European Consumer Protection: Theory and Practice
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This volume analyses the theory and
practice of European consumer protection in the context of consolidation
initiatives seen, inter alia, in the revision of the Consumer Acquis, the Draft
Common Frame of Reference and the proposal for an EU Consumer Rights Directive.
The issues addressed are all the more significant given the revisions to the
proposed Directive, the appointment of an 'Expert Group on a Common Frame of
Reference' and the Commission's 2010 Green Paper on progress towards a European
Contract Law. The contributions to this volume point to the arrival of a
contested moment in EU consumer protection, questioning the arrival of the
'empowered' consumer and uncovering the fault lines between consumer protection
and other goals. What emerges is a model of poly-contextual EU consumer
protection law, a model that challenges the assumptions in both the 2010 Green
Paper and the revised proposed Consumer Rights Directive.
