1 Introducing, Defining and Balancing ‘Autonomy versus Paternalism’&Willem H van Boom and Anthony Ogus

2 Mandatory Contract Law: Functions and Principles in Light of the Proposal for a Directive on Consumer Rights&Gerhard Wagner

3 The Role of Information Deficiencies in Contract Enforcement&Ann-Sophie Vandenberghe

4 Consumer Bankruptcy: A Third Way Between Autonomy and Paternalism in Private Law&Nick Huls

5 Regulating Consumer Demand in Insurance Markets&Daniel Schwarcz

6 Contracts and Capabilities: An Evolutionary Perspective on the Autonomy-Paternalism Debate&Simon Deakin

7 Autonomy and Paternalism from a Common Law Perspective:Setting Aside Disadvantageous Transactions&Stephen Waddams

8 Informing Consumers about Themselves&Oren Bar-Gill and Franco Ferrari

9 Forms of Imposed Protection in Legal History, Especially in Roman Law&Laurens Winkel

Index