CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW

Specific Foundation / Core

1.Sociological and legal-political substantiation of the need for consumer protection 2.Considerations from the standpoint of Constitutional Law for the provision or non-provision of consumer protection 3.Consumer protection in European Union Law – Minimum or full alignment/harmonization – More recent trends 4.The legislated concepts of “consumer” and “supplier” 5.Consumer associations and class action suits 6-7.The protection of consumers from abusive TOS 8-9. Protecting consumers in contracts concluded away from business premises and in contracts of distance selling 10. Consumer protection in contracts of distance marketing financial services 11. Warranties for the durability and quality of consumer goods and after-sale service 12. The liability of professionals providing services 13. The liability of the producer of defective products 14. Consumer protection from advertising 15-16. Protecting consumers from unfair commercial practices 17. Consumer protection in consumer credit contracts – The principle of “responsible lending” 18. The protection of investors as consumers 19. The protection of passengers as consumers 20. Issues in procedural international Law, Brussels I Regulation 21. Issues in private international Law, Rome I Regulation, article 6 II of Regulation 93/13, article 14 §10 of L. 2251/94 22. Amicable settlement of consumer disputes 23. Administrative sanctions in consumer protection 24. Criminal sanctions in consumer protection

21-07-2015