Università Roma Tre

THIS COURSE WILL ANALYSE THE EFFECTS WHICH ‘CONSUMERISM’ AS A EUROPEAN MOVEMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION HAS PRODUCED ON OUR LEGAL SYSTEM FORM THE SUPPLY POINT OF VIEW. THE MOST NOTABLE SHIFTS WILL BE ANALYSED FROM THIS PERSPECTIVE THAT, PURSUING EFFICIENCY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE WHOLE MARKET, AIM TO REGULATE TYPES OF ECONOMIC OPERATION (HORIZONTAL DISCIPLINE) AND SINGLE MARKET SECTORS (VERTICAL DISCIPLNE). TO THIS END IT HAS BEEN CONSIDERED NECESSARY TO FOCUS ON THE DISCIPLINE OF UNFAIR COMMERCIAL PRACTICES BETWEEN TRADERS AND CONSUMERS.