Fostering a European legal identity through contract and consumer law / Michele Graziadei -- The impact of fundamental rights / Olha O Cherednychenko -- The challenges of a multi-lingual approach / Barbara Pozzo -- Recent developments in the approximation of EU private international laws : towards mutual trust, mutual recognition and enhancing social justice in civil and commercial matters / Lorna E Gillies -- Free movement and contract law / Chantal Mak -- The consumer image within EU law / Peter Cartwright -- The future of pre-contractual information duties : from behavioural insights to big data / Christoph Busch -- Withdrawal rights / Jonathon Watson -- Contracts of sale / Rick Canavan -- Unfair contract terms / Peter Rott -- Financial services and consumer protection / Vanessa Mak -- Services, including services of general interest / Eric Tjong Tjin Tai -- Consumer travel law / Josep Maria Bech Serrat -- Unfair commercial practices / Willem H van Boom -- Consumer law enforcement and access to justice / Geraint Howells -- The story of EU contract law : from 2001 to 2014 / Hugh Beale -- The idea of an optional contract code / Esther Arroyo Amayuelas -- Standard contract terms as an alternative to legislation / Giuditta Cordero-Moss -- Contract theory and EU contract law / Martin W Hesselink -- European contract law and social justice / Jacobien W Rutgers -- The future of contract law in Europe / Jan M Smits The Research Handbook on EU Consumer and Contract Law takes stock of the evolution of this fascinating area of private law to date and identifies key themes for future development of the law and research agendas. This major Handbook brings together contributions by leading academics from across the EU on the latest developments and controversies in these important areas of law. The Handbook is divided into three distinct and thematic parts: first, authors examine a range of cross-cutting issues relevant to both consumer and contract law. The second part discusses specific topics on EU consumer law, including the consumer image within EU law, information duties and unfair contract terms. The final part focuses on a number of important subjects which remain current in the development of EU contract law and presents a number of innovative solutions to the challenges presented in parts one and two. This timely and insightful Handbook will provide both a comprehensive survey of this area of law for the novice researcher and fresh food for thought for scholars who have been researching this area of law for many years-- Provided by publisher "Research Handbook on EU Consumer and Contract Law takes stock of the evolution of this fascinating area of private law to date and identifies key themes for future development of the law and research agendas. The Handbook is divided into three parts: first, authors examine a range of cross-cutting issues relevant to both consumer and contract law. The second part discusses specific topics on EU Consumer Law, and the final part focuses on a number of important subjects which remain current for the development of EU Contract Law."