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248.12 sec. 001 - Consumer Bankruptcy and Economic Fragility (Spring 2025)
Instructor: Abbye J Atkinson (view instructor's profile)
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Units: 2
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
Tu 3:35 PM - 5:25 PM
Location: Law 12
From January 14, 2025
To April 22, 2025
Course End: April 22, 2025
Class Number: 33033
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 33
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 40
As of: 01/21 06:15 PM
This course considers the basic law of consumer bankruptcy, with an emphasis on economic fragility and inequality that distressed debt implicates. We will learn and discuss the Bankruptcy Code as it relates to consumers, and beyond the statutory rules, we will also consider how bankruptcy law addresses/redistributes the relative risk of financial failure as between creditor and consumer debtors, particularly those from marginalized communities.
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Exam Notes: (TH) Take-home examination
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Exam Length: 8 hours
Course Category: Public Law and Policy
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Consumer Law & Economic Justice
Social Justice and Public Interest
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Books:
Required Books are in blue
- The Law of Debtors and Creditors: Text, Cases, and Problems
Elizabeth Warren, Jay Lawrence Westbrook, Katherine Porter, John Pottow
Publisher: Aspen Publishing
ISBN: 9781543823479
e-Book Available: unknown
Price: To Be Determined