Consumer Protection Policies for Business Companies (ENG)

Consumer Protection Policies for Business Companies

Studying this subject will give you:

• An explanation of what are the main rules affecting Consumer Protection in the European Union, in Russia (and in former Soviet Republic in general) and in other emerging economies like China.
• An understanding of how this law affects market players and, in particular, business companies operating in the areas indicated (and also in neighboring markets).
• An introduction into consumer case-analysis in order to enable them to identify those consumer rights companies must consider when preparing their business plans.
• An understanding of the growing international applications of consumer protection policies and the gradual internationalization of consumer protection standards.

After completing this subject, you will be able to:

• Understand consumer protection provided by the European Union and by other economic realities like Russia (and other former Soviet Republics) and China.
• Understand the rights of Consumers
• Understand the duties of Companies

Studying this subject will mainly give you an opportunity to continuously consult your lecturer, an expert on the topic, about real problems, practical cases and situations, and to design a solution to these problems in the form of practically oriented case study (essay) elaborated under the lecturer’s guidance. As the consultations are not held in groups but only between you and the lecturer, you can consult also sensitive company issues, including specific data etc., without any worries about sharing this information with other students.

The output from this subject is thus a valuable document that can be immediately used in your own company or job, providing high value-added thanks to one-to-one consultations with an expert.

Howells, g. and Weatherhill, S. (2017), Consumer Protection Law, Taylor and Francis

https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/justice-and-consumers_en