Aims

- Learning the principles and rules of consumer law
- Learning how to develop a legal reasoning: structure, logical articulation, use of sources
- Ability to solve cases, on the basis of the rules examined together
- Relation between what is learnt and what is gone through in private transactions.

Content and teaching methods

There is a general demand for less regulation in society. The ideal, it is felt, would be to organise activities on a competitive basis and suppress barriers to entry. A global movement towards more liberalisation has been developing in recent years.

The question, however, remains as to whether rules should be maintained - and if so which ones? Rules appear necessary to protect consumers. These rules are analysed during the course in the fields of safety, food and commercial practices.