Certification – Trust, Accountability, Liability

Buch | Hardcover

VI, 250 Seiten

2019
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-02498-7 (ISBN)

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This book offers an in-depth analysis of the function of certification in general and of certification systems in a range of different sectors.

The authors examine certification from both a theoretical and a practical standpoint and from the perspectives of different disciplines, including law, economics, management, and the social sciences. They also discuss instruments that help ensure the quality of certification, which can range from public law measures such as accreditation, to private law incentives, to deterrents, such as liability towards victims. Further, they assess the role of competition between certification bodies.

Readers will learn the commonalities as well as the necessary distinctions between certification bodies in various fields, which may stem from the different functions they serve. These similarities and differences may also be the result of different types of damage that the certified producer or service provider could potentially causeto individuals or to the public at large.

Often, companies use certification bodies as an argument to assure the general public, e.g. regarding the safety of medical products. Closer inspection reveals, however, that sometimes certification bodies themselves lack credibility. The book offers essential information on the benefits and pitfalls associated with certification.

Peter Rott is Professor for Civil Law, European Private Law and Consumer Law at the University of Kassel. He has published widely in these areas, with a focus on consumer issues in their broadest sense. Triggered by the PIP breast implants scandal and the credit rating scandal around Lehman Brothers' certificates, he is now researching certification as a cross-cutting issue.

Georg von Wangenheim - Certification as solution to the asymmetric information problem?.- Victoria I Daskalova and Michiel A. Heldeweg - Challenges for Responsible Certification in Institutional Context.- Richard Neerhof - The use of conformity Assessment of Construction Products by the European Union and the Dutch Government.- Peter Rott - Certification of medical devices.- Vibe Ulfbeck and Anders Mollmann, Public Function Liability of Classification Societies.- Gerrit Hornung and Stefan Bauer - Privacy through Certification?.- Arne Lawrenz - Certification in E-Commerce.- Miranda P.M. Meuwissen - Can Certification Enhance the Feasibility of Insurance?.- Axel Halfmeier - Liability of Rating Agencies under German and European Law.- Hanna Schebesta - Control in the Label.- Carola Glinski - Certification of the sustainability of biofuels in global supply chains.

Erscheinungsdatum	23.03.2019
Reihe/Serie	Studies in European Economic Law and Regulation
Zusatzinfo	VI, 250 p.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	541 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
Schlagworte	Certification as solution to asymmetric informatio • Certification as solution to asymmetric information problem • Certification in the carbon market • Certification in the Dutch construction sector • certification of medical products • Certification of sustainability of biofuels in sup • Certification of sustainability of biofuels in supply chains • Corporate Social Responsibility • Costs and benefits of certification in the supply • Costs and benefits of certification in the supply chain • Credit Rating • European Data Protection Seal • Private standardisation and certification under EU • Private standardisation and certification under EU consumer law • Product Safety • Supply chain governance and quality assurance stan • Supply chain governance and quality assurance standards • Sustainable certification of e-commerce businesses • trust services
ISBN-10	3-030-02498-9 / 3030024989
ISBN-13	978-3-030-02498-7 / 9783030024987
Zustand	Neuware