E-Commerce Consumer Protection Guidelines Fall Short on Global Enforcement

The United Nations has recognized the needs of international consumers since it put forth its Guidelines for Consumer Protection (UNGCP) in 1985.[1] In 1998, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) brought e-commerce into the conversation with “A Borderless World: Realising the Potential of Global Electronic Commerce.”[2] The following year, the UN updated the … Read more