Abstract

MADRINAN RIVERA, Ramón. Changes in the plan: transformations in the outling of the consumer protection statute. Estud. Socio-Juríd [online]. 2007, vol.9, n.1, pp.1-95. ISSN 0124-0579.

ABSTRACT Customarily, interpretation of statutory texts in Colombia has been text-centred, thus, giving pre-eminence to the legal text over its context. However, the interpretive evolution of the Colombian Consumer Protection Statute seems to be contrary to said tendency. The author’s thesis is that, due to the difficulties faced in the Colombian Congress by the initiatives aimed at amending the Colombian Consumer Protection Statute, other elements, such as, constitutional doctrine, judicial opinions, regulation and the economic integration process, have led to a contextual interpretation of the statute.

Keywords : Consumer protection; Product liability; Product regulation; Technical barriers to trade; Statutory interpretation.

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