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El Negocio Jurídico Entre La Codificación Civil; Y La Realidad Social Y Económica, Rómulo Morales Hervias

Rómulo Morales Hervias

El negocio jurídico es idóneo para regular y organizar las iniciativas individuales y colectivas; y, en consecuencia, para legislar los intercambios, para organizar y regular el trabajo, en sus varias manifestaciones, y de vincular la producción al mercado.

Reading The Product: Warnings, Disclaimers, And Literary Theory, Laura A. Heymann

Faculty Publications

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Arbitration Nation: Wireless Service Providers And Class Action Waivers, Alexander J. Casey

Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts

State consumer protection laws protect the public against unfair and deceptive trade practices. Plaintiffs seeking to invoke such consumer protection laws often bring class action suits to vindicate their rights. However, some jurisdictions have recently shown a willingness to enforce contract arbitration clauses that contain class action waivers. Such waivers prevent consumers from invoking class action status, and may also prevent them from enforcing relevant state consumer protection laws. Other courts, by contrast, have held that service contracts containing class action waivers violate relevant state consumer protection laws and are against public policy. Yet another group of courts facing the …

Mobile Marketing Derailed: How Curbing Cell-Phone Spam In Satterfield V. Simon & Schuster May Have Banned Text-Message Advertising, Gareth S. Lacy

Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts

The risk of receiving cell-phone spam—in the form of unsolicited text messages—grows as advertisers increasingly target cell-phone users. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) clearly prohibits unsolicited telephone calls made by an automated telephone dialing system (ATDS) without the recipient’s express prior consent. But until the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Satterfield v. Simon & Schuster, it was unclear how TCPA applied to text messages. Simon & Schuster argued their text messages were not “calls” under the TCPA and were not sent by an ATDS. The Ninth Circuit disagreed and held a text message is a “call.” The …

Civil Liability For Misstatements In Offer Documents: Striking The Right Balance, Joanna Khoo

Brigham Young University International Law & Management Review

No abstract provided.

Csmysore Newsletter, Cs. Sunil Kumar B.G., Csmysore E-Group

Sunil B.G. & Associates

This Contains the latest updates on various topics relating to corporate professionals and also contains useful articles

Relational Contract Theory And Management Contracts: A Paradigm For The Application Of The Theory Of The Norms, Michael Diathesopoulos

Michael Diathesopoulos

This paper examines management contracts as a paradigm for the application of relational contracts theory and especially of the theory of contractual and relational norms. This theory, deriving from Macauley's implications, but structured and analysed by I.R. MacNeil gives us a framework for the explanation and understanding of contractual obligations and business relations' rules and practice. After presenting the key literature about the norms theory and especially defining the content of MacNeil's norms, we define management contracts as relations, characterised by a high relational element and we explain why, investigating all their features, which make them a suitable object for …

Procesos Colectivos En El Sector Bancario, Gabriel Martinez Medrano

Gabriel Martinez Medrano

"El panorama de las acciones colectivas en el Fuero Comercial y en particular en materia bancaria está en plena turbulencia. Existen tres salas (C, E y F) que se han pronunciado por un criterio de apertura y que, a grandes rasgos coincide con el criterio sustentado por la Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación en Halabi. Existen no obstante resistencias dentro del Fuero para adecuar las decisiones a la doctrina de la Corte. Estas resistencias se pueden observar en varias sentencias de primera instancia y en decisiones de las restantes salas de la Excma. Cámara en lo Comercial. Entendemos …

La Globalización De La Legislación Cambiaria, Bruno L. Costantini García

Bruno L. Costantini García

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New Rules On Consumer Protection Against Personal Data Breaches And Spam, Panagiotis Kitsos, Paraskevi Pappas

Panagiotis Kitsos

On 25 November 2009, the European Parliament and Council adopted a new legislation to revise the regulatory framework for the electronic communications sector. This new “package” of Directives includes Directive 2009/136/EC, which amends earlier Directive 2002/58/EC in the fields of 1. mandatory notification of personal data security breaches 2. consent requirements for cookies and 3. anti-spamming measures by ISPs. The scope of the Directive is to enhance the protection of consumers privacy and personal data in the electronic communications sector, through strengthened security-related provisions and improved enforcement mechanisms by the NRAs. In particular Τhe provisions of the new directive require …

Do The New Ftc Guidelines Go Too Far?, Andrew Fulop

Student Works

No abstract provided.

