General terms and conditions are nowadays the prevailing method of contract formation. Their importance has also been recognized by the European Union, which began regulating general terms and conditions in consumer contracts with the Directive 1993/13/EEC on unfair terms in consumer contracts. General terms and conditions represent a departure from the classical, liberal-based contractual autonomy of the parties. General terms and conditions in consumer contracts are subject to special regulation due to the inequality of bargaining power between the parties. In my master's thesis, I analyze the current content control of general terms and conditions in European Union law and in Slovenian law. The case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and Slovenian courts is also presented. I point out certain deficiencies in the regulation of general terms and conditions in the new Slovenian Consumer Protection Act (ZVPot-1), particularly regarding the non-transfer of certain provisions of Directive 1993/13/EEC into Slovenian law and certain differences between the provisions of ZVPot-1 and Directive 1993/13/EEC.
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