Data Protection and Consumer Law

The course uses a "law and economics" approach, meaning that the economic efficiency of legal rules is discussed. The objective is to provide the student with specific knowledge about the rules that characterize the relationship between businesses/professionals, on the one hand, and consumers/end customers, on the other, both with reference to contractual protection instruments and with regard to non-contractual protection. The foregoing also taking into consideration new trends in business and product development and data protection, including new technologies, which pose new issues and needs for user protection.

Students are expected to become familiar with a general framework of the main institutions and concepts of contract law. They should also learn the main topics in the regulation of data protection and consumer protection.