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Véronique Magnier
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Véronique Magnier: Paris XI Law School

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2009, vol. 622, issue 1, 114-124

Abstract: France has long-established procedures for approved consumer organizations bringing actions to defend general consumer or investor interests, involving injunctive relief, but debate on the introduction of collective damages actions has yet to resolve into reform. Traditional principles oppose an opt-out approach.

Keywords: civil law; group litigation; ECHR procedural principles; opt-out; class action; contingency fees; consumer law; securities regulation; competition law (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1177/0002716208328332

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