Consumer protection and the criminal law : law, theory, and policy in the UK / Peter Cartwright.

By:

Cartwright, Peter

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 253 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

0511039883
9780511039881
0511054211
9780511054211
051117439X
9780511174391
9780521590808
0521590809
9780511494758
0511494750
1107114217
9781107114210
1280429216
9781280429217
0511154275
9780511154270
0511303637
9780511303630

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Consumer protection and the criminal law.DDC classification:

343.4107/1 21

LOC classification:

KD2204 .C37 2001eb

Other classification:

86.67
86.41
KN284.A1

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Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Consumer protection rationales; 2 Techniques of regulation; 3 The role of criminal sanctions in consumer protection; 4 The use of the criminal law; 5 Consumers and safety: the protection of physical integrity; 6 The protection of economic interests; 7 The enforcement of regulatory consumer law; 8 Conclusions; Index.

Summary: How does criminal law affect consumers? Cartwright considers issues of consumer protection, asking whether the state should intervene between consumers and producers. He considers topics including trade descriptions and product safety, and considers how far UK law should hold traders (particularly corporations) to account for their activities towards consumers.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

How does criminal law affect consumers? Cartwright considers issues of consumer protection, asking whether the state should intervene between consumers and producers. He considers topics including trade descriptions and product safety, and considers how far UK law should hold traders (particularly corporations) to account for their activities towards consumers.