The law and economics of class actions in Europe : lessons from America

著者

• Backhaus, Jürgen
• Cassone, Alberto
• Battista Ramello, Giovanni

書誌事項

The law and economics of class actions in Europe : lessons from America

edited by Jürgen G. Backhaus, Alberto Cassone, Giovanni B. Ramello

（New horizons in law and economics）

Edward Elgar, c2012

注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This well-documented book discusses the power and limitations of class actions with insights and analysis from a panel of distinguished scholars. It pays special attention to the introduction and the applicability of such a legal device in European civil law countries. The book offers a broad legal and economic investigation, drawing insights from US judicial experience and giving a rigorous discussion of both the philosophical and constitutional aspects and the economic mechanisms and incentives set up by class actions. The Law and Economics of Class Actions in Europe will be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of all those interested in the function of class action litigation for promoting justice and efficiency. In particular, it will benefit graduate and postgraduate students, researchers and academics in law, economics, and law and economics, policy makers, judges and attorneys. Contributors: J.G. Backhaus, G. Calabresi, A. Cassone, M.S. Cenini, B. Deffains, F. Denozza, N. Garoupa, A. Gidi, F. Gomez, M.F. Gouveia, S. Harnay, S. Issacharoff, E. Langlais, J. Luther, A. Marciano, G.P. Miller, F. Parisi, G.B. Ramello, L. Sacconi, M.I. Saez, F.M. Scherer, L. Toffoletti, T.S. Ulen, M. Valimaki

目次

Contents: PART I: CLASS ACTION LITIGATION: THE ORIGINS AND ITS MAIN FEATURES 1. The Law and Economics of Class Action Litigation: Setting the Research Agenda Jurgen G. Backhaus, Alberto Cassone and Giovanni B. Ramello 2. Class Actions in the US Experience: The Legal Perspective Hon. Guido Calabresi 3. Class Actions in the US Experience: An Economist's Perception Frederic M. Scherer 4. Will Aggregate Litigation Come to Europe? Samuel Issacharoff and Geoffrey P. Miller 5. Class Action as a Remedy for Market Failure Jurgen G. Backhaus 6. The Economics of Class Action Litigation Thomas S. Ulen PART II: DISENTANGLING THE LAW AND ECONOMICS OF CLASS ACTION 7. Private, Club and Public Goods: The Economic Boundaries of Class Action Litigation Alberto Cassone and Giovanni B. Ramello 8. Class Action Finance and Legal Expense Insurance Jurgen G. Backhaus 9. Punitive Damages and Class Actions Francesco Parisi and Marta Silvia Cenini 10. A Case for Information Sharing in Class Action Suits Bruno Deffains and Eric Langlais 11. Good Law and Economics Needs Better Microeconomic Models: The Case Against 'Contingent Fees' as Application of Agency Models to the Professions Lorenzo Sacconi 12. Collective Litigation versus Legislation: A Rent-Seeking Approach to Class Actions Sophie Harnay and Alain Marciano PART III: COMPARATIVE LEGAL VIEWS: ISSUES, NATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND A PROPOSAL 13. Class Actions in Private Enforcement of EC Antitrust Law: The Commission Green Paper Francesco Denozza and Luca Toffoletti 14. The Enforcement of Management Passivity Duty in Take-over Law: Class Action or Government Action? Fernando Gomez and Maria Isabel Saez 15. The Constitutional Impact of Class Actions in European Legal Systems Joerg Luther 16. Introducing Class Actions in Finland: An Example of Law-making Without Economic Analysis Mikko Valimaki 17. Class Actions in Portugal Mariana Franca Gouveia and Nuno Garoupa 18. The Class Action Code: A Model for Civil Law Countries Antonio Gidi Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BB09502847
• ISBN:
  • 9781847208033
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Cheltenham
• ページ数/冊数: xvi, 384 p.
• 大きさ: 25 cm
• 分類:
  • DC23 : 347.4053
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Class actions (Civil procedure) -- Europe
  • LCSH : Class actions (Civil procedure) -- Economic aspects -- Europe
• 親書誌ID:
  • BA41702909