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Class Actions in Europe : Holy Grail or a Wrong Trail? by Alan Uzelac (editor), Stefaan Voet (editor) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Not so long ago, class actions were considered to be a textbook example of American exceptionalism; many of their main features were assumed to be incompatible with the culture of the civil law world. However, the tide is changing; while there are now trends in the USA toward limiting or excluding class actions, notorious cases like Dieselgate are moving more and more European jurisdictions to extend the reach of their judicial collective redress mechanisms. For many new fans of class actions, collective redress has become a Holy Grail of sorts, a miraculous tool that will rejuvenate national systems of civil justice and grant them unprecedented power.  Still, while the introduction of various forms of representative action has virtually become a fashion, it is anything but certain that attempting to transplant American-style class action will be successful. European judicial structures and legal culture(s) are fundamentally different, which poses a considerable challenge. This book investigates whether class actions in Europe are indeed a Holy Grail or just another wrong turn in the continuing pursuit of just and effective means of protecting the rights of citizens and businesses.

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Author

Alan Uzelac (editor), Stefaan Voet (editor)

Publisher

Springer International Publishing AG

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9783030730383

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Law, General & Miscellaneous Law