Christine Riefa

Brunel University - Brunel Law School

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Scholarly Papers (28)

1.

Towards Fairness in Digital Influencers' Marketing Practices

8 (2019) Journal of European Consumer and Market Law (EuCML)
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 23 Apr 2019
Christine Riefa and Laura Clausen
Brunel University - Brunel Law School and University of Copenhagen, Students
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influencer, influencer marketing, consumer law, UCPD, Unfair Commercial Practices, e-commerce, fairness

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Consumer Protection on Social Media Platforms: Tackling the Challenges of Social Commerce

in T.Synodinou, Ph. Jougleux, C. Markou, Th. Prastitou, Eu Internet Law in the Digital Era (Springer, Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 17 May 2019
Christine Riefa
Brunel University - Brunel Law School
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The Reform of Electronic Consumer Contracts in Europe: Towards An Effective Legal Framework?

Lex Electronica, Vol. 14, No. 2, Fall 2009
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 21 Sep 2010
Christine Riefa
Brunel University - Brunel Law School
Downloads 561 (85,422)

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electronic commerce, proposal for a Directive on Consumer Rights, electronic contract, consumers, distance selling

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A Dangerous Erosion of Consumer Rights: The Absence of a Right to Withdraw from Online Auctions

MODERNISING AND HARMONISING CONSUMER CONTRACT LAW, Geraint Howells and Reiner Schultze, eds., Sellier European Law Publishers, pp. 177-188, 2009
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 08 Apr 2009 Last Revised: 29 Mar 2019
Christine Riefa
Brunel University - Brunel Law School
Downloads 446 (112,838)

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Directive, Consumer Rights, Right of Withdrawal, Auctions, Online Auctions, Consumer Contract, Distance sales, EU law, Consumer law

5.

Legal Instruments and Practice of Arbitration in the EU

Number of pages: 312 Posted: 30 Jul 2015
University of Leicester Law School, Qatar Foundation, Brunel University London - Brunel Law School, Brunel University - Brunel Law School, The Hague University of Applied Sciences and Radboud University
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Arbitration, Europe

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Know Your Copyright from Wrong: A Guide to UK Copyright Law

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 11 Mar 2009
Christine Riefa
Brunel University - Brunel Law School
Downloads 441 (114,299)

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copyright, EU law, UK law, Intellectual property

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Article 5 of the Rome Convention on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations of 19 June 1980 and Consumer e-Contracts: The Need for Reform

Information and Communication Technology Law, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2004
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 07 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 16 May 2014
Christine Riefa
Brunel University - Brunel Law School
Downloads 397 (129,206)

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electronic commerce, consumers, consumer contracts, internet, Rome Convention, contractual obligations, EU

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Codification: The Future of English Consumer Law?

Journal of European Consumer and Market Law (EuCML) 1-2/2015, 12
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 08 May 2015 Last Revised: 16 Sep 2015
Christine Riefa
Brunel University - Brunel Law School
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codification, consumer law

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Comparative Consumer Law Reform and Economic Integration

CONSUMER LAW AND POLICY IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND, J. Malbon and L. Nottage, eds, Federation Press, Australia, 2013, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 15/77, Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. 15/2016
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 25 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 25 Oct 2016
Luke R. Nottage, Christine Riefa and Kate Tokeley
The University of Sydney - Faculty of Law, Brunel University - Brunel Law School and Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law
Downloads 284 (185,255)

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Consumer law, comparative law, European law, New Zealand law, contract law, product safety law

10.

Legal Instruments and Practice of Arbitration in the EU - Annexes

Number of pages: 302 Posted: 30 Jul 2015
University of Leicester Law School, Qatar Foundation, Brunel University London - Brunel Law School, Brunel University - Brunel Law School, The Hague University of Applied Sciences and Radboud University
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Arbitration, Europe

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Online Auctions Are Distance Contracts Under the Directive 2011/83/EU on Consumer Rights

Consumer Protection and Online Auction Platforms - Towards a Safer Legal Framework, Ashgate Publishing, 2015
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 29 Sep 2015
Christine Riefa
Brunel University - Brunel Law School
Downloads 245 (214,675)

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Distance selling, Consumer Rights, Consumer Rights Directive, e-commerce, online auctions, online auction, eBay

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Online Marketing: Advertisers Know You are a Dog on the Internet!

Savin, Trzaskowski (Eds) Research Handbook on EU Internet Law (Edward Elgar 2014) 383-410
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 05 Oct 2015
Christine Riefa and Christiana Markou
Brunel University - Brunel Law School and European University Cyprus
Downloads 214 (244,391)

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cookies, behavioural advertising, UCPD, keywords, consumer protection, data protection

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Recommended Changes to the Definitions of 'Auction' and 'Public Auction' in the Proposal for a Directive on Consumer Rights

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 21 Sep 2010
Christine Riefa
Brunel University - Brunel Law School
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consumer, consumers, online auctions, eBay, proposal for a Directive on Consumer Rights, European Union, EU, electronic commerce, distance selling, consumer rights, auction, public auction

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Uncovering the Dangers Lurking Below the Surface of European Consumer Arbitration

Consumer Journal, 2010
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 07 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 13 May 2011
Christine Riefa
Brunel University - Brunel Law School
Downloads 203 (256,507)
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consumer arbitration, access to justice, European law

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Legal Instruments and Practice of Arbitration in the EU - Survey Responses (by Country)

Number of pages: 3701 Posted: 06 Aug 2015
University of Leicester Law School, Radboud University, Qatar Foundation, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Brunel University - Brunel Law School and Brunel University London - Brunel Law School
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arbitration, Europe

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Beyond E-Commerce: Beyond E-Commerce: Some Thoughts on Regulating the Disruptive Effect of Social (Media) Commerce

Revista de dereito do consumidor (RDC, Brazil) 127 (Jan-Feb 2020), 281-304
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 17 Jun 2020
Christine Riefa
Brunel University - Brunel Law School
Downloads 142 (348,357)

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social media, social commerce, e-commerce, instagram, facebook marketplace, ebay, spreezy, webchat, digital influencers, online reviews, sale of fake goods, intermediary liability, consumer law, enforcement

17.

