US Class Actions and European Models of Collective Redress Compared, Two Very Different Approaches to the Handling of Mass Harm Situations KU Leuven
Redress for mass harm is a popular topic in modern legal scholarship. In the US, redress for mass harm is provided by way of class action litigation. In Europe, on the contrary, US style class actions are still avoided, and a mixture of various public mechanisms and collective lawsuits is preferred. In the EU the aim of collective redress it to provides efficient access to justice, for example in cases of small but widespread harm (so-called ...