Consumer Protection Law

Recommended Prerequisites

Graduation in Law.

Teaching Methods

Lectures and case studies.

Learning Outcomes

Deep knowledge of the autonomy, legal and theoretical contents in the field of consumer law. 

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

The autonomy onf consumer law - historical perspective, legal and theoretical justification

Consumer rights - the Consumer Protection Act

Public services

Standard form contracts

Sale of consumer goods

Distance contracts

Unfair commercial practices

Consumer credit and mortgage credit

Electronic Platforms

Alternative dispute resolution.

Head Lecturer(s)

Sandra Cristina Farinha Abrantes Passinhas Videira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Report of a seminar or field trip: 100.0%

Bibliography

Sandra Passinhas, - “O problema das cláusulas contratuais gerais é o da usura em massa? Resposta a Pedro Pais de Vasconcelos”, in RDC 2 (2018), págs. 159-214;

- O novo regime jurídico do crédito aos consumidores para imóveis de habitação, EDC 14 (2018), págs. 415-496;

- “Collaborative Economy in Portugal: the case for passenger transport and short-term accommodation”, José Manuel Carril Vázquez, Rafael Garcia Pérez e Marcos López Suárez, Economia Colaborativa y Derecho: Aspectos Civiles, Mercantiles e Laborales, Thomas Reuters Aranzadi, 2019, págs. 355-375;

MONTEIRO, ANTÓNIO PINTO, PASSINHAS, SANDRA e GUIMARÃES, RAQUEL, “Effectiveness and Enforcement of Consumer Law in Portugal, em HANS-W MICKLITZ e GENEVIÈVE SAUMIER, Enforcement and Effectiveness of Consumer Law, springer, 2018, págs. 457-479.