Digitalisation, platformisation and sustainability demand a new approach. This project breaks new ground by deconstructing the notion of the consumer as a weaker party, and by providing a basis for reconstructing consumer laws along the lines of a contextual approach to consumer protection.
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On 16 October 2025, the targeted revision of the Waste Framework Directive entered into force, introducing common rules for extended producer responsibility for textiles. In this guest blog post, Genevieve Noordeloos (UL) examines the overlooked contractual dimension of this policy tool and possible implications for European contract law.
The climate and environmental crisis affects people unevenly across the globe. A just green transition must therefore ensure that no one is left behind. In this guest blog post, Jie Ouyang (RUG) explores how the idea of solidarity can inform our understanding of a sustainable contract law.
