<![CDATA[Boycotting constitutes an effort undertaken by business actors to exclude other business actors from the same market (actual competitors) or to prevent competing business actors from entering the same market (potential competitors), thereby maintaining the market solely for the interests of the business actors involved in the boycott. Since the enactment of Law No. 5 of 1999 concerning the Prohibition of Monopolistic Practices and Unfair Business Competition (Law No. 5 of 1999) on March 5, 1999, the provisions on boycotting as stipulated in Article 10 have never been applied to impose sanctions on business actors. This phenomenon appears ironic, considering that boycotting constitutes one of the forms of violation of one of the most fundamental requirements of fair competition, namely the existence of actions that restrict the freedom of business actors to enter a market, or the eliminating freedom to enter the market. Consumer boycotts are manifested in the refusal to consume, purchase, accept, or use certain goods or services, generally triggered by excessive price increases in such goods or services. Such price increases may exceed the purchasing power of consumers. This study aims to examine the explanations that can be derived from consumer boycotts and how they can be understood and analyzed from the perspective of the sociology of law. This research employs a normative or library research method by examining library materials or secondary data consisting of primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials. The intended research output is publication in a Sinta 4-accredited journal.]]>
