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A Study on Safety Rights of Consumer through Enforcement of Product Safety

  • Legal Theory & Practice Review
  • Abbr : LTPR
  • 2017, 5(1), pp.9-38
  • Publisher : The Korea Society for Legal Theory and Practice Inc.
  • Research Area : Social Science > Law

Hong, sunki 1

1독일정치경제연구소

Candidate

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study is to deal with content and development for Safety Right of consumer through Enforcement of Product Safety. From the industrial growth, consumers' safety problem is highlighted as a result of the complicated and various products. When a product causes damage to people"s life or body, consumers can hold manufacturers or providers responsible. Therefore, the existence of potentially risky products in a market justifies governmental regulation to protect consumers. Thus, high developed nations, such as German, have started running the Recall system as consumer safety system, 'Legal Regulations on Recall Service.' Korea also adopt advisory recalls which is not only voluntary recalls by company itself but also is not compulsory recalls by government. Although consumers' interest in Product safety in Korea has been growing yearly, the government's policies and legal systems on recall have been unable to support it. Despite the importance of ensuring safety of consumer, the reason why incidents of safety are continuously increasing is because manufacturers or providers may sell products which are potentially risky for the purpose of increase of their profits. To cope with that kind of problems, Product safety management system that fits the country's real situation should be prepared. Therefore, government should establish more detailed regulations to meet the global standard and should take enforced action to guarantee consumer safety. To operate an efficient for consumer safety in terms of recall system, several things should be considered; Administrative fine, Enforcement Fine and punitive damages

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