This book reflects the research output of the Committee on the International Protection of
Consumers of the International Law Association (ILA). The Committee was created in 2008 with a
mandate to study the role of public and private law to protect consumers review UN Guidelines
and to model laws international treaties and national legislations concerning protection and
consumer redress. It has been accepted to act as an observer not only when the UNCTAD was
updating its guidelines but also at the Hague Conference on Private International Law. The
book includes the contributions of various Committee members in the past few years and is a
result of the cooperation between the Committee members and experts from Australia Brazil
Canada and China. It is divided into three parts: the first part addresses trends and
challenges in international protection of consumers while the second part focuses on financial
crises and consumer protection and the third part examines national and regional consumer law
issues.
