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<p>In recent decades, e-commerce has gradually become a thriving industry that generated a huge profit and enhanced the life quality of nations around the world, including Vietnam. Nevertheless, the development of the Vietnamese e-commerce industry has also engendered a handful of consumer disputes that could not be easily resolved through traditional, face-to-face dispute resolution methods. A consumer redress system that addresses e-commerce transactions is essential to the continued success and growth of e-commerce. In this paper, we argue that traditional domestic judicial mechanisms for legal recourse do not adequately satisfy the needs of consumers or vendors and propose an online dispute resolution (ODR) system as a more reasonable, efficient and fair alternative. The ODR system will provide a forum in the same virtual marketplace environment in which consumers purchase their goods or services, allowing broad accessibility, as well as swift and affordable recourse for the parties involved. This paper will more specifically discuss the EU experience in promoting the ODR system for consumer e-commerce disputes, which can serve as a reference for the policy makers in establishing the legal framework for ODR in Vietnam. In addition, this paper also suggests a specific set of guidelines for the essential attributes that must be present in the Vietnamese consumer ODR platform.</p>
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In recent decades, e-commerce has gradually become a thriving industry that generated a huge profit and enhanced the life quality of nations around the world, including Vietnam. Nevertheless, the development of the Vietnamese e-commerce industry has also engendered a handful of consumer disputes that could not be easily resolved through traditional, face-to-face dispute resolution methods. A consumer redress system that addresses e-commerce transactions is essential to the continued success and growth of e-commerce. In this paper, we argue that traditional domestic judicial mechanisms for legal recourse do not adequately satisfy the needs of consumers or vendors and propose an online dispute resolution (ODR) system as a more reasonable, efficient and fair alternative. The ODR system will provide a forum in the same virtual marketplace environment in which consumers purchase their goods or services, allowing broad accessibility, as well as swift and affordable recourse for the parties involved. This paper will more specifically discuss the EU experience in promoting the ODR system for consumer e-commerce disputes, which can serve as a reference for the policy makers in establishing the legal framework for ODR in Vietnam. In addition, this paper also suggests a specific set of guidelines for the essential attributes that must be present in the Vietnamese consumer ODR platform.

Developing an Online Consumer Dispute Resolution Platform in the Field of E-Commerce in Vietnam: Lessons from the European Union

Vietnamese Journal of Legal Sciences

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In recent decades, e-commerce has gradually become a thriving industry that generated a huge profit and enhanced the life quality of nations around the world,...

Developing an Online Consumer Dispute Resolution Platform in the Field of E-Commerce in Vietnam: Lessons from the European Union

Published Online: Apr 13, 2022

Page range: 31 - 53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/vjls-2021-0013

Keywords
online dispute resolution, ODR, ODR platform, consumer protection, consumer dispute, e-commerce, Vietnam, EU

© 2021 Tran Viet Dung et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Developing an Online Consumer Dispute Resolution Platform in the Field of E-Commerce in Vietnam: Lessons from the European Union

Published Online: Apr 13, 2022

Page range: 31 - 53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/vjls-2021-0013

Keywordsonline dispute resolution, ODR, ODR platform, consumer protection, consumer dispute, e-commerce, Vietnam, EU

© 2021 Tran Viet Dung et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
online dispute resolution, ODR, ODR platform, consumer protection, consumer dispute, e-commerce, Vietnam, EU