englischThe Package Travel Directive led to a broad amendment of the traveller's right to withdraw from the contract. There are now four different rights of withdrawal, which not only differ from each other in terms of the facts, but also in terms of the legal consequences. The provisions range from [...]

englischIn October 2021, the fifth German-Spanish Civil Law Talks took place at the Universidad Carlos III. The subject of the meeting has been the obligation to pay damages. The lectures by Spanish and German legal scholars printed in this volume deal with topics that are in part both highly [...]

englischThe thesis examines the question of which of the compared sales law systems is most likely to realize the (economic) interests of the seller in connection with the consumer’s claim for specific performance, which is characterized by a high level of consumer protection. In this respect, the [...]

englischThe Rome II regulation contains no coherent concept for multiple tortfeasors in private international tort law. This regards a deviation in the applicable law for the damaged party and one of several tortfeasors for objective or subjective reasons, imputation if there are several places [...]

englischThe final decision on the interpretation of Union law rests with the European Court of Justice. Such a ruling oftentimes affects national legal systems. Within the framework of a preliminary ruling procedure, the ECJ often has to decide on the interpretation of directives that are relevant [...]

englischModern technologies have paved the way for a new digital era: contracts are not only concluded electronically, transcending national borders, but frequently also include digital content. This is evidenced by the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on [...]

englischHow the legal frame of small cooperatives should be regulated, was and still is a core question within the discussions of cooperative law. Therefore this book evaluates the highly successful Italian law for small cooperatives and questions whether they could be used as a blue print for [...]

englischThe right to reject is considered a powerful remedy for the recipient of defective goods and forms the heart of the remedial system under English law. However, there is uncertainty as to the exact legal nature of this instrument and its role in the system of remedies. The Consumer Rights Act [...]

englischThere is an inherent tension with regard to the question of a liability for pre-contractual misrepresentations. The desire of the parties to conclude a contract advantageous for them (and, thus, disadvantegeous for the other party) by favorably describing the subject matter of the contract [...]

englischThe study gives an overview of the European legal acquis on standard contract terms‘ regulation and remaining deficits. It is suggested that the dual aim of the Unfair Terms Directive – securing a high level of consumer protection as well as enabling sellers to use one set of standard terms [...]