From an economic point of view, there has to be a rationale for government intervention in markets in the form of consumer protection laws. This rationale results from economic inefficiencies in markets: particularly the occurrence of market failures. If markets do not work properly, inefficient...

In this article, the authors analyse the Dutch Collective Settlement of Mass Damage Act (WCAM 2005) in light of the European developments concerning collective redress. Both the strong and weak points of the WCAM 2005 are discussed

Unlike the Common Principles of European Contract Law or the Draft Common Frame of Reference in their respective provisions concerning contracts of indeterminate duration, art 77 CESL read that such a contract could be terminated by default by either party upon giving a reasonable period of...

The paper identifies a policy inconsistency between the EU's asylum and the EU's labour migration policies and makes a call for stronger convergence. The analysis starts off by setting out the EU's current and future economic challenges with a view to its ageing population and low fertility...

German Abstract: Der Beitrag setzt das VSGB in den unionsrechtlichen Kontext. Die folgenden Ausführungen bespiegeln das Gesetz im Kontext vergangener, aktueller sowie geplanter EU-Gesetzesvorhaben im Verbraucherrecht. Der unionsrechtliche Hintergrund wird aus zwei Blickwinkeln heraus...