Protección De Datos Personales, Bruno L. Costantini García, Norma E. Pimentel Méndez

Bruno L. Costantini García

Introducción a la regulación de la protección de datos personales en México.

Making Debtor Remedies More Effective, Melissa B. Jacoby

Melissa B. Jacoby

Commissioned for a conference on credit markets at Harvard Business School in February 2010, this paper explores functional system design and the role of lawyers and intermediaries in providing debtor remedies in a complex legal system. The thesis of this paper, which proceeds in the “law and society” tradition, is that the location of a remedial right within the debtor-creditor system substantially affects the costs and benefits of the remedy for debtors, creditors, the system, and society. In other words, merely adding specific substantive provisions does not directly translate into actual protection. Relatedly, policymakers must recognize that lawyers and other …

Consumer Credit And Competition: The Puzzle Of Competitive Credit Markets, Edward J. Janger, Susan Block-Lieb

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Más Sabe El Diablo Por Viejo Que Por Diablo. El Tratamiento Legal Del Abuso De Procesos Judiciales Y Procedimientos Administrativos, Gustavo M. Rodríguez García

Gustavo M. Rodríguez García

No abstract provided.

Behavioral Advertisement Regulation: How The Negative Perception Of Deep Packet Inspection Technology May Be Limiting The Online Experience, Andrea N. Person

Federal Communications Law Journal

Privacy concerns associated with information available on the Internet has become a central focus for policymakers in Washington, D.C., and around the world. Specifically, the use of deep packet inspection (DPI) technology to offer behavioral advertising on the Internet has become the focus of policy discussions. While there are legitimate concerns related to improper use of this technology, the benefits of the proper use of DPI should not be overlooked. This Note asks how increasing regulatory barriers to limit online behavioral advertising could affect the consumer's experience online. To answer this question, this Note first looks at what DPI is, …

Future Imperfect: Googling For Principles In Online Behavioral Advertising, Brian Stallworth

Federal Communications Law Journal

In a remarkably short time, Google, Inc. has grown from two people working in a rented garage to a pervasive Internet force. Much of Google's unprecedented success stems from online advertising sales which employ behavioral advertising techniques-techniques that track consumer behavior--thereby increasing relevance and decreasing the cost of reaching a targeted audience. In the same span that saw Google's inception and explosive online dominance, the Federal Trade Commission has struggled to define not only the privacy issues involved in online behavioral advertising, but also the practice of behavioral advertising itself. Freed from the restraints of comprehensive federal laws and restrictive …

Halabi Se Abre Camino En El Fuero Federal Adecuación De La Jurisprudencia De La Camara Federal Civil Y Comercial A La Doctrina De La Corte Suprema En Materia De Acciones De Clase)., Gabriel Martinez Medrano

Gabriel Martinez Medrano

Estudia la jurisprudencia del fuero federal civil y comercial en materia de class actions despues del precedente Halabi de la Corte Suprema

Derecho De La Seguridad Social En México, Bruno L. Costantini García

Bruno L. Costantini García

Breve presentación del Derecho de la Segurida Social en México.

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La Cuerda Se Rompe Por El Lado Más Débil: Tutela Diferenciada De Los Usuarios De Servicios Médicos Privados Y Servicios Médicos Asistenciales En El Indecopi, Gustavo M. Rodríguez García

Gustavo M. Rodríguez García

No abstract provided.

