Essays about: "consumer protection law"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 64 essays containing the words consumer protection law.

  1. 1. The Controversial Interface between Competition and Data Protection Law - An Analysis of Privacy Concerns in the context of Merger Control

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Cristina Timofti; [2023]
    Keywords : Competition Law; GDPR; Personal Data; Privacy; Data Protection Law; Digital Markets Act; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In the digital market, data has become an invaluable asset that businesses strive to achieve. Since most of the data acquired is personal data, current legal and academic debates have begun to investigate whether and how privacy is addressed within the context of merger control. READ MORE

  3. 2. Unfair Terms in EU Consumer Contract Law - The Criteria of Good Faith and Significant Imbalance in The Context of Agreements Between Consumers and Providers of Financial Services

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Susan Amelia Tumade; [2023]
    Keywords : Consumer protection; Unfair contract term; Directive 93 13 EEC; good faith; transparency; significant imbalance; standard term contract; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis describes and analyze the implementation of Council Directive No. 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 of unfair contract term between consumer and financial services providers. The Directives regulated standard form contract or pre-formulated term between consumer and seller or supplier. READ MORE

  4. 3. Locating the Unlocated : An Examination of Choice of Law and Consumer Protection in Cryptocurrency Trading

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Laura Fernandez Gomero; [2023]
    Keywords : Private International Law; Conflicts of Laws; Rome I Regulation; Choice of Law; Qualification; Applicable Law; Crypto-assets; Cryptocurrency; Blockchain; Decentralized Ledger Technology; Crypto Exchanges; Crypto Trading; Consumer Contracts; Consumer Protection; Cross-border Contracts; Lunar Block; MiCA; Internationell privaträtt; IP-rätt; lagval; gränsöverskridande avtal; kryptotillgångar; kryptovalutor; Bitcoin; blockkedjeteknologi; kryptohandel; kvalifikation; konsumentskydd; Lunar Block; Rom I-förordningen; MiFID II; MiCA;

    Abstract : Disputes involving emerging technology, often leave a grey area on applicable law, as it is unlocated in the physical world. The problem with crypto-assets is partly driven by their underlying technology, allowing for the assets to be distributed in an international, digital sphere, and making it hard to pinpoint their territorial location and solve legal issues. READ MORE

  5. 4. Is Price Transparency the New Normal? A quantitative study on the impact of the "last lowest price" on shopping behavior

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Ebba Cedergren; Hannah Linton; [2023]
    Keywords : Reference price; Fake sales; Consumer purchase behavior;

    Abstract : In the last couple of years, scandals involving retailers using deceptive sales tactics have become increasingly prominent. By manipulating the price before a sale, retailers have been able to make their sales promotion seem more attractive to the shopper than it really is, causing shoppers to make purchasing decisions under false premises. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Comparative Study between the EU-GDPR and the US-CCPA

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Angela Djerf; [2023]
    Keywords : CCPA; GDPR; personal data; data subject; consumer; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The development of the Internet is the most significant reason as to why Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation / EU GDPR) with its improvements, applicable since 25th May 2018, is replacing the Directive (Dir.) 95/46/EC. Outside the EU, American California Privacy Act (CCPA) of 2018 was adopted. READ MORE