Call for papers
EUROPEAN CONGRESS ON CONSUMER LAW
February 27 & 28, 2025 – Montpellier
International Association of Consumer Law
The International Association of Consumer Law was born out of a desire to forge links by developing joint thinking and research activities on the evolution of consumer relations and their legal formalization in different regions of the world. Cooperation between institutions, universities, consumer organizations, and experts is sought in order to enable and encourage research and teaching in the field of consumer law.
The association has decided to hold a European regional conference in Montpellier on Thursday, February 27 and Friday, February 28, 2025, to enable specialists in the field to present their work, discuss the future of consumer law, and pay tribute to Professor Jean Calais Auloy, who was a professor at the University of Montpellier, where he created the team specializing in this field.
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Two topics will be specifically studied, and time will be devoted to subjects freely proposed by the speakers. References to the work of Professor Jean Calais Auloy will be appreciated.
Thursday, February 27 – morning
CONSUMER INFORMATION
The consumer relationship is inherently unbalanced, between an expert and a layman, a professional whose economic interests justify their efforts and a consumer constrained by their limited knowledge or immediate needs, impulses, etc.
However, informing consumers about their rights is essential to ensuring the effectiveness of consumer law. There are many ways of doing this, using a variety of channels: codification, websites, consultations with consumer associations, explanations by public authorities, mediation by professional representatives, etc.
Thursday, February 27 – afternoon
NEW CONSUMPTION PATTERNS AND UNFAIR COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
Due to the emergence of new technologies in particular, new modes of consumption are appearing, whether initiated by consumers, public authorities, or professionals. These new offerings can give rise to new practices, sometimes unfair, sometimes difficult to understand, for which common consumer law may or may not prove effective in regulating the market and protecting consumers.
Friday, February 28 – morning
OPEN DISCUSSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS OF WORK FROM THE WORKSHOPS
Friday morning will be devoted to open presentations and institutional announcements from the association and the University of Montpellier. Young researchers and established researchers will also have the opportunity to present the results of their research and workshops that will be held at the same time as the conference.
How to respond to the call for proposals?
Proposals for papers must include the name(s) of the author(s) and their institution and/or affiliated laboratory, their postal and email addresses. The proposal must include an abstract and a provisional title. Contributions may be in English or French. The abstract, in French or English, should be approximately 1,000 characters long. It should specify whether the participant wishes to attend the conference proceedings only or whether they will be presenting during the conference.
Travel and accommodation expenses cannot be covered, but the organization will offer preferential rates to participants and attendees.
Download the call for contributions (French / English):
CALENDAR
Proposals for papers should be sent by October 25, 2024, as an email attachment to:
licem@umontpellier.fr
Proposals will be selected based on scientific rigor and the criteria outlined above, and the final program will be announced in December 2024.
Selected participants will be notified in November 2024.
Scientific Committee:
– Malo Depincé, Professor, University of Montpellier, Director of LICeM
– Alfredo Ferrante, Professor, University of Pavia (Italy)
– Jean-Louis Respaud, Senior Lecturer in Private Law, University of Montpellier, LICeM
The conference will be held on Thursday, February 27 and Friday, February 28, 2025.
A gala dinner will be held on Thursday evening , February 27 .
A cultural afternoon will be organized on Friday afternoon, February 28.
The conference will be held at the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the University of Montpellier.