False Imprisonment As A Tort In India, Hari Priya

Hari Priya

The tort of false imprisonment is one of the most severe forms of human rights violation, and this paper aims to define and to understand the concept of false imprisonment as a tort in India. It also seeks to know about the evolution of the notion of false imprisonment as a tort, with reference to Indian and foreign cases, and understand who and when can one be held liable for the tort of false imprisonment. It further deals with the remedies available for the said tort.

Virtual Territoriality, Edward J. Janger

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Question: What Is The Real And Proper Antitrust Welfare Standard? Answer: The True Consumer Welfare Standard, Steven C. Salop

Loyola Consumer Law Review

No abstract provided.

Consumer Choice As The Best Way To Recenter The Mission Of Competition Law, Robert H. Lande

All Faculty Scholarship

This article will (1) define the consumer choice approach to competition law or antitrust law and show how it differs from other approaches; (2) discuss the types of situations where a consumer choice focus is likely to make a difference in enforcement outcomes, producing better results than the other paradigms; (3) show that another important advantage of using the consumer choice approach would be to nudge decisions in the right direction; and (4) offer a brief overview of implementation issues.

This is a chapter of a forthcoming ASCOLA book, and is a condensation and update of Neil W. Averitt & …

What The Financial Services Industry Puts Together Let No Person Put Asunder: How The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Contributed To The 2008 - 2009 American Capital Markets Crisis, Joseph Karl Grant

Journal Publications

The current subprime financial crisis has shaped up to be one of the most dramatic and impactful events in the past few decades. No one particular factor fully accounts for why the American economy suffered setbacks unseen since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Some of the roots of the current financial crisis started taking hold in 1999 when Congress passed the Financial Services Modernization Act, also known as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. Gramm-Leach-Bliley brought about sweeping deregulation to the financial services industry. In essence, Gramm -Leach-Bliley swept away almost six decades of financial services regulation precipitated by the Great Depression …

A Best Practice Model For E-Consumer Protection, Dan Svantesson, Roger Clarke

Dan Svantesson

This article outlines a set of criteria for assessing the value of e-consumer protection schemes. It is intended that it be used as a tool, for policy-makers, industry associations, corporations and consumer organisations in all jurisdictions, seeking to assess the appropriateness of their consumer protection regulation. It can be used to devise new, or improve existing, policies, and it can also be used to compare the usefulness of e-consumer protection in different jurisdictions. It commences with a brief review of existing frameworks for the protection of e-consumers, which demonstrates the need for a model that uncompromisingly presents the needs of …

The Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Ranganath Vadapalli Vg.

Dr. V.G.Ranganath

In India, the consumer movement began to develop in the 1960s though it took its shape in the late 1980’s. In 1982, an ‘Asian Seminar in Consumer Protection’ was organized in schools and colleges, in which 300 delegates from all the Asian Countries participated. Taking this landmark consumer movement into consideration, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi included Consumer Protection as the 17th programme and it was put on the national agenda. For the first time, the need to create a statute for the protection of the consumers was felt.

Restrictions On Advertisement In View Of Consumer, Ranganath Vadapalli Vg.

Dr. V.G.Ranganath

Various jurisdictions around the world have specific guidelines/codes laying down minimum standards for food advertisements. Although most of these codes are self regulatory in nature, they can act as an effective deterrent to prevent misleading advertisement from being disseminated to the general public.

The Ftc And Deceptive Trade Practices, Angela Passaro, Susan Williams

Susan Williams

No abstract provided.

Contributory Negligence And Mitigation: Shall The Two Walk Together?, Dr. Yehuda Adar

Yehuda Adar Dr.

-This Article is in Hebrew-

This paper discusses and critically examines the close interrelations of two of the main defences to liability in damages for torts and breach of contract. After a careful analysis of the various similarities between the doctrines of contributory (or comparative) negligence and mitigation of damages, and the basic difference between the two, the article reaches the conclusion that there is no justification for the ongoing existence of the mitigation doctrine. It should be abolished, and the doctrine of comparative negligence should be adopted across the board in both tort law and contract law.