Excellence and Innovation in the Study of European Consumer Law

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DERECHO (Defense of European Rights and Excellence for Consumers Harmonization) is a Jean Monnet Module of the European Union coordinated by CEU San Pablo University. Its mission is to lead innovation and strengthen knowledge and implementation of Consumer Law in the European Union, with a special focus on digital fairness, sustainability, and the harmonization of consumer protection within the Single Market. The project combines teaching, research, and outreach, bringing European law closer to society through training activities, academic publications, and awareness-raising initiatives.

The project revolves around three major strategic pillars aligned with the European Union’s pro-consumer policies: online and offline regulatory harmonization, Digital Fairness for a just digital transition, and sustainability within the framework of the Green Transition.

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Papers & Preprints
The New European Consumer Law: Ten Reforms for its Modernization in the 2020s
The collective work “The New European Consumer Law: Ten Reforms for its Modernization in the 2020s” is authored by professors from Univ. San Pablo CEU and 5 other public and private universities, analyzing major reforms in European Union Consumer Law from a digital and sustainable perspective. It will be published in the Private Law collection of the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado - BOE) in both paper and Open Access formats, freely accessible to the entire community.
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Inspiring new rules for the protection of minors online
Alberto Hidalgo Cerezo, cited in the Draft Organic Law for the protection of minors in digital environments [121/000052] for his work 'Loot boxes: hidden gambling within the reach of minors.
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Student participation in the public consultation on the Digital Fairness Act
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6/11/2025

Student participation in the public consultation on the Digital Fairness Act

A unique educational experience that “brings Brussels to the classrooms, and the classrooms to Brussels.

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Preparation for the public consultation on the “Digital Fairness Act”
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14/10/2025

Preparation for the public consultation on the “Digital Fairness Act”

Working session and preparation for student participation in the public consultation on the ‘Digital Fairness Act’, for a fairer digital Europe.

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Preparation for the public consultation on the “Digital Fairness Act”
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14/10/2025

Preparation for the public consultation on the “Digital Fairness Act”

Working session and preparation for student participation in the public consultation on the ‘Digital Fairness Act’, for a fairer digital Europe.

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Inaugural Event of the DERECHO Project
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23/9/2025

Inaugural Event of the DERECHO Project

We celebrate the inaugural event of the Jean Monnet DERECHO project. For 3 years, a space opens for reflection, learning, and dialogue on the role of Law in building a fairer, more digital, and sustainable Europe. An event that united faculty and students under a common purpose: strengthening European knowledge and values from the university.

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Student participation in the public consultation on the Digital Fairness Act
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  • Teaching

6/11/2025

Student participation in the public consultation on the Digital Fairness Act

A unique educational experience that “brings Brussels to the classrooms, and the classrooms to Brussels.

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Student Talks: Unfair terms in European Consumer Law
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9/10/2025

Student Talks: Unfair terms in European Consumer Law

The ‘Student Talks’ methodology of the Jean Monnet DERECHO project places students at the center of the action. In this case, they led the presentation and debate on unfair terms in consumer contracts in light of Directive 93/13/EEC. The activity combined theoretical training and practical exposition, fostering legal argumentation, social dissemination of European Law, and active learning as a pathway to train critical and committed jurists.

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