Consumer Law and Socioeconomic Development

Part I International Protection of Consumers: trends and challenges: Dan Wei, Consumer Protection in the Global Context: the Present Status and Some New Trends.- Ana Candida Muniz and Hector Santana, The UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection: review and next.-  Gail Pearson, The UNGCP Guidelines - Some Comments.-  Fabiana D´Andrea Ramos and Vitor Hugo do Amaral Ferreira, Common Law and International Consumer Protection in the Global Orbit of Consumption.- Louise Teitz and David Stewart, International Consumer Protection and Private International Law.-  Maria Goretti Sanches Lima, The Supranational Organizations' initiatives aimed at protection of tourists. Why international conventions are needed?.-  Yu Ying, Chinese Approaches to Reform Consumer Protection law: Substantive Law and Conflict Law.-  Alberto do Amaral Junior and Luciane Klein Vieira, International Consumer Protection in Mercosur.-  Claudia Lima Marques, 25 Years to Celebrate: Horizons reached by the 1990 Brazilian Consumer Protection Code and horizons to come, especially on the international protection of consumers.-  Thierry Bourgoignie, Regional Integration and Consumer Safety: An Emerging Concern in the Gulf Region.- Part II Financial crisis and consumer protection: James Nefh, Consumer Credit Regulation and International Financial Markets: Lessons from the Mortgage Meltdown.-  Hector Santana, The International Financial Crisis and the Protection of the Brazilian Consumer.-  Luke Nottage, Free Trade Agreement and Investment Treaty Innovations to Promote More Sustainable Financial Markets for Consumers.-  Dan Wei, Financial Consumer Protection in China: country report.-  Gail Pearson, Current Issues for Consumer Protection Law in Australia.- Part III National and regional consumer law issues: helping the economic development: Claudia Lima Marques, Relations Between International Law and Consumer Law in The Globalized World:

Claudia Lima Marques, Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre), Former President of Brasilcon and Chief Editor of the Consumers Law Journal/Thompson Reuters (Brasília), Chair of the Committee of International Protection of Consumers, International Law Association (London).

Dan Wei, Ph.D. in Law of University of Coimbra, Full Professor of Faculty of Law of the University of Macau, Rapporteur of the Committee of International Protection of Consumers of International Law Association.