Monthly Archives: December 2015

Montreal Conference

Conferences and Calls for Papers, , ,

CANADA MONTREAL  – SAVE THE DATE JULY 2016

 !!! NOTEZ LES DATES DANS VOS AGENDAS !!!

 ÉCOLE d’été sur la protection du consommateur

Développements récents en droit national, comparé et international

 où ?                           Montréal (Québec, Canada)

 quand ?                   Lundi 4 au samedi 9 juillet 2016

 organisateurs  

  • Groupe de recherche en droit international et comparé de la consommation (GREDICC), Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
  • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brésil.

 DESTINATAIRES

 Étudiants (le cours peut éventuellement être crédité), enseignants et chercheurs. 

  • Juges, avocats, professionnels et responsables d’associations professionnelles.
  • Fonctionnaires.
  • Responsables d’organisations de consommateurs ou autres acteurs du monde associatif.

interveNANTS        Professeurs d’universités (10) et experts en droit de la consommation du Canada, des États-Unis, du Brésil et des pays de l’Union européenne.

 programme                    

 4 juillet :         Fondements et enjeux contemporains du droit national, régional et international de la consommation – Principes directeurs des Nations unies 2015. Prof. Thierry Bourgoignie, Prof. Claudia Lima-Marques, Prof. Gilles Paisant, Robin Simpson.

5 juillet :         Environnement numérique et protection du consommateur – Protection des données personnelles – Produits numériques et propriété intellectuelle.

Prof. Vincent Gautrais, Prof. Roberto Pfeiffer, Robin Simpson.

6 juillet :          Au choix :

  • Crédit et surendettement du consommateur.

Prof. Gilles Paisant, Prof. Marc Lacoursière.

  • Sécurité des produits de consommation – Surveillance du marché – Infrastructure Qualité. Thierry Bourgoignie, Ivan Hendrikx.

7 juillet :          Modes de production et de consommation durables – Obsolescence programmée.

Prof. Fabien Durif, Prof. Patricia Galindo, Richard-Alexandre Laniel.

8 & 9 juillet : Accès à la justice et règlement des litiges – Actions collectives – Mise en œuvre transfrontières du droit de la consommation. Prof. Richard Alderman, Prof. Pierre-Claude Lafond, Prof. Geneviève Saumier, Eladio Lecej.

9 juillet :          Développements récents en droit national, régional et international (Open forum).

 Langues                              Français et anglais (avec traduction simultanée).

PLUS D’INFORMATIONS   Programme détaillé, droits et procédure d’inscription disponibles mi- décembre 2015 sur le site www.gredicc.uqam.ca ou en contactant Prof. Thierry Bourgoignie à : [email protected]

!!! Save the dates !!!

SUMMER SCHOOL in CONSUMER law and policy

Recent developments in national, comparative and international law

 WHERE?                    Montreal (Quebec, Canada)

WHEN?                      Monday 4 to Saturday 9 JULY 2016

Organizers 

 Groupe de recherche en droit international et comparé de la consommation (GREDICC), Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

 RECIPIENTS

 Students (possibility to have the course credited), academics and researchers.

  • Judges, lawyers, professionals, industry or trade associations.
  • Government and administration officials.
  • Consumer organizations and other NGO’s.

 LECTURERS             University professors (10) and first-rank senior experts in consumer law and policy from Canada, United States, Brazil and Europe.

 programme

 4 July :           Consumer policy today – Contemporary challenges – 2015 UN Guidelines on consumer protection. Prof. Thierry Bourgoignie, Prof. Claudia Lima-Marques, Prof. Gilles Paisant, Robin Simpson.

5 July :           Digital consumers – Personal data protection – Digital products and intellectual property.  Prof. Vincent Gautrais, Prof. Roberto Pfeiffer, Robin Simpson.

6 July :            Choice between  :

  • Consumer credit – Consumer overindebtedness. Gilles Paisant, Prof. Marc Lacoursière.
  • Product safety – Market surveillance- Quality infrastructure. Thierry Bourgoignie, Ivan Hendrikx.

7 July :           Sustainable production and consumption patterns – Planned obsolescence.

Prof. Fabien Durif, Prof. Patricia Galindo, Richard-Alexandre Laniel.

8 & 9 July :    Access to justice and consumer redress – Collective redress procedures – Cross-border enforcement of consumer law. Prof. Richard Alderman, Prof. Pierre-Claude Lafond, Prof. Geneviève Saumier, Eladio Lecej.

9 July :            Recent developments in consumer law and policy (Open forum).

 LanguAGEs                        French and English (with simultaneous translation).

 MORE INFORMATION      Detailed programme, registration fees and procedures available by mid-December 2015 at www.gredicc.uqam.ca, or by contacting Prof.  Thierry BOURGOIGNIE at [email protected]

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CURSO DE VERÃO SOBRE PROTEÇÃO DO CONSUMIDOR

Evolução recente em direito nacional, comparado e internacional

 onde ?                      MontrEal (Quebec, Canadá)

quandO ?                De 4 a 9 de JULHO DE 2016 (segunda a sexta-feira)

organiZADORES 

  • Groupe de recherche en droit international et comparé de la consommation (GREDICC), Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM), Montreal, Quebec, Canadá
  • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brasil

PÚBLICO ALVO

  • Professores, pesquisadores e estudantes. 
  • Juízes, advogados, membros do Ministério Público e da Defensoria Públicages, advogados, profissionais e responsáveis por associações profissionais.
  • Membros dos DPDC, dos Procons e demais servidores públicos.
  • Responsáveis pelas organizações de consumidores e outros atores sociais do mundo associativo.

 interveNIENTES           Professores universitários (10) e experts em Direito do Consumidor do Canadá, dos Estados Unidos, do Brasil e dos países integrantes da União Europeia.

 programA                      

 4 de julho :     Fundamentos e desafios contemporâneos do direito nacional, regional e internacional do consumidor – Princípios Norteadores das Nações Unidas 2015. Prof. Thierry Bourgoignie, Prof. Claudia Lima-Marques, Prof. Gilles Paisant, Robin Simpson.

