Effective methods of consumer protection in Brazil. An analysis in the context of property development contracts

This study examines consumer protection in arbitration, especially under the example of property development contract disputes in Brazil. This is a very current issue in light of the presidential veto of consumer arbitration on May 26, 2015. The article discusses the arbitrability of these disputes...

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Autores:
Salomão, Deborah Alcici
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2015
Institución:
Universidad Externado de Colombia
Repositorio:
Biblioteca Digital Universidad Externado de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:bdigital.uexternado.edu.co:001/11476
Acceso en línea:
https://bdigital.uexternado.edu.co/handle/001/11476
https://doi.org/10.18601/01234366.n29.08
Palabra clave:
Arbitration
consumer law
property development contract
standard contract
arbitration clause
Rights
openAccess
License
http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
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Summary:This study examines consumer protection in arbitration, especially under the example of property development contract disputes in Brazil. This is a very current issue in light of the presidential veto of consumer arbitration on May 26, 2015. The article discusses the arbitrability of these disputes based on Brazilian legislation and relevant case law. It also analyzes of the advantages, disadvantages and trends of consumer arbitration in the context of real estate contracts. The paper concludes by providing suggestions specific to consumer protection in arbitration based on this analysis.