Museum of Tort Law
The Museum of Tort Law, created by Ralph Nader, lawyer and consumer advocate and former presidential candidate, opened recently. PBS's Newshour has the story. Very interesting. 6 min 26 sec video, transcript available. More with Nader here.
Showing posts with label consumer protection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label consumer protection. Show all posts
Thursday, May 08, 2014
Genetically Engineered Food in Vermont
NPR's All Things Considered has a story about a recently passed Vermont law requiring producers to indicate if their products contain food that was genetically modified. The law is expected to face major legal challenges and the different grounds available to challengers are examples of what is hard to understand about the American legal system, especially federalism and free speech issues. The European Union situation is mentioned. 3 min 46 sec, transcript available.
NPR's All Things Considered has a story about a recently passed Vermont law requiring producers to indicate if their products contain food that was genetically modified. The law is expected to face major legal challenges and the different grounds available to challengers are examples of what is hard to understand about the American legal system, especially federalism and free speech issues. The European Union situation is mentioned. 3 min 46 sec, transcript available.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
No Contract??
University of Chicago Law School Professor Omri Ben-Shahar presented a talk in the lecture series "Chicago's Best Ideas" on March 27, 2012. His topic was "No Contract" contracts offered to consumers by telephone companies, for example, in the broader context of consumer protection, and his ongoing work on the failings – and the promise – of consumer law. Audio version here, video here. 53:52 min, no transcript.
University of Chicago Law School Professor Omri Ben-Shahar presented a talk in the lecture series "Chicago's Best Ideas" on March 27, 2012. His topic was "No Contract" contracts offered to consumers by telephone companies, for example, in the broader context of consumer protection, and his ongoing work on the failings – and the promise – of consumer law. Audio version here, video here. 53:52 min, no transcript.
Monday, March 12, 2012
The "Brussels Effect"
The University of Chicago Law School has posted a video of a talk by Anu Bradford entitled "The Brussels Effect: The Rise of a Regulatory Superstate in Europe" which examines Europe’s unilateral power to regulate global commerce. Professor Bradford explains how Europe is successfully exporting its legal institutions and standards — ranging from antitrust and privacy to health and environmental regulation — to the rest of the world.
53:06 minutes, streaming or .mp3 , no transcript
The University of Chicago Law School has posted a video of a talk by Anu Bradford entitled "The Brussels Effect: The Rise of a Regulatory Superstate in Europe" which examines Europe’s unilateral power to regulate global commerce. Professor Bradford explains how Europe is successfully exporting its legal institutions and standards — ranging from antitrust and privacy to health and environmental regulation — to the rest of the world.
53:06 minutes, streaming or .mp3 , no transcript
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