| Description |
1 online resource (258 pages) |
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Markets and the Law |
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Markets and the law.
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| Contents |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Cases; List of Statutes; List of Abbreviations; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1 From Babylon to Second Life: A Brief History of Online Auctions; 2 Typology of Online Auction Platforms; 3 Rationale for This Book; 4 Methodology Adopted in Empirical Surveys of Online Auctions; 5 Contents of this Book; 2 The Legal Classification of Online Auctions; 1 Defining â#x80;#x98;Auctionsâ#x80;#x99;: An Impossible Task?; 2 Towards Conceptualising Online Auctions as Private Treaty Sales under the DCR; 3 Online Auctions are Distance Contracts under the DCR |
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4 Online Auctions Are Not â#x80;#x98;Public Auctionsâ#x80;#x99; but Private Treaty Sales under the DCR5 Other Legal Classifications of Online Auctions; Conclusion; 3 The Control of Pre-Contractual Information in Online Auctions; 1 Basic Information: The Identity and Contact Information of the Provider; 2 Main Characteristics of the Goods or Services; 3 Information on Price and Delivery Costs; 4 Arrangements for Payment, Delivery and Performance; Conclusion; 4 The Right to Withdraw from Online Auctions; 1 Scope of the Right to Withdraw; 2 Information about the Right to Withdraw |
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3 Exercise of the Right to Withdraw from Online AuctionsConclusion; 5 The Control of Unfair Terms in Online Auction Contracts; 1 Fairness of Hyperlinking Practices; 2 Unilateral Modifications to the Price of the Service; 3 Clauses Limiting the Liability of the Online Auction Sites; 4 Dispute Resolution Clauses; 5 Solutions to Improve the Enforcement of Unfair Terms on Online Auction Platforms; Conclusion; 6 Private Redress and Public Enforcement on Online Auction Platforms; 1 Private Redress on Online Auction Platforms |
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2 Public and Self-Regulation Enforcement Solutions vis-Ã -vis Online Auction Platforms and Their UsersConclusion; 7 The Liability of Intermediary Online Auction Sites; 1 Rationale for Engaging the Liability of Online Auction Intermediaries; 2 Selective v Distributive Application of Liability Regimes; 3 The Application of the â#x80;#x98;Neutrality Testâ#x80;#x99; to Online Auction Sites; 4 Knowledge and Awareness of the Diligent Economic Operator; 5 Obligations of the Online Auction Platform on Acquiring the Required â#x80;#x98;Knowledgeâ#x80;#x99; or â#x80;#x98;Awarenessâ#x80;#x99;; Conclusion; Conclusion; Bibliography; Articles |
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Books and Chapters in BooksConference Papers; Reports and Other Documents; Websites |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Internet auctions.
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Consumer protection -- Law and legislation.
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Electronic contracts.
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Consumer protection -- Law and legislation
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Electronic contracts
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Internet auctions
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Howells, Geraint
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| ISBN |
9781317161226 |
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131716122X |
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