Task 0 Effects of Globalization on national economies by pestle approach 2

2.0 Summary of Consumer Protection Law and online trading

Consumer protection is now one of the most prominent policies of the European Union. Over the years a broad body of law dealing with consumer protection has been developed within the institutions of the European Union. This formation has evolved to a large extent some of the basic principles and to some extent, a very structure of the domestic legal systems of the EU Member States, both in the field of private law and public law. This course offers an overview of consumer protection law and policy in the EU and in particular Member States as well as an examination of the specific features of consumer protection law. The course consists of two parts (Micklitz, 2009).

In the first part of the general issue of consumer protection policy and EU law will be addressed. This part of the course offers an overview of consumer protection in the EU. The development of consumer protection policy and law within the EU, fundamental consumer rights, differences between consumer protection policy and consumer protection law, domestic law enforcement methods Member States in the field of consumer protection, key features of consumer protection law, future development in consumer care. The second part of the course should focus on specific features of consumer protection law. Within this part of the course both public law and private law issues will be addressed. Within this part of the course the following topics will be reflected: quality and safety of products, regulation of market practices, substantive contracts and tort issues and procedural law issues (Feldman, 1976).
Online trading is "activities capable of facilitating direct interactions between users through online systems and which will use data-driven efficiencies enabled by network effects". The European Commission has stated that "the future of the Internet cannot succeed without the confidence of users on online platforms." The Commission is, therefore, committed to develop measures that promote trust, fairness, and awareness, particularly with regard to data collection and use. Specifically, areas that require additional transparency are data collection, "displaying sponsored search results, identification of the actual supplier of services or products, and possible misleading practices including fake reviews (Hess, 2000).