Consumer's Right To Education
Consumer's Right To Education

Summary/Abstract: Consumers’ right to education is one of eight fundamental consumers’ rights. A contemporary state is also interested in the question of consumers’ education, since the general system of education in most cases is within the competence of state. Consumer protection organizations play an important role in educating consumers. Developed European countries and American states pay a lot of attention to the practical realization of consumers’ right to education, using joined efforts of state, educational institutions and consumer protection organizations. A new Law on Consumer Protection was passed in Serbia in 2010. The education of consumers is mentioned only in articles 2 and 128 of this Law, where it is stated that it is left to consumer protection organizations. In this way, the responsibility of state for consumers’ education was eliminated. The state has not recognized the significance of continual educating of young people in the field of consumer rights and their protection. There is no mention of consumers’ rights protection in neither primary nor secondary school syllabuses, contrary to other European countries’ school programs.

• Details
• Contents