Markets and the Law: Markets and the Law
About the Book Series
Markets and the Law is concerned with the way the law interacts with the market through regulation, self-regulation and the impact of private law regimes. It looks at the impact of regional and international organizations (eg EC and WTO) and many of the works adopt a comparative approach and/or appeal to an international audience. Examples of subjects covered include trade laws, intellectual property, sales law, insurance, consumer law, banking, financial markets, labour law, environmental law and social regulation affecting the market as well as competition law. The series includes texts covering a broad area, monographs on focused issues, and collections of essays dealing with particular themes.
Consumer Protection and the Digital Economy: A Research Companion
1st Edition
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By Christopher Willett, Elisabetta Bergamini
March 31, 2026
This book examines the effects of digitalisation on consumers and markets, and whether consumer law rules are fit for purpose. Examining existing consumer law as it interconnects with the related spheres of competition law, intellectual property law, human rights law and dispute resolution regimes,...
The Future of the Law of Contract
1st Edition
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By Michael Furmston
October 14, 2024
The Future of the Law of Contract brings together an impressive collection of essays on contract law. Taking a comparative approach, the aim of the book is to address how the law of contract will develop over the next 25 years, as well as considering the ways in which changes to the way that ...
The Law and Economics of Enforcing European Consumer Law: A Comparative Analysis of Package Travel and Misleading Advertising
1st Edition
By Franziska Weber
October 14, 2024
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 or private law ...
Vulnerable Consumers and the Law: Consumer Protection and Access to Justice
1st Edition
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By Christine Riefa, Severine Saintier
January 09, 2023
This book charts the difficulties encountered by vulnerable consumers in their access to justice, through the contributions of prominent authors (academic, practitioners and consultants) in the field of consumer law and access to justice. It demonstrates that despite the development of ADR, access...
Contract Law in Changing Times: Asian Perspectives on Pacta Sunt Servanda
1st Edition
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By Normann Witzleb
December 30, 2022
This collection of essays provides a rich and contemporary discussion of the principle of pacta sunt servanda. This principle, which requires that valid agreements are to be honoured, is a cornerstone of contract law. Focusing on contributions from Asia, this book shows that, despite its natural ...
Private Law, Nudging and Behavioural Economic Analysis: The Mandated-Choice Model
1st Edition
By Antonios Karampatzos
December 13, 2021
Offering a fresh perspective on "nudging", this book uses legal paternalism to explore how legal systems may promote good policies without ignoring personal autonomy.It suggests that the dilemma between inefficient opt-in rules and autonomy restricting opt-out schemes fails to realistically capture...
Consumer Debt and Social Exclusion in Europe
1st Edition
By Hans-W. Micklitz, Irina Domurath
June 30, 2021
This book analyses the dichotomy between the goal of social inclusion and the effect of social exclusion through over-indebtedness since 2008 in Europe. Filling a vital gap in the current literature on the effects of the financial and economic crisis, this volume puts into context academic ...
Consumer Protection, Automated Shopping Platforms and EU Law
1st Edition
By Christiana Markou
March 31, 2021
This book looks at two technological advancements in the area of e-commerce, which dramatically seem to change the way consumers shop online. In particular, they automate certain crucial tasks inherent in the ‘shopping’ activity, thereby relieving consumers of having to perform them. These are ...
China's New Enterprise Bankruptcy Law: Context, Interpretation and Application
1st Edition
By Yongqian Xu, Rebecca Parry, Haizheng Zhang
June 30, 2020
China has recently entered a significant stage in its economic transition with the introduction of a new and seemingly sophisticated bankruptcy law drawing inspiration from mature insolvency systems. However, this new law is likely to face significant challenges within its implementation due to ...
Codifying Contract Law: International and Consumer Law Perspectives
1st Edition
By Mary Keyes, Therese Wilson
June 30, 2020
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 ...
The European Unfair Commercial Practices Directive: Impact, Enforcement Strategies and National Legal Systems
1st Edition
By Willem van Boom, Amandine Garde
June 30, 2020
One of the most important EU consumer protection directives of the past decade, the 2005 Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, or UCPD, is brought under examination in this stimulating volume. Bringing together leading experts in the comparative law and consumer law domain, the book discusses the ...
Comparative Consumer Sales Law
1st Edition
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By Geraint Howells, Christian Twigg-Flesner, Hans-W. Micklitz, Chen Lei
December 12, 2019
For many years, legislators around the world have responded to the particular needs of consumers by introducing dedicated rules for consumer sales contracts. In the European Union, a significant push came through the adoption of the Consumer Sales Directive (99/44/EC). Elsewhere in the world, ...