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Passengers, consumers, and travellers: The rise of passenger rights in EC transport law and its repercussions for Community consumer law and policy

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  • Jens Karsten

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EC transport law is set to be complemented by a series of Regulations giving rights to passengers for almost every mode of transport. These Regulations not only give transport law a distinct consumer dimension but also add new elements to European private law. This paper attempts to provide a horizontal, or intermodal, survey of these Regulations, adopted and proposed. It is argued that passenger law, although originating separately and remaining a sector distinct from other fields of law, has become part of a wider, three-stranded notion of European consumer policy deserving due attention as the force most dynamically expanding the area of Community law of contracts and of torts. The paper will point to the elements of consumer contract law and the law on travel and tourism related to passenger transport and elaborate on the basics for finding a common notion of the key terms like “passenger” and “damage” for Community law. It concludes with some points for further reflection. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2007

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  • Jens Karsten, 2007. "Passengers, consumers, and travellers: The rise of passenger rights in EC transport law and its repercussions for Community consumer law and policy," Journal of Consumer Policy, Springer, vol. 30(2), pages 117-136, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jcopol:v:30:y:2007:i:2:p:117-136
    DOI: 10.1007/s10603-007-9032-7
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    1. Norbert Reich, 2008. "Christian Twigg-Flesner: The Europeanisation of Contract Law—Current Controversies in Law," Journal of Consumer Policy, Springer, vol. 31(4), pages 501-503, December.

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