Principle-based dispute resolution for consumer protection

Knowledge-Based Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-27

  Xu, Zhengchuan ^a   Yuan, Yufei ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Consumer protection; Expert systems; Negotiation support systems; Principle based dispute resolution

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; CONTRACTS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; EXPERT SYSTEMS;

CONSUMER PROTECTION; CONSUMER PROTECTIONS; DISPUTE RESOLUTIONS; GOVERNMENT LAWS; HOME BUILDINGS; NEGOTIATION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; PRINCIPLE-BASED DISPUTE RESOLUTION; SYSTEM APPROACHES;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

EID: 56649114466     PISSN: 09507051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knosys.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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