LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISES FOR ADVERTISING THAT MISREPRESENTS CONSUMERS

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ILHAM ABBAS, MUHAMMAD JUARSAH ACHMAD, SYAHRUDDIN NAWI, SUFIRMAN RAHMAN, BAHARUDDIN BADARU

Abstract

the rights of consumers and the obligations of business actors, there is a relationship point, namely the purpose of protection to provide legal certainty for consumers to obtain information, which is also one of the rights of consumers and it is also required for business actors to offer correct, transparent and honest communication, the problem is how the legal responsibility of business actors for advertisements that mislead consumers. The legal responsibility of business actors for advertisements that mislead consumers is that business actors are responsible for compensating for damage, pollution, and or consumer losses due to consumer goods and or services produced or traded. Consumers who are harmed by dishonest promotional practices demand responsibility from the business actor as compensation as a refund for the price of the goods purchased. Consumers should be careful in absorbing information from advertisements submitted by business actors. It is better to confirm or ask several consumers who have used the same product to prove the truth of the advertisement or product promotion they will buy.

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Corporate / Business Law
Author Biography

ILHAM ABBAS, MUHAMMAD JUARSAH ACHMAD, SYAHRUDDIN NAWI, SUFIRMAN RAHMAN, BAHARUDDIN BADARU

Ilham Abbas1, Muhammad Juarsah Achmad2, Syahruddin Nawi3, Sufirman Rahman4, Baharuddin Badaru5

1Faculty of Law, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Indonesia

2Doctor of Law Student, Universitas Muslim Indonesia

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