The Internet has become the second space in human life, changing people’s production and lifestyle, refreshing the concept of law, judicial practice and public demand for court services. The characteristics of virtuality, cross-regionality, and decentralization of the Internet have created enormous challenges to the existing legal theory and judicial system. Parties who are used to …
Tag: consumer law
Now you can watch Netflix everywhere in the EU!
EU Parliament makes sure that you can watch your favourite shows during your holidays The access to subscribed online paid services such as Netflix, Sky, Amazon Prime or Spotify abroad has been mostly restricted so far. But this is going to change in a few months, since the EU Parliament has now approved a new …
Replacement of the goods due to their lack of conformity: Is a pet replaceable?
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”(Gandhi). France currently has more than 63 million pets, which means that almost 1 out of 2 households has at least one animal. Despite these, the legal status of the animal has evolved only recently. Indeed, the …
Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011: a victory for consumers?
The new EU legislation that strengthens consumers’ rights had been widely adopted by MEPs on 23 June 2011. It will be have to be transposed into the various national consumers laws of the member states by mid June 2014. These new provisions relate mainly to distance selling (via a.o. internet, telephone and mailings).