Consumer Law and Economics: 9 (Economic Analysis of Law in European Legal Scholarship, 9) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3030490270 ISBN 13: 9783030490270

Publisher: Springer, 2020

Synopsis

This edited volume covers the challenges currently faced by consumer law in Europe and the United States, ranging from fundamental theoretical questions, such as what goals consumer law should pursue, to practical questions raised by disclosure requirements, the General Data Protection Regulation and technology advancements. With governments around the world enacting powerful new regulations concerning consumers, consumer law has become an important topic in the economic analysis of law. Intended to protect consumers, these regulations typically seek to do so by giving them tools to make better decisions, or by limiting the consequences of their bad decisions. Legal scholars are divided, however, regarding the efficacy and effects of these regulations; some call for certain policies to be abolished, while others support a regulatory expansion.

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About the Author

Klaus Mathis is Full Professor of Public Law, Law of the Sustainable Economy, and Philosophy of Law at the University of Lucerne. He is the co-founder of the Center for Law and Sustainability (CLS) and Director of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Legal Studies – lucernaiuris. His particular fields of expertise are Swiss constitutional law, law and economics, law of sustainable development, and philosophy of law.

Avishalom Tor is Professor of Law and Director of the Notre Dame Research Program on Law and Market Behavior (ND LAMB). He is also a Global Professor of Law, University of Haifa Faculty of Law. His particular fields of expertise are behavioural law and economics, antitrust law, and behavioral decision research.

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This edited volume covers the challenges currently faced by consumer law in Europe and the United States, ranging from fundamental theoretical questions, such as what goals consumer law should pursue, to practical questions raised by disclosure requirements, the General Data Protection Regulation and technology advancements. With governments around the world enacting powerful new regulations concerning consumers, consumer law has become an important topic in the economic analysis of law. Intended to protect consumers, these regulations typically seek to do so by giving them tools to make better decisions, or by limiting the consequences of their bad decisions. Legal scholars are divided, however, regarding the efficacy and effects of these regulations; some call for certain policies to be abolished, while others support a regulatory expansion.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030490270
• ISBN 13: 9783030490270
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 340
• Editor: Mathis Klaus, Tor Avishalom