The Images of the Consumer in EU Law: Legislation, Free Movement and Competition Law

by Dorota Leczykiewicz, Birke Häcker, Mark R Freedland, Stefan Enchelmaier, Stephen Weatherill

Overview

This book consists of contributions exploring from different perspectives the 'images' of the consumer in EU law. The images of the consumer form the foundation for various EU policies, more or less directly oriented towards the goal of consumer protection. The purpose of the volume is to establish what visions of the consumer there are in different contexts of EU law, whether they are consistent, and whether EU law's engagement with consumer-related considerations is sincere or merely instrumental to the achievement of other goals. The chapters discuss how consumers should be protected in EU contract, competition, free movement and trade mark law. They reflect on the limits of the consumer empowerment rationale as the basis for EU consumer policy. The chapters look also at the variety of concerns consumers might have, including the cost of goods and services, access to credit, ethical questions of consumption, the challenges of excessive choice and the possibility to influence the content of regulatory measures, and explore the significance of these issues for the EU's legislative and judicial process.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781509921171
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/19/2018
Series:	Studies of the Oxford Institute of European and Comparative Law
Pages:	488
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.98(d)

About the Author

Dorota Leczykiewicz is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St Peter's College.
Stephen Weatherill is the Jacques Delors Professor of European Law at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Somerville College.

Editorial Reviews

"By gathering leading experts and prominent scholars under a common roof, Professors Dorota Leczykiewicz and Stephen Weatherill have contributed significantly to the everlasting discussion about the "image of the consumer in EU Law" ... The valuable conclusions of the authors who have contributed to this publication should be taken seriously and used by EU policy-makers as a valuable source for the improvement of EU consumer protection policy. This publication goes beyond a mere contribution to the scholarly writings on EU law or consumer protection law." --European Law Review

"... the individual chapters provide rich and critical analysis of their respective take on the consumer image ... this is a must on everyone's bookshelf who feels part of the epistemic community of consumer law and policy." --Common Market Law Review

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