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Research Methods in Consumer Law: A Handbook

Research Methods in Consumer Law: A Handbook

Author: Hans-W. Micklitz; Anne-Lise Sibony; Fabrizio Esposito
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781785366604
Published In: December 2018
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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European consumer law seeks to ensure that consumers receive sufficient information about goods and services, are not subject to unfair contract clauses or unfair commercial practices, and have the means to redress grievances. This Handbook specifically considers the impacts of different disciplines and methods as it presents the state of the art in consumer law research and in particular offers intriguing new insights from behavioural science.

Research Methods in Consumer Law shows how different lenses help to highlight under-researched areas of consumer law and engage with current debates in order to suggest pertinent legal reforms. Rules meant to protect consumers are often premised on the fact that small print is read, understood and acted upon. Acknowledging that this is rarely the case, the expert contributors offer new perspectives, informed by the study of how real people behave and paying careful attention to methodology.

Offering the tools to engage in promising and socially useful legal research, this Handbook will appeal to students and scholars across the fields of law and behavioural science, as it offers a fresh look at the relation between EU consumer law and other disciplines oriented to solving practical problems.

1. The Bright and Adventurous Future of Consumer Law Research

Hans-W. Micklitz, Anne-Lise Sibony, Fabrizio Esposito

Part I Foundations of Behavioural Consumer Legal Research

2. Conceptual Foundations For a European Consumer Law and Behavioural Sciences Scholarship

Fabrizio Esposito

3. Nudging and Autonomy. A Philosophical and Legal Appraisal

Philipp Hacker

4. Rational Choice and Behavioural Approaches to Consumer Issues

Fernando Gómez Pomar1 and Mireia Artigot Golobardes

Part II Advances in Behavioural Consumer Legal Research

5. The role(s) of Empirical Research in Consumer Law and Consumer Law Scholarship

Anne-Lise Sibony