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’s challenges — 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.
Program
21-11-2025_prog_50-years-of-consumer-law.pdf
Location
in person:
University of Luxembourg
Campus Kirchberg - Weicker Building
room A401 (fourth floor)
4, rue Alphonse Weicker, L-2721 Luxembourg
online:
the link to join online will be shared the day prior to the event
Language
English
