Kollektiver Rechtsschutz im Zivilprozess

The increased availability of mass-produced goods and the huge amount of services on offer often leads to numerous consumers suffering damages as a result of identical or similar incidents. Caroline Geiger illustrates and analyzes the existing modes of redress in Germany, the American class action system and the reforms taking place in the most important EU member states. The author taps into the controversial European discussion on the subject and recommends the establishment of class action in German law.