Description: Unfair Contract Terms in the Age : The Challenge of Protecting European Consumers in the Online Marketplace, Hardcover by Gardiner, Caterina, ISBN 1800886160, ISBN-13 9781800886162, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Since the introduction of the European Unfair Contract Terms Directive (UCTD), there have been far-reaching developments in the landscape which have significantly altered the nature of consumer contracts. This timely book examines the changes that have taken place since the advent of the UCTD and analyses the challenges that they pose for consumers entering online standard form contracts today. Illuminating the ways in which technology has revolutionised markets and caused a growing number of traders to transition to online business models, Unfair Contract Terms in the Age assesses how the modern contracting landscape adversely impacts consumers. Chapters explore the manifold risks of isation, addressing issues from the lack of transparency of website terms and conditions to the new reach of mass market operators exerting control over European consumers. Against the backdrop of this transformation, th evaluates the key features of the UCTD, questioning whether the Directive can adequately protect Europe’s online consumers and counter the perils of unfair terms in standard form contracts. This cutting-edg is an invaluable resource for scholars and students of consumer law, regulation, and public policy. Policy-makers in EU institutions will also benefit from its assessment of unfair terms law in the era.
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Book Title: Unfair Contract Terms in the Digital Age : The Challenge of Prote
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Name: Unfair Contract Terms in the Digital Age : The Challenge of Protecting European Consumers in the Online Marketplace
Language: English
Publisher: Elgar Publishing, Incorporated, Edward
Publication Year: 2022
Subject: Commercial / General, Consumer, General, Contracts
Item Height: 0.7 in
Item Weight: 16.9 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Caterina Gardiner
Subject Area: Law
Item Length: 9.6 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
