July 19–21, 2023
TOPICS
We encourage
presenters to focus on the overarching theme of the conference: Challenges and
Unanswered Questions of Consumer Law. Technological developments in the
area of consumption challenge traditional ideas of consumer contracts as only
bilateral agreements. While traditional law focuses on institutions such as
banks, insurance companies, department stores etc., technological developments
increasingly lead to a focus on functions such as banking, insurance and sales,
which can be offered by very different and less controlled entities.
Intermediaries use the platform economy to link newcomers with consumers who
may have different grades of access. Thus, supervisory institutions which are
mostly organised on the national level lose influence while consumer contract
law is increasingly relevant for issues of the public good.
Within the general
theme, presenters might reflect on past successes (and failures) of consumer
law and policy in a particular area of commerce, opportunities for moving
consumer law in a different direction, or the potential threats to consumer
welfare (particularly the impact of changes in the political landscape in some
parts of the world). Papers focusing on consumer law in individual countries
are welcome, as well as papers with an international focus.
Presentations on all
topics related to consumer protection will be considered, including but not
limited to:
• International dimensions of
consumer law
• Changing political climate
• Consumer law & theory
• Comparative consumer law
• Sustainability and/or consumer law,
including sustainable consumption (circular economy)
• Emerging technologies, internet,
“smart” contracts
• Financial services, eg consumer
credit, insurance
• Bankruptcy and banking law
• Sharing economy
• Product safety
• Tourism & travel
• Health care
• Marketing and advertising
• Consumers and the digital world,
including
e-commerce
• Consumers & data such as
profiling and scoring of consumers, consumer privacy
• Procedural consumer law, including
enforcement of consumer law, access to justice & alternative dispute
resolution
• Consumer organizations
• Effectiveness of consumer law
• Consumer education, eg clinical
education in the field of consumer law
• Definition of consumer law, eg its
personal and material scope
• History and evolution of consumer
law
• Future developments of consumer law
• Dialogue with other disciplines,
including law and economics
ABSTRACTS
All abstracts will
be reviewed by the organizers of the conference. Participants will be notified
of the organizers’ decisions as soon as possible. Timely notification and
letters of invitation should allow participants to make transportation
arrangements and apply for visas, if necessary.
The abstract must
contain the following information about the candidate: title, surname,
affiliated institution, position held at institution, and a current e-mail
address. This information does not form part of the word count for the
abstract. Candidates are requested to proofread their abstracts to ensure that
the language and style is of high quality. All presentations at the conference
will be in English and no provision will be made for translating.
FURTHER DETAILS
The conference will
include plenary sessions each day. Most papers, however, will be presented
during concurrent workshop sessions following plenary sessions, with the
presentation time being limited to 15-20 minutes. After each concurrent
workshop session there will be a few minutes for a brief discussion.
Accommodation
arrangements are the responsibility of the participants and must be made
directly with the hotels. Please visit the conference website for more
information on hotels near the Conference venue.
Please note that a
limited number of scholarships might be available for travel expenses and/or
for a research stay in Hamburg. For more information, please visit the conference
website.
Please note that all
participants, whether presenting a paper or not, are expected to timely
register according to the registration policy as set forth on the conference
website, which involves payment of a registration fee.
Registration for the
18th IACL Conference is now open. Participants are invited to attend all days
of the conference and the social program.
For more information
about the conference, hotel accommodation, registration, scholarships,
conference schedule, and the social program, please visit the conference
website www.iacl2023.com
organized by Institute for
Responsible Finance
Hamburg, Germany
https://iacl2023.com/iacl2023.com
18TH INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF CONSUMER LAW CONFERENCE (IACL)
July 19–21, 2023
16
December 2022 Deadline for submission of
Abstracts
20
February 2023 CfP Feedback
3 March 2023 Last
Day of Early Bird
19 July 2023
Conference Day One, Evening: Conference Dinner
20 July 2023
Conference Day Two, Evening: Social Program
21 July 2023
Conference Day Three
IMPORTANT DATES:
organized by Institute for
Responsible Finance
Hamburg, Germany
https://iacl2023.com/iacl2023.com
