Consumers have substantial debts. Examples concern mortgages but also debts for products such as clothing and books. Facing difficulties when dealing with interest rates and percentages computations is one of the reasons for those debts. Campaigns like “Borrowing money costs money” should...

This contribution briefly traces the ‘behavioural turn' in EU Consumer law. We argue that the multilevel-nature of this paradigm shift is currently underappreciating the role of national courts in giving traction to the behavioural sciences paradigm. In a jurisprudential analysis of cases...

In this paper I will describe the implementation of the Consumer Rights Directive, or CRD, in The Netherlands. Section 2 will deal with the provisions of the implementing act and the relation between these provisions and other provisions of consumer law. Section 3 will discuss the relationship...

This contribution briefly traces the ‘behavioural turn' in EU Consumer law. We argue that the multi level nature of this paradigm shift is currently underappreciating the role of national courts in giving traction to the behavioural sciences paradigm. In a jurisprudential analysis of cases...

Responsive regulation usually boils down to the assumption that enforcers should not shift to coercing before it has become clear that persuading does not work. This presupposes that it is possible to determine what the correct enforcement style is, that enforcers can apply the most suitable...

Das Duale System in der Abfallwirtschaft besteht in Deutschland seit zehn Jahren. Wie hat es sich bewährt? Kommt es zu umweltpolitisch sinnvollen Ergebnissen? Bildet das angedrohte Zwangspfand für Einweggetränke eine sinnvolle Ergänzung?