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Dr. Christine Riefa
Brunel University London
Reader - Law
Description
Dr Christine Riefa specialises in consumer and e-commerce/new-tech law. She is widely published on these topics with work cited in official documents from international institutions (incl. The World Economic Forum, UNCTAD, the OECD) and academic scholarship. Her latest books include: Consumer Theories of Harm, an economic approach to consumer law enforcement and policy making (Hart 2019); Vulnerable Consumers and the Law (Routledge 2021); Consumer Protection and Online Auction Platforms (Routledge 2016). She currently serves on the United Nations Working Group on Consumer Protection in E-Commerce (sub-groups on unfair commercial practices and sub-group on cross-border enforcement) as part of UNCTAD Inter-Governmental Group of Experts. She is also a member of the Consultative Group of Experts of the Committee for the development of an International Code for the Protection of Tourists at the World Tourism Organisation (A specialised agency of the United Nations). She is a Board Member of the International Association of Consumer Law and a founding editor of the Journal of European Consumer and Market Law (EuCML, published by Beck and available on Kluwer).
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