Liability of Platforms as Contract Parties, Intermediaries and Secondary Liable Subjects

Marianna Novotná – Milan Hulmák

In: Societas et iurisprudentia • 2020 • Volume 8 • Issue 3 • Pages 21-45 • ISSN 1339-5467

Abstract: The paper discusses the possibilities of considering the platforms being liable within their position as an “intermediary” in the broadest sense in the triangle relationship of the platform, the supplier (service provider) and the recipient of services or goods (customer). Given the extension of possible interactions in the field of liability between the platform and its users, the liability issues discussed are limited in particular to defining in which cases, under what conditions and to what extent as well as in what position the platform also bears (should bear) liability for the performance provided by the supplier.

Key Words: Civil Law; Intermediary Platforms; Contract Liability; Liability of Intermediary; Predominant Influence of Platform; the European Union.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7725-0102

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6361-1162

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31262/1339-5467/2020/8/3/21-45

URL: https://sei.iuridica.truni.sk/archive/2020/03/SEI-2020-03-Studies-Novotna-Marianna-Hulmak-Milan.pdf

Bibliographic Citation

NOVOTNÁ, M. and M. HULMÁK. Zodpovednosť platforiem vyplývajúca z ich postavenia ako zmluvnej strany, sprostredkovateľa a sekundárne zodpovedného subjektu. Societas et iurisprudentia [online]. 2020, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 21-45 [cit. 2020-01-01]. ISSN 1339-5467. Available at: https://doi.org/10.31262/1339-5467/2020/8/3/21-45.