{"id":22087,"date":"2025-10-27T11:27:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T10:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/?post_type=events&#038;p=22087"},"modified":"2025-11-14T11:31:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T10:31:06","slug":"50-years-of-consumer-law-in-the-european-union-past-present-and-future","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/events\/50-years-of-consumer-law-in-the-european-union-past-present-and-future\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Years of Consumer Law in the European Union: Past, Present, and Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-buttons btn-list\"><li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-button\"    aria-disabled=\"false\"\n    >\n    <a\n        role=\"link\"\n        aria-disabled=\"false\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.fr\/e\/50-years-of-consumer-law-in-the-european-union-past-present-and-future-tickets-1827491539389?aff=oddtdtcreator&#038;utm_campaign=post_publish&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_source=eventbrite&#038;utm_content=shortLinkNewEmail\"\n                target=\"_blank\"\n        class=\"btn btn--primary\"\n            >Register<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-button\"    aria-disabled=\"false\"\n    >\n    <a\n        role=\"link\"\n        aria-disabled=\"false\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/events\/50-years-of-consumer-law-in-the-european-union-past-present-and-future\/calendar\"\n                target=\"_self\"\n        class=\"btn btn--secondary\"\n            >Add to calendar<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"the-conference-will-critically-examine-the-acquis-through-the-lens-of-legislation-and-court-rulings\"\n    >\nThe conference will critically examine the acquis through the lens of legislation and Court rulings.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"abstract\"\n    >\nAbstract<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The conference celebrates five decades of EU consumer law, bringing together leading academics, judges, and policy-makers to reflect critically on its evolution and future direction. Its objective is to look back at how consumer law has developed and to propose a constructive approach to address today\u2019s challenges \u2014 fostering a balanced procedural regime, ensuring effectiveness, embracing digitalization, and reconciling consumer and environmental protection. Opening with addresses from key institutional and academic representatives, the event explores the historical roots and ideological foundations of consumer law, the judicial dialogue between the Court of Justice and national courts, and the role of enforcement mechanisms in ensuring effective protection across borders. Later sessions address the impact of digitalization and the link between consumer and environmental protection. The conference concludes with a forward-looking reflection on how EU consumer law can evolve to meet emerging societal and technological transformations.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"language\"\n    >\nLanguage<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a free event. Registration is mandatory.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"programme\"\n    >\nProgramme<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list list-highlighted list-highlighted--architectural\"><li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"08-45-09-15\"\n    >\n08.45 &#8211; 09.15<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p><strong>Registration and Welcome Coffee<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"09-15-09-30\"\n    >\n09.15 &#8211; 09.30<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p><strong><strong>Opening remarks<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"ulux-list\">\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/people\/katalin-ligeti\/\">Prof. Katalin Ligeti<\/a>, Dean of the Faculty of Law Economics and Finance, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcel-en\/people\/takis-tridimas\/\">Prof. Takis Tridimas<\/a>, Director of the LCEL<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Advocate General Laila Medina,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/people\/elise-poillot\/\">Prof. Elise Poillot<\/a>, University of Luxembourg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Marc Fisher, Premier Conseiller representing Minister Martine Hansen, Minister in charge of Consumer Protection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"09-30-10-45\"\n    >\n09.30 &#8211; 10.45<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p><strong>From the Preliminary Programme to the Digital Age: A Historical Overview of EU Consumer Protection <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Prof. Marco Loos, University of Amsterdam<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>High Level of Consumer Protection as a Right or a Principle. Does it matter?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Advocate General Laila Medina, Court of Justice of the European Union<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>The Ideological Foundations of EU Consumer Law <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Prof. Elise Poillot, University of Luxembourg<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Discussion with the audience<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"10-45-11-15\"\n    >\n10.45 &#8211; 11.15<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p><strong>Coffee break<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"11-15-12-45\"\n    >\n11.15 &#8211; 12.45<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p><strong>Roundtable on EU Consumer Law in the Courts: a Judicial Dialogue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Chair: Christopher Vajda, KC, Moncton Chamber<\/p>\n\n<p><em>Discussants:<\/em><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"ulux-list\">\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\"><em>Prof. Emilia Mi\u0161\u0107eni\u0107, University of Rijeka<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\"><em>Judge Malik Chapuis (fr)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\"><em>Judge Giuseppe Fiengo (it)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\"><em>Judge Laurence Jaeger (lu)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\"><em>Ma\u00eetre Charles Constantin-Vallet (fr)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Discussion with the audience<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"12-45-14-00\"\n    >\n12.45 &#8211; 14.00<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p><strong>Lunch break<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"14-00-15-15\"\n    >\n14.00 &#8211; 15.15<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p><strong>Round table on the Enforcement of Consumer Law<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Chair: Judge Fran\u00e7ois Biltgen, Court of Justice of the European Union<\/p>\n\n<p><em>Discussants: <\/em><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"ulux-list\">\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\"><em>Prof. Peter Rott, University of Oldenburg<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\"><em>Saverio Valentino, AGCM (it)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\"><em>Manuella Peri, DGCCRF (fr)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\"><em>Patrick Wildgen, Ministry in charge of Consumer Protection (lu)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\"><em>Patrycja Gautier, BEUC<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Discussion with the audience<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"15-15-16-30\"\n    >\n15.15 &#8211; 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