Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This article analyses the challenges that online marketplaces and e-commerce pose to traditional product liability doctrines. It uses a comparative perspective to examine whether an online platform can be liable to a consumer for a defective product purchased on its platform, and the adaption of product liability law to this challenge in a series of jurisdictions. It reflects on the role of litigation and regulation, focusing on Europe and the United States, and considers reform in a number of jurisdictions in this area. It concludes with proposals for increasing the accountability of online marketplaces for products sold on their websites.
Institutions: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Université Paris Dauphine-PSL, Osnabrück University, Yale University, Yeditepe University, University of Fribourg, New York University, University of Antwerp, Ryukoku University, European University Cyprus, The University of Melbourne
Language: English
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,450
OpenAlex ID: W4396514062