Digital services – whether e-commerce, social media, mobile apps, digital health or financial services, to name a few – present unique challenges for consumer protection laws around the world. In Asia, the situation is even more complicated because consumer laws and regulatory frameworks vary significantly across countries due to diverse legal traditions, policy preferences and levels of economic development. Issues such as misleading, manipulative and abusive conduct, opaque or unfair contract terms, inappropriate handling of personal data, and enforcement of consumer laws have become pressing concerns.
To provide a platform for discussing these issues, the CCTL Obligations Lab Asia at CUHK LAW will hold a conference on “Protecting the Digital Consumer in Asia” on 16 May 2025. The conference aims to bring together legal scholars, practitioners and others to discuss emerging trends of consumer protection law across Asia and beyond. With a focus on private law, the conference seeks to explore how existing legal frameworks need to be adapted to address new issues in safeguarding consumer rights and interests in the digital environment.
The conference is inviting submissions that examine related topics from various legal, regulatory and interdisciplinary perspectives. Comparative work as well as papers that focus on a single jurisdiction and present innovative approaches for protecting consumer rights in the digital age are also welcomed. The submission deadline is Friday, 17 January 2025.
For further details and submission, please visit the CUHK LAW website here.