Verbraucherrecht im Umbruch

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's special message on protecting the consumer interest, current developments in consumer protection law are described in this work. In addition to the proposal for a regulation ot a Common European Sales Law, the authors focus on the influence of consumer law on the German Civil Code as well as the significance of the Court of Justice of the European Union for the advancement of consumer law. Apart from this, the question whether consumer organisations should be given the right to sue in competition law is discussed.