5 de julho :     Ambiente digital e proteção dos consumidores – Proteção dos dados pessoais – Produtos virtuais e propriedade intelectual. Prof. Vincent Gautrais, Prof. Roberto Pfeiffer, Robin Simpson.

6 de julho :      A escolher :

  • Crédito e superendividamento do consumidor. Gilles Paisant, Prof. Marc Lacoursière.
  • Segurança dos produtos de consumo – Fiscalização do mercado – Infraestrutura Qualidade. Thierry Bourgoignie, Ivan Hendrikx.

7 de julho :      Produção e consumo sustentáveis  – Obsolescência programada.

Prof. Fabien Durif, Prof. Patricia Galindo da Fonseca, Richard-Alex. Laniel.

8 de julho :     Acesso à justiça e acordo entre as partes – Ações coletivas – Aplicação transfronteiriça do Direito do Consumidor. Prof. Richard Alderman, Prof. Pierre-Claude Lafond, Prof. Geneviève Saumier, Eladio Lecey.

9 de julho :     Evoluções recentes em direito nacional, regional e internacional

 IDIOMAS                              Francês e inglê (tradução simultânea).

mais informações     Programa detalhado, direitos e procedimento de inscrição disponíveis a partir da segunda quinzena de dezembro de 2015, no site www.gredicc.uqam.ca ou contactando Prof. Thierry Bourgoignie à : [email protected]

New Mexico: Teaching Consumer Law Conference 2016

Conferences and Calls for Papers,

Call for Papers:

Teaching Consumer Law in Our Popular Culture and Social Media

Teaching Consumer Law Conference – Santa Fe, New Mexico, 20 & 21 May 2016

The Center for Consumer Law at the University of Houston Law Center, in cooperation with the University of New Mexico School of Law, is organizing its eighth international law teaching conference. The subject is “Teaching Consumer Law in Our Popular Culture and Social Media. The Conference will be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the “City Different,” one of the most interesting cities in the United States.

The Conference will focus on traditional issues of consumer law, as well as how, if at all, the teaching of consumer law should be affected by popular culture and social media. The Conference is directed at those currently teaching or interested in teaching consumer law at the law school or college level. A discussion of prior Conferences may be found at: http://www.jtexconsumerlaw.com/V10N2/V10N2Teaching.pdf; http://www.jtexconsumerlaw.com/V12N1/V12N1_Teaching4.pdf; http://www.jtexconsumerlaw.com/V14N2/V14N2_Teaching.pdf

http://www.jtexconsumerlaw.com/V18N2/V18N2_Teaching.pdf

The 2016 conference will deal with themes such as:

  • How should we integrate the increased use of social media into a consumer law course?
  • What innovations can we bring to the consumer law classroom to reflect popular culture?
  • Does we need more consumer regulation, or less? What is the impact in the US of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and how do you teach it?
  • Are there innovative ways to resolve consumer problems?  What are other countries doing?
  • How can we teach the multitude of subjects encompassed within the term “consumer law”?
  • International consumer law developments and innovations.
  • How do we deal with intra-state and intra-national consumer transactions?
  • Update on an area of consumer law.

Papers and presentations are invited on any of the above themes, or any other topic related to the teaching of consumer law. Proposed topics may discuss the law of any jurisdiction; however, the emphasis is on topics of interest to law school professors and those with an interest in entering the profession.

Those who wish to submit a paper or presentation topic are invited to forward a proposal including a brief abstract of not longer than 400 words and contact information for the author. The proposals should be sent to Richard M. Alderman at [email protected]. Proposals should be submitted no later than 15 January 2016. Authors will be promptly notified of acceptance. Final drafts of the papers that are to be included in the Conference materials are to be forwarded not later than the 1st of May 2016. The language of the conference is English. Conference registration fees will be waived for all presenters. Some scholarships are available for travel and room costs. Selected papers will be published in the Journal of Consumer and Commercial Law, http://www.jtexconsumerlaw.com.

If you are not sure about a proposal, but simply want to be placed on our mailing list for more information about the Conference, visit http://law.uh.edu/ccl/2014TCLC/homepage.asp

Consumer Protection: New Age Challenges

Conferences and Calls for Papers,

INDIA – NEW DELHI

The National Law University Delhi, a premier national law university of India is announcing National Seminar on CONSUMER PROTECTION: NEW AGE CHALLENGES to be organised on February 19-20, 2016 at its campus in Dwarka, New Delhi.  This is being organised in collaboration with Centre for Consumer Studies, IIPA, the seminar aims to conduct a discussion amongst legal luminaries, academics, members of Voluntary Consumer Organizations (VCOs) and enforcement agencies at a time when the Indian Government is endeavouring to amend the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

The major theme of the programme will be “New Age Challenges in Consumer Protection”. The authors may choose any topic under this broad theme.

CALL FOR PAPERS:

Well researched original research papers, case studies and survey reports are invited from the academics, practitioners, researchers, VCOs, students and other stakeholders working and interested in the field of consumer protection.

For any query please call: +919868449370, +919278888608 or e-mail us at[email protected]   by DECEMBER 10 2015

Link for the Seminar Brochure: http://www.nludelhi.ac.in/up-event1.aspx?id=40