Consumer Protection in EU 2105-EPE-L-D5CPEU
1. Introduction. Consumers and their behaviour on the market.
2. Understand consumption and consumer values. Customer awareness importance.
3. Understanding the market and companies' behaviour. Company practices requiring consumer protection.
4. Consumer awareness relevance and strategies - implications on business.
5. Consumer policy on the European market. The evolution of consumer policy in the EU.
6. Consumer rights. Institutions of consumer rights protection.
7. Negative law and market integration.
8. Regulating the substance of consumer transactions.
9. Product liability.
10. European private law.
11. Advertising and marketing law.
12. Product safety regulation.
13. Access to justice.
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
K_U05: The student is able to analyse at a basic level solutions to specific problems in the social, political, economic area of European Union and Europe, and to propose appropriate solutions in this regard.
K_U10: The student is able to identify and interpret scenarios of creation and implementation of public policies at the national and supranational levels. The student is able to use acquired knowledge to generally diagnose the quality of policies run by Member states and the EU.
K_K02: The student is ready to correctly identify and resolve dilemmas related to practicing the profession.
K_K05: The student is ready to represent in an institutionalised manner different interests of various social groups, taking into account political, economic and legal aspects of undertaken initiatives.
Assessment criteria
Active participation in in-class discussions - 10 %
In-class presentations - 20 %
Written exam - 70%
Additional information
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