The law of
consumer protection governs every purchase
you make, every advertisement you see,
and every student loan in your expanding
portfolio. It may be the single most relevant
body of law to your own experience and
your everyday life. Yet, somehow you have
not learned in law school whether it would
be better to buy that casebook with a credit
card or a debit card, or whether it is legal for a
telemarketer to call and offer you a new low
rate on a warranty for your car, or what it is
you were supposed to ask before you signed
that loan application. This course will explore
the theoretical underpinnings of Consumer
Protection Law as it has developed over
the past century and as it operates (or fails
to operate) today. The course will examine
constitutional issues governing Consumer
Protection Law. It will provide an introduction
to the substantive law of predatory lending,
debt collection, and product warranties. It
will explore the application of Consumer
Protection Law to emerging technologies.
Language of Instruction: English (legal terms,
however, are also given in Arabic and French).