Unfair Commercial Practice Directive: Remedying Economic Torts?

P. Gilliker (ed.) Research Handbook in EU Tort Law (Edward Elgar 2016) 293-318
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 28 Apr 2019
Christine Riefa and Severine Saintier
Brunel University - Brunel Law School and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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UCPD, Torts, Consumer Protection, Enforcement, Consumer, Access to Justice, Right of Private Action, UTR, UK, EU, Unfair Commercial Practices

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The Protection of Consumers on Online Auction Sites - Views from Across the Channel (La protection des consommateurs sur les plates-formes de courtage en ligne: point de vue d'Outre-manche)

European Consumer Law Journal, Vol. 4, pp. 301-346, 2005
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 07 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 08 May 2009
Christine Riefa
Brunel University - Brunel Law School
Downloads 128 (377,227)

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online auctions, consumers, French Law, English Law, eBay, consumer protection, cyberconsumerism

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App-solutely Protected? The Protection of Consumers Using Mobile Apps in the European Union

John A. Rothschild (ed), Research Handbook on Electronic Commerce Law (Edward Elgar 2016 Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 07 Oct 2015
Christiana Markou and Christine Riefa
European University Cyprus and Brunel University - Brunel Law School
Downloads 118 (400,778)

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applications, mobile phone, telecommunications, unfair commercial practices, consumer rights, contract, children

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'To Be or Not to Be an Auctioneer?' Some Thoughts on the Legal Nature of Online 'eBay' Auctions and the Protection of Consumers

Journal of Consumer Policy, Vol. 31, pp. 167-194, 2008
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 06 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 31 Jan 2014
Christine Riefa
Brunel University - Brunel Law School
Downloads 108 (427,494)

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Online auctions, Auctions, eBay, Consumers, Consumer contracts, Distance selling

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Legal Instruments and Practice of Arbitration in the EU - Survey Responses (EU-Wide)

Number of pages: 235 Posted: 14 Aug 2015
University of Leicester Law School, Radboud University, Qatar Foundation, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Brunel University - Brunel Law School and Brunel University London - Brunel Law School
Downloads 106 (433,120)
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Arbitration, Europe

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The Changing Face of Electronic Consumer Contracts In the 21st Century: Fit for Purpose?

in Lilian Edwards and Charlotte Wealde (eds), Law and the Internet (Hart Publishing 2009) 89-119
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 29 Apr 2019
Christine Riefa and Julia Hörnle
Brunel University - Brunel Law School and Queen Mary University of London, School of Law
Downloads 101 (448,323)

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distance selling, contracts, e-contracts, consumer contracts, electronic commerce, postal rule

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A French Perspective on Misleading Advertising Campaigns for Internet Access

Hertfordshire Law Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 23-29, 2003
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 14 May 2009
Christine Riefa
Brunel University - Brunel Law School
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misleading advertising, French law, Internet access, consumer protection

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An Empirical Study of Unfair Terms in Online Auction Contracts in the UK: Evidence for the Need for Better Enforcement Mechanisms

University of Western Australia Law Review, Vol. 37, No. 1, 2013
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 08 May 2015
Christine Riefa
Brunel University - Brunel Law School
Downloads 77 (530,752)

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unfair terms, online auctions, contract terms, enforcement, UK

25.

Coronavirus As a Catalyst to Transform Consumer Policy and Enforcement

Riefa, C. Coronavirus as a Catalyst to Transform Consumer Policy and Enforcement. J Consum Policy (2020). DOI: 10.1007/s10603-020-09462-0
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 10 Jul 2020
Christine Riefa
Brunel University - Brunel Law School
Downloads 53 (642,474)
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Price gouging, Consumer law enforcement, Online platforms, Vulnerable consumers, Principle-based approach, Duty to trade fairly

26.

The enforcement of EU consumer law

in M. Scholten (ed.) Research Handbook on the Enforcement of EU Law (Cheltenham–Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023), 349-363
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 21 Sep 2023 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2023
Christine Riefa and Mateusz Grochowski
Brunel University - Brunel Law School and Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law
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consumer, transposition of EU directives, procedural autonomy, digital market, private enforcement, public enforcement

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Council Regulation (EC) 44/2001 and Internet Consumer Contracts: Some Thoughts on Article 15 and the Futility of Applying 'In the Box' Conflict of Law Rules to the 'Out of the Box' Borderless World

International Review of Law, Computers & Technology, Vol. 19, No. 1, 2005
Posted: 07 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 08 May 2009
Charles Wild, Stuart Weinstein and Christine Riefa
University of Hertfordshire, Aston University - Aston Business School and Brunel University - Brunel Law School

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jurisdiction, Internet, consumers, consumer contracts, Brussels Regulation

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Consumers and Electronic Communications Laws in Europe and England: Reaping the Rewards of the New Regulatory Framework

Annals of Telecommunications, Vol. 61, pp. 925-950, 2006
Posted: 07 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 08 May 2009
Christine Riefa
Brunel University - Brunel Law School

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Communication law, Telecommunication regulation, Competition law, Universal service, Consumers