UG-LAW 161
Consumer Bankruptcy Policy Seminar
Law, Undergraduate · 3 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Examination of consumer bankruptcy policy with one architect of 1978 Bankruptcy Code. Discussion of debt payment in ancient Babylon where spouses and siblings could be sold into slavery for nonpayment of relative’s debt. Examination of bankruptcy in U.S. history and analysis of heart of consumer bankruptcy policy, such as when debtors should be released from debts, what property debtors should keep, and how debtors can put together repayment plans. P/NP or letter grading. 20 page paper required.
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