Consumer Protection and Public Interest

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11220%2F21%3A10425910" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11220/21:10425910 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

—

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

—

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Consumer Protection and Public Interest

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Public interest is a &quot; largely symbolic &quot;, abstract and hard to define category, which takes different forms and appearances in different fields of law. In some of the legal fields, such as criminal law or labour law, it is easier to demonstrate the particular public interests which are manifesting, e.g. prosecuting unlawful activity, protection of employees, but in some others, the public interest appears only in a pointillist and fragmented form. This is valid also for the consumer protection field; however, consumer protection is acknowledged by some Constitutions as a human right, and we can find &quot; public interest in consumer protection &quot; as a compelling reason in the case law of many courts. The common ground of these structurally different categories is that neither the &quot; public &quot; nor the &quot; consumers &quot; are built of a homogenous group, and the interests of both groups &apos; members are hard to generalise. Both categories appear in the long-term and are optimally non-political. As long as public interest can be presumed to be a reasonable consideration for the co-existence of society ( volonté génerale), consumer protection can be considered as an &quot; unalloyed, non-political long-run economic interest of the public &quot;. Besides these similarities, it is far from obvious what kind of relationship these categories enjoy. The following presentation will first define ( section 1.1) what public interest means, according to the author &apos; s understanding, and in relation to consumer protection ( section 1.2). Then it will prove whether consumer protection can be defined as a self-standing public interest (section 2), or should be seen only as a sub-interest, which interweaves with some public interests. The examination will be carried out on three different levels, namely whether consumer protection is manifested as a fundamental principle ( section 2.1 ), a legislative aim ( section 2.2 ) or a compelling reason in the case law ( section 2.3 ). To evolve a broader perspective for the research, the investigation will focus on the two most relevant market economy systems, the European and the American markets, with the main focus on the European rules.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Consumer Protection and Public Interest

Popis výsledku anglicky

Public interest is a &quot; largely symbolic &quot;, abstract and hard to define category, which takes different forms and appearances in different fields of law. In some of the legal fields, such as criminal law or labour law, it is easier to demonstrate the particular public interests which are manifesting, e.g. prosecuting unlawful activity, protection of employees, but in some others, the public interest appears only in a pointillist and fragmented form. This is valid also for the consumer protection field; however, consumer protection is acknowledged by some Constitutions as a human right, and we can find &quot; public interest in consumer protection &quot; as a compelling reason in the case law of many courts. The common ground of these structurally different categories is that neither the &quot; public &quot; nor the &quot; consumers &quot; are built of a homogenous group, and the interests of both groups &apos; members are hard to generalise. Both categories appear in the long-term and are optimally non-political. As long as public interest can be presumed to be a reasonable consideration for the co-existence of society ( volonté génerale), consumer protection can be considered as an &quot; unalloyed, non-political long-run economic interest of the public &quot;. Besides these similarities, it is far from obvious what kind of relationship these categories enjoy. The following presentation will first define ( section 1.1) what public interest means, according to the author &apos; s understanding, and in relation to consumer protection ( section 1.2). Then it will prove whether consumer protection can be defined as a self-standing public interest (section 2), or should be seen only as a sub-interest, which interweaves with some public interests. The examination will be carried out on three different levels, namely whether consumer protection is manifested as a fundamental principle ( section 2.1 ), a legislative aim ( section 2.2 ) or a compelling reason in the case law ( section 2.3 ). To evolve a broader perspective for the research, the investigation will focus on the two most relevant market economy systems, the European and the American markets, with the main focus on the European rules.

Druh

C - Kapitola v odborné knize

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

50501 - Law

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/8J19AT008" target="_blank" >8J19AT008: Veřejný zájem v právu</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název knihy nebo sborníku

Public Interest in Law

ISBN

978-1-78068-970-8

Počet stran výsledku

19

Strana od-do

271-289

Počet stran knihy

379

Název nakladatele

Intersentia

Místo vydání

Cambridge

Kód UT WoS kapitoly

—