Moolchul Chang,Professor of Law,Republic of Korea
The Republic of Korea recently hosted:ODR for Consumer Protection,a Joint Seminar by Korea Consumer Agency and the US Federal Trade Commission,on June 9-11,in Seoul,Korea.
The Korea Consumer Agency and the US Federal Trade Commission held joint seminars and an international forum on ODR for Consumer Protection on June 9 to June 11,2010,in Seoul,Korea.
The joint seminars dealt with e-commerce,consumer credit,cross-border consumer dispute and other consumer protection issues. More than 30 speakers and discussants participated in the seminar mainly from Korea Consumer Agency,US Federal Trade Commission,Japan Federation of Lawyers and other domestic consumers organizations. International Forum on June 11 highlighted the Cross-border Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) for Consumer Protection that has recently emerged as a major international issue between the U.S. and South Korea.
