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| Edition: |
Master |
| ECTS Credits: |
10 ECTS |
| Points (*): |
10 ECTS |
Semester: |
Spring 2012 |
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| Educational level: |
Master level |
| Contact persons: |
Lektor, Peter Rott |
| Other teachers: |
Lektor, Peter Rott |
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| Teaching period: |
Monday 15-18
1. day monday 30.1.2012 |
| Aim: |
The course aims to foster the understanding of the law-making process at EU level and of the underlying values and policies related to consumer law. It is also meant to raise awareness for the practical relevance of the EU origin of national rules in the field of consumer law, to be demonstrated by numerous examples of ECJ case law. |
| Course description: |
EU consumer law has come a long way and is constantly developing and expanding. Attempts are being made to transform this area from a patchwork of directives and regulations into a coherent field of law with great influence on national consumer laws and indeed national private law as a whole. Consumer law lies at the heart of the big codification project, the Common Frame of Reference. The course will look at structural issues of systematisation and harmonisation, analyse the contribution of the European Court of Justice and deal with the most important legislation. Core areas are the law of unfair contract terms, consumer sales law, distance selling law and consumer credit law but the course also deals with marketing law, with travel law (package travel, air travel and railways services), with consumer rights related to energy and telecommunications, with product liability law and with enforcement issues, in particular with new forms of collective actions that have been developed in the Member States. |
| Competence Description: |
the competences that the students obtain by choosing exactly your course.
Analyse the various areas of EU consumer law, including unfair contract terms, consumer sales law, distance selling law and consumer credit law, marketing law, travel law (package travel, air travel and railways services), consumer rights related to energy and telecommunications, product liability law and injunctions.
Present the underlying principles and the most important rules of EU consumer law.
Explain the interpretation and application by the European Court of Justice of these rules on the basis of the judgments included in the curriculum of the course.
Put the method of interpretation of the European Court of Justice and the significance of the judgments of the Court for the realisation and further development of European and national consumer law into perspective.
Identify the competences that the European Community has left to the Member States in defining their own, higher level of consumer law in the various fields included in the course.
Identify the relevant problems of European consumer law when presented in a specific case.
Present arguments and solutions in a systematic and coherent manner, showing general knowledge and understanding of the problems of European consumer law when presented in a specific case.
Communicate and formulate her/his knowledge and arguments professionally and linguistically correct and in a way that is structured and coherent. |
| Recommended qualifications: |
Recommended: English at a higher academic level, knowledge of EU law |
| Assessment: |
• A written take-home exam (little project during the semester) and an oral exam in English |
| Time of Exam: |
10. - 16. may 2012(preliminary dates)
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| Comments: |
The course can not be taken by students who have participated in the course Videregående Markedsføringsret.
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| Examination requirements: |
500 pages of book chapters and case law |
| Teaching language: |
Only English
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| Last updated: |
7/2-2012 |