Présentation
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Presentation
The International Consumer Law Association and the Innovation Communication and Market Laboratory have partnered for this European Consumer Law Congress to be held in Montpellier on February 27-28, 2025. Hosting researchers and practitioners from around the world, representing 18 nationalities, it provides an opportunity to compare and discuss different state approaches to market regulation and consumer protection, as well as highlight Professor Jean Calais-Auloy's work in consumer law and his influence beyond France. The presentations will follow 3 themes: *consumer information*, *new consumption patterns and unfair commercial practices*, and free topics and tributes to Prof. Jean Calais-Auloy's work.
The consumer relationship is inherently unbalanced between a professional whose economic interests justify efforts and a consumer constrained by lesser knowledge or immediate needs, impulses, etc. Consumer information about their rights is therefore essential for ensuring consumer law effectiveness: multiple means and channels are used: codification, websites, consumer association consultations, public authority explanations, professional representatives' mediation, etc. Furthermore, due to new technologies, new consumption patterns are emerging, whether initiated by consumers, public authorities, or professionals. These new offerings can lead to new practices that are sometimes unfair and sometimes difficult to understand, for which common consumer law may or may not prove effective in regulating the market and protecting consumers.
Participation in discussions is open to all but requires prior registration [contact.cedc2425@gmail.com]. Discussions will also be broadcast live on the Montpellier Faculty of Law and Political Science video channel.
The congress qualifies for continuing education for lawyers.
French presentations will have simultaneous English translation.
