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Informationen zum Autor Iris Benöhr is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Oxford, Faculty of Law and Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, and a recipient of a British-Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship. Prior to this she held positions at the United Nations (Competition and Consumer Policies, Geneva), at the European Commission (Consumer Affairs, Brussels), and at an international law firm in Brussels as a qualified lawyer. She was admitted to the Zurich Bar and to the Brussels Bar, and she holds a doctoral degree in law from the European University Institute (Florence) and a law degree from the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. She has published in different fields of EU law and of human rights law, including consumer law, civil justice, competition law, comparative law, and constitutional law. Klappentext Exploring the relationship between fundamental rights and consumer law in the EU! this book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the joint implications of the Lisbon Treaty and the Charter of Fundamental Rights. It examines the potential tensions that may emerge between consumer protection objectives and economic! market-oriented goals. Zusammenfassung Exploring the relationship between fundamental rights and consumer law in the EU, this book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the joint implications of the Lisbon Treaty and the Charter of Fundamental Rights. It examines the potential tensions that may emerge between consumer protection objectives and economic, market-oriented goals. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Introduction; 2 Consumer Law and the Market; 3 Consumer Protection and Human Rights; 4 Consumers and Human Rights: A Broader Perspective to Consumer Protection; 5 Consumer Protection and Financial Contracts; 6 Electronic Communication! Conflicting Fundamental Rights and Participation; 7 Access to Justice of Consumers and Procedural Rights; 8 Conclusion
