Detailed Contents

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Part 1 The Overall Structure

Party Autonomy and the Role of Information in the Internal Market--an Overview

Part 2 Party Autonomy and Information--Normative and Theoretical Foundations

Section 1 Constitutional Aspects of Party Autonomy and Its Limits

Constitutional Aspects of Party Autonomy and Its Limits--The Perspective of Law

Constitutional Aspects of Party Autonomy and Its Limits--The Perspective of Constitutional Economics

Section 2 Information Problems and Market Failure: The Perspective of Economics

Consumer Information Problems--Causes and Consequences

Information in the Market Economy--Cognitive Errors and Legal Correctives

Part 3 Supremacy of Party Autonomy and Information under the EC Treaty

Basic Freedoms--Extending Party Autonomy across Borders

Disclosure Rules (Information) as a Primary Tool in the Doctrine on Measures Having an Equivalent Effect

Part 4 Information Rules in EC Secondary Law--Justifying Consumer and Labour Law Standards in General

Section 1 Justifying Consumer and Labour Law

Justifying Limits to Party Autonomy in the Internal Market--Mainly Consumer Protection

Justifying Limits to Party Autonomy in the Internal Market--EC Legislation in the Field of Consumer Protection

A Comment on Party Autonomy and Consumer Regulation in the European Community--A Plea for Consistency

Justifying European Employment Law

Justifying European Employment Law--Comments

Section 2 Information as an Instrument for Party Autonomy

Disclosure Rules as a Primary Tool for Fostering Party Autonomy

Disclosure Rules as a Primary Tool for Fostering Party Autonomy--Observations from a Functional and Comparative Legal Perspective

Information Intermediaries and Party Autonomy--The Example of Securities and Insurance Markets

Part 5 Party Autonomy and Information Rules in Specific Areas of EC Private Law Legislation

Party Autonomy and Information in the Unfair Contract Terms Directive

Contractual Rules Concerning the Marketing of Goods and Services--Requirements of Form and Content versus Private Autonomy

Party Autonomy and Information in the Sales Directive

The Written Statement Directive--Social Norms, Information, and the Employment Relationship