BILANCIA
Vol. 16 No. 1 (2022): BILANCIA

LEGAL PROTECTION OF CONSUMER RIGHTS IN THE CONCEPT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Sudanto (STAIN Sultan Abdurrahman Kepri)
Asrizal Saiin (STAIN Sultan Abdurrahman Kepri)
Zaitun (Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji Kepulauan Riau)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Jun 2022

Abstract

Economic development includes various interrelated development sectors. One form of this linkage is related to the protection of consumer rights which is closely related to human rights issues. Thus the importance of the issue of legal protection for consumer rights, this research tries to specifically highlight the concept of human rights, where the main focus is on the role of Law No.8 of 1999 in protecting consumer rights as human rights, as well as consumer advocacy efforts. This research is to answer whether consumers really are sufficiently protected by laws based on human rights. This research is legal research normative, namely research on secondary data obtained through library studies. From this research, it is found that consumer protection laws do not appear to provide protection for consumers in general anymore, but actually provide full protection for consumers in various forms of transactions, both transactions in the form of products and transactions in the form of services that can potentially harm the consumer of their rights.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

blc

Publisher

Subject

Religion Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

BILANCIA: Journal of Sharia and Law Studies is a journal that seeks to revive and integrate the scientific values of sharia and law, starting from the integration of theories and practices. Therefore, the Editorial Team accepts all types of articles which contain sharia studies, legal studies and ...