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Collective Actions in Europe : A Comparative, Economic and Transsystemic Analysis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nagy, Csongor István.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2019.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Law Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • References
  • 2 Why Are Collective Actions Needed in Europe: Small Claims Are Not Reasonably Enforced in Practice and Collective Actions Ensure Effective Access to Justice
  • 2.1 What Are the Hurdles Faced by Small Claims in Europe
  • 2.2 How Do Collective Actions Overcome the Above Hurdles and Why Are They Efficient?
  • 2.3 Why Are Collective Actions Not Working Spontaneously if They Are Efficient?
  • 2.4 How Could Collective Actions Be Made Work?
  • 2.5 Summary
  • References
  • 3 Major European Objections and Fears Against the Opt-Out System: Superego, Ego and Id
  • 3.1 European Objections Against Class Actions: Scruples or Pretexts?
  • 3.1.1 Constitutional Concerns: Private Autonomy and Tacit Adherence
  • 3.1.2 Opt-Out Collective Actions Are Alien to Continental Legal Traditions
  • 3.1.3 It Is Very Difficult to Identify the Members of the Group and to Prove Group Membership
  • 3.1.4 Opt-Out Collective Actions Would Lead to a Litigation Boom and Would Create a Black-Mailing Potential for Group Representatives
  • 3.2 The Headspring of European Taboos and Traditionalism: Party Autonomy and the State's Prerogative to Enforce the Public Interest
  • 3.3 Summary
  • References
  • 4 Transatlantic Perspectives: Comparative Law Framing
  • 4.1 Disparate Regulatory Environments
  • 4.2 Why Should Europeans Not Fear the American Cowboy? Diverging Effects of Disparate Regulatory Environments
  • 4.3 The Novel Questions of Collective Actions in Europe
  • 4.3.1 Funding in the Absence of One-Way Cost-Shifting, Contingency Fees and Punitive Damages
  • 4.3.2 Two-Way Cost-Shifting
  • 4.3.3 Distrust of Market-Based Mechanisms in the Enforcement of Public Policy (No Private Attorney General)
  • 4.3.4 European Opt-In Collective Actions and Joinders of Parties
  • 4.3.5 Opt-Out Systems and the "Only Benefits" Principle.
  • 4.4 Summary
  • References
  • 5 European Models of Collective Actions
  • 5.1 The European Landscape: To Opt in or to Opt Out?
  • 5.2 Purview: Step-by-Step Evolution of a Precautious Revolution
  • 5.3 Pre-requisites of Collective Action and Certification
  • 5.4 Standing and Adequate Representation
  • 5.5 Status of Group Members in Opt-in Proceedings: Liability for Legal Costs and Res Judicata Effect
  • 5.6 Status of Group Members in Opt-Out Proceedings: Liability for Legal Costs, Res Judicata Effect and the "Only Benefits" Principle
  • 5.7 Enforcement
  • 5.8 Summary
  • References
  • 6 Conclusions
  • 6.1 Collective Actions Are Needed in Europe to Ensure Access to Justice and Effectiveness of the Law
  • 6.2 European Objections and Fears Against the Opt-Out System: Superego, Ego and Id
  • 6.3 Transatlantic Perspectives: Comparative Law Framing
  • 6.4 European Models of Collective Actions: A Transsystemic Overview
  • 6.5 Closing Thoughts: "Small Money, Small Football, Big Money, Big Football"
  • References.

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