Regulation of International Consumer Contracts in the Americas

摘要

Consumer protection is one of the subjects selected for the next conference of the Inter-American Specialized Conferences on Private International Law (CIDIPs). For this conference, three proposals have been submitted and are being discussed within the preparatory working groups. The idea of consumer protection is relatively recent; it emerged in the 1960s with President John F Kennedy's speech to the US Congress. This speech is considered a first step in the recognition of consumer rights and their need for special protection.