Consumer protection and the criminal law law, theory, and policy in the UK - Cartwright, Peter (Cambridge University Press, 2001)
Includes bibliographical references and index
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
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