Fundamental Rights of Consumers (A Comparative Study of Iranian Consumers Rights Protection Act, and the European Union's Regulations and the Guidelines of the United Nations)

دانشنامه حقوق اقتصادی

Article 2, Volume 19, Issue 1, January 2013   

Document Type: Scientific research

DOI: 10.22067/le.v19i1.27364

Author

Ebrahim Taghizadeh^*

Abstract

Consumer rights and the need to support it is a common issue of law and economics. Indeed, consumer rights are a set of rules which must be observed by all suppliers of goods and services in accordance with the relevant legal regulations, and the content of the relevant contract. It concerns the rights which are originally aimed at making a balance of trading power between consumers and suppliers. It is called "fundamental rights" in the countries that have recognized this right in their law and regulations. This right is among those human rights which are either peculiar to the rights of consumers or those in which being a consumer is considered a prominent feature.
In this paper we investigate the "Iranian Consumer Rights Protection Act" of 2009 and the regulations of the "European Union" under the title "European Law Framework" and "United Nations guidelines for consumer protection". We conclude that "the right of selection and procurement of goods and services," "the consumer safety rights," " the right of sufficient instruction and information, "and" the right of enjoying support" are among the fundamental rights common to all these rules and regulations.

Keywords

Consumer rights; choice right; the safety right; information right; European union

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