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European Consumer Law


Semesterangivelse: Forårs kursus

 


Udgave: Jura Kandidatuddannelsen 2011/2012
ECTS points: 10 ECTS
Punkter: 10 ECTS

Semester:

Spring 2012
Uddannelsesdel: Kandidat niveau
Kontaktpersoner: Lektor, Peter Rott
Andre undervisere: Lektor, Peter Rott
Undervisnings- periode: Monday 15-18
1. day monday 30.1.2012
Formål: 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.
Indhold: 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.
Kompetence- beskrivelse: 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.
    Faglige forudsætninger: Recommended: English at a higher academic level, knowledge of EU law
    Eksamensform: • A written take-home exam (little project during the semester) and an oral exam in English
    Eksamen: 10. - 16. may 2012 (preliminary dates)
    Kursus hjemmeside:
    Bemærkninger: The course can not be taken by students who have participated in the course Videregående Markedsføringsret.
    Pensum: 500 pages of book chapters and case law
    Undervisnings- sprog: Kun engelsk
    Sidst redigeret: 7/2-2012



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