Criminal Law: A Tool for Consumer Protection in India

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 131-132
Author(s):  
Aneesh V Pillai ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Protection ◽  
Criminal Law

scholarly journals Class Action terhadap Perusahaan Pers menurut Undang-undang Perlindungan Konsumen

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 166-187
Author(s):  
Hasan Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Consumer Protection ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Electronic Media ◽  
Class Action ◽  
Media Industry ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal Remedy ◽  
The Press ◽  
Reform Period

The Indonesian economy is growing very rapidly. It is depicted by the emergence of numerous industries, including the print and electronic media industry or the press. At the same time, the reform period has given "freedom of the press" to its position. However, it is common for the press industry to inflict harm to the consumers. Subsequently, a legal remedy in the form of class action comes to be known. In this context, this paper is presented, which aims to find out the opinion of Islamic criminal law regarding class action against press companies according to Law Number 8 of 1999 concerning Consumer Protection. The results of the study concluded that the cause of occurrence of a class action against the press company is due to the failure which causes mass damages, including negligence of the rule of law (iqnorantia Juris), negligence of the function (iqnorantia function), negligence of information (iqnorantia infom), negligent of national philosophy (iqnorantia nation), and others. Class action against press companies occurs because of the disobedience of the laws and regulations in force.

scholarly journals Penimbunan Alat Pelindung Diri pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19: Kajian Hukum Pidana Bidang Perlindungan Konsumen

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-31
Author(s):  
Mohammad Faisol Soleh
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Protection ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Competition Law ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Market Control ◽  
Trade Law

One of the serious problems related to consumer protection during the current pandemic is the hoarding of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) by certain business actors, causing its availability to become scarce and the price to skyrocket. This article discusses how the issue of PPE hoarding is assessed from the criminal law in the field of consumer protection. In this study, it is shown that, first, criminal law instruments have an important role in consumer protection law, because of the nature of the strict sanctions and can eradicate consumer violations. Although criminal law instruments on consumer protection apply as a last resort (ultimum remedium), there are reasons to treat them as primary (primum remedium), namely the pandemic situation and the urgency of the PPE itself in the situation. Second, criminal law instruments in the field of consumer protection can be used to crack down on PPE hoarding activities through the Trade Law and Business Competition Law. Criminal law provisions in the Trade Law can be used by establishing PPE as important goods because there is a prohibition on storing important goods in a certain amount and time when goods are scarce. The provisions of criminal law in the Business Competition Law can also be used if this hoarding is part of price-fixing, market control, or marketing of goods which results in monopolistic practices or unfair business competition. Abstrak Salah satu persoalan serius terkait perlindungan konsumen pada masa pandemi saat ini adalah adanya penimbunan Alat Pelindung Diri (APD) oleh oknum pelaku usaha tertentu, sehingga menyebabkan ketersediannya menjadi langka dan harganya pun melonjak mahal. Artikel ini membahas bagaimana persoalan penimbunan APD ini dikaji dari hukum pidana bidang perlindungan konsumen. Dalam kajian ini ditunjukkan, pertama, instrumen hukum pidana memiliki peranan penting dalam hukum perlindungan konsumen, karena sifat sanksinya yang tegas dan mampu memberantas pelanggaran konsumen. Meski instrumen hukum pidana pada perlindungan konsumen berlaku sebagai upaya terakhir (ultimum remedium), sesungguhnya terdapat alasan untuk memberlakukannya sebagai yang utama (primum remedium), yaitu situasi pandemi dan urgensi APD sendiri pada situasi tersebut. Kedua, instrumen hukum pidana bidang perlindungan konsumen dapat digunakan untuk menindak kegiatan penimbunan APD melalui UU Perdagangan dan UU Persaingan Usaha. Ketentuan hukum pidana dalam UU Perdagangan bisa digunakan dengan catatan harus menetapkan APD sebagai barang penting, sebab terdapat larangan menyimpan barang penting dalam jumlah dan waktu tertentu pada saat terjadi kelangkaan barang. Ketentuan hukum pidana dalam UU Persaingan Usaha juga bisa digunakan apabila penimbunan ini merupakan bagian dari penetapan harga, penguasaan pasar, atau pemasaran barang yang mengakibatkan praktik monopoli atau persaingan usaha tidak sehat.

Introduction And Modern Historical Outline

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duncan Fairgrieve ◽  
Richard Goldberg
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Protection ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Product Liability ◽  
Product Safety ◽  
General Application ◽  
Consumer Protection Act ◽  
Historical Outline ◽  
Expression Product ◽  
General Product ◽  
By Products

The expression ‘product liability’ is usually understood to refer to the civil liability of manufacturers and others where damage or loss is caused by products which fail to meet the standards claimed expressly or impliedly for them or which are dangerous or otherwise defective. Such liability may arise either in contract or in tort and both aspects are covered in some detail in the course of this work. A further aspect which is discussed in less detail involves the use of the criminal law. Relevant provisions may apply either to particular types of product or be of more general application. The former are referred to only in passing whilst examples of the latter include Pt II of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 and other measures concerned with general product safety.

scholarly journals Legal Politics Of Corporate Responsibility In Indonesia’s Criminal Law

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wawan Septiawan ◽  
Abdul Patah Muzakir ◽  
Yudi Permana Saputra ◽  
Abdul Muflihun
Keyword(s):  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Consumer Protection ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Corporate Responsibility ◽  
Criminal Responsibility ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Applied Method ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government

The purposes of this research are to know the decisionpublic policy by the government-related corporate responsibility in Indonesia’s Criminal Law, to know the corporate responsibility special laws in Indonesia, and also the mechanism to find out the corporate’s fault. The applied method in this research is normative-legal research. From the research result, it can be concluded that the Government of the Republic of Indonesia has to determine the latest version of Indonesia’s Criminal Law or revised several laws related to corporate criminal responsibility. In Indonesia’s Criminal Law, corporate criminal responsibility is not recognized, but the corporate responsibility is dispersed in special laws such as Law on Economy Crimes and Consumer Protection. To determined the corporate fault was taken from the manager or member of Board of Directors.

scholarly journals PRAKSIS HUKUM PIDANA DALAM PERLINDUNGAN KONSUMEN

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (II) ◽  
pp. 142-165
Author(s):  
Danil Putra
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Consumer Protection ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Deterrent Effect ◽  
Consumer Protection Act ◽  
Laws And Regulations

This paper discusses the issue of consumer protection in criminal law, where in the applicable laws and regulations, the inclusion of standard clauses in motor vehicle loan agreements through leasing institutions whose contents are detrimental to consumers has been explicitly prohibited, even in the Consumer Protection Act there is a criminal threat for business actors who violate these provisions. But in practice, motor vehicle financing agreements through leasing still include standard clauses that provide flexibility to act for creditors when there is a problem in installment payments. With law enforcement against violating business actors, it is expected to provide a deterrent effect for business actors.

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