PRIVATE LAW FOR MARKETS AND CONSUMERS

International Teaching PRIVATE LAW FOR MARKETS AND CONSUMERS

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DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCES
EQF7
DIGITAL MARKETING
2024/2025

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2024
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
630LESSONS
Objectives
THE COURSE AIMS TO DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF CONSUMER LAW AND CONSUMER PROTECTION TECHNIQUES AT EUROPEAN AND NATIONAL LEVEL. ABILITY TO APPLY EUROPEAN PRIVATE LAW RULES IN THE LIGHT OF THE NATIONAL CONTEXT.
1) KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE COURSE DEALS SYSTEMATICALLY WITH THE STUDY OF CONSUMER LAW IN A HISTORICAL-EVOLUTIONARY AND SYSTEMATIC KEY, THUS CONTEXTUALIZING THE VARIOUS ISSUES WITHIN THE NEW CONTRACT LAW. THE PROGRAMME, IN PARTICULAR, CONCERNS THE REGULATION OF CONSUMER PROTECTION IN THE ITALIAN-COMMUNITY LEGAL ORDER AND AIMS TO PROVIDE A THOROUGH RECONSTRUCTION OF CONSUMER PROTECTION POLICIES IN EUROPE AND ITALY, WITH A VIEW TO ACHIEVING A GENUINELY COMPETITIVE MARKET. PARTICULAR ATTENTION WILL THEREFORE BE PAID TO COMPETITION LAW, RULES ON COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING, UNFAIR COMMERCIAL PRACTICES, CONSUMER CONTRACTS, ABUSE OF ECONOMIC DEPENDENCE AND PROTECTION OF THE WEAK ENTREPRENEUR, CONSUMER CREDIT AGREEMENTS, OFF-PREMISES CONTRACTS AND DISTANCE CONTRACTS, CONSUMER PROTECTION IN TIMESHARE AGREEMENTS, THE SALE OF PACKAGE TOURS, THE PROTECTION OF USERS OF PUBLIC SERVICES, LIABILITY FOR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT DAMAGE, PROVISIONS ON PRODUCT SAFETY, QUALITY AND CONFORMITY, THE SALE OF CONSUMER GOODS, ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND CLASS ACTIONS.
2) ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE IS TO PROVIDE NOT ONLY THE NORMATIVE KNOWLEDGE, BUT ESPECIALLY TO DEVELOP THE CRITICAL ABILITY OF STUDENTS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS COMPETENCE IS ALSO PURSUED BY PROPOSING TO STUDENTS THE STUDY OF TOPICS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO THEM TO BE CARRIED OUT IN GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALLY.
3) JUDGMENT
STUDENTS ARE CONTINUOUSLY STIMULATED IN THE EDUCATIONAL PATH BY PARTICIPATING IN THE VARIOUS ALTERNATIVE RECONSTRUCTIONS OF THE INSTITUTIONS, IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO MAKE AUTONOMOUS JUDGMENTS ON GENERIC OR SPECIFIC TOPICS, WITH DEVELOPMENT OF GENERAL CRITICAL CAPACITY.
4) COMMUNICATION SKILLS
THE STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THE INSIGHTS CARRIED OUT DURING THE LESSONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE OTHER STUDENTS.
5) LEARNING SKILLS
STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO UNDERTAKE FURTHER STUDIES AND IN-DEPTH STUDIES INDEPENDENTLY, WHICH IS FACILITATED BY METHODOLOGICAL SUGGESTIONS, DIRECTORIES, SELECTION OF TOPICS SUITABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL SKILLS.
Prerequisites
NO PREREQUISITES AND NO PREPARATION
Contents
THE DISCIPLINE OF COMPETITION, THE RULES ON COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING, UNFAIR COMMERCIAL PRACTICES, TO CONSUMER CONTRACTS, THE ABUSE OF ECONOMIC DEPENDENCE AND A WEAK PROTECTION OF THE ENTREPRENEUR, THE CONSUMER CREDIT CONTRACTS (10 HOURS).
CONTRACTS NEGOTIATED AWAY FROM BUSINESS PREMISES AND DISTANCE CONTRACTS, CONSUMER PROTECTION IN THE TIMESHARE, THE SALE OF PACKAGE TOURS, TO THE PROTECTION OF USERS OF PUBLIC SERVICES (10 HOURS).
THE LIABILITY FOR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS, THE PROVISIONS ON SAFETY, QUALITY AND CONFORMITY OF THE PRODUCTS, THE SALE OF CONSUMER GOODS, THE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND TO CLASS ACTIONS (10 HOURS).
Teaching Methods
LECTURES, SEMINARS ALSO HELD BY LECTURERS FROM FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES AND PRACTITIONERS, EXERCISES AND DISCUSSION ON CASE LAW.
Verification of learning
THE EXAM INCLUDES A DOUBLE INTERVIEW, THE FIRST IN WHICH THE CORRECTNESS OF THE STUDY METHOD USED IS EVALUATED AND THE SECOND IN WHICH THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF PREPARATION ARE VERIFIED. THE EXAM IS CONSIDERED PASSED WHEN THE GRADE OF THE SECOND INTERVIEW IS AT LEAST 18/30. THE MINIMUM ASSESSMENT LEVEL (18) IS ASSIGNED WHEN THE STUDENT HAS A FRAGMENTARY KNOWLEDGE OF THEORETICAL CONTENT OR SHOWS A LIMITED ABILITY TO LINK LEGISLATIVE REFERENCES TO THE STUDY CONTEXT. THE MAXIMUM LEVEL (30) IS ASSIGNED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES A COMPLETE AND IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THEORETICAL CONTENT OR SHOWS A REMARKABLE ABILITY TO LINK LEGISLATIVE REFERENCES TO THE STUDY CONTEXT. PRAISE IS GIVEN WHEN THE CANDIDATE DEMONSTRATES SIGNIFICANT MASTERY OF THEORETICAL AND OPERATIONAL CONTENT AND SHOWS THAT HE IS ABLE TO PRESENT THE TOPICS WITH REMARKABLE PROPERTIES OF LANGUAGE AND AUTONOMOUS PROCESSING ABILITY EVEN IN CONTEXTS OTHER THAN THOSE PROPOSED BY THE LECTURER.
Texts
A. MUSIO, LINEAMENTI DI DIRITTO DEI CONSUMATORI E DEL MERCATO, PACINI EDITORE, 2024, (IN PUBLICATION)
More Information
OTHER TEACHING MATERIAL WILL BE DISTRIBUTED BY THE TEACHER DURING THE LESSONS: JUDGEMENTS, SLIDES AND CONTRACTUAL MODELS, LEGAL TEXT.
Lessons Timetable

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