The interface between competition law and consumer protection : a Malaysian perspective

Competition law and consumer protection share a common goal: how to benefit consumers. In this way, they are complementary and if applied properly they reinforce each other. Even though both share a common goal, the ways they achieve this goal are different. These differences pose opportunities and...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Rahman, Nasarudin, Amin, Naemah, Ahamat, Haniff
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	AENSI Publications 2014
Subjects:	K Law (General)
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spelling	iium-407582018-05-24T07:54:19Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/40758/ The interface between competition law and consumer protection : a Malaysian perspective Abdul Rahman, Nasarudin Amin, Naemah Ahamat, Haniff K Law (General) Competition law and consumer protection share a common goal: how to benefit consumers. In this way, they are complementary and if applied properly they reinforce each other. Even though both share a common goal, the ways they achieve this goal are different. These differences pose opportunities and challenges.This paper aims to explore the interaction between competition law and consumer protection from the Malaysian perspective. The result of this study shows that there is a positive relationship between competition law and consumer protection in Malaysia. However, there are instances where they are inconsistent with each other. Therefore, it is very important to understand how competition law and consumer protection interact with each other so as to ensure that they do not work at cross purpose. AENSI Publications 2014-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/40758/1/AJBAS_final_article-Competition_law_and_consumer_protection.pdf Abdul Rahman, Nasarudin and Amin, Naemah and Ahamat, Haniff (2014) The interface between competition law and consumer protection : a Malaysian perspective. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 8 (16). pp. 316-323. ISSN ISSN 1991-8178 http://www.ajbasweb.com/
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description	Competition law and consumer protection share a common goal: how to benefit consumers. In this way, they are complementary and if applied properly they reinforce each other. Even though both share a common goal, the ways they achieve this goal are different. These differences pose opportunities and challenges.This paper aims to explore the interaction between competition law and consumer protection from the Malaysian perspective. The result of this study shows that there is a positive relationship between competition law and consumer protection in Malaysia. However, there are instances where they are inconsistent with each other. Therefore, it is very important to understand how competition law and consumer protection interact with each other so as to ensure that they do not work at cross purpose.
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author	Abdul Rahman, Nasarudin Amin, Naemah Ahamat, Haniff
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title	The interface between competition law and consumer protection : a Malaysian perspective
title_short	The interface between competition law and consumer protection : a Malaysian perspective
title_full	The interface between competition law and consumer protection : a Malaysian perspective
title_fullStr	The interface between competition law and consumer protection : a Malaysian perspective
title_full_unstemmed	The interface between competition law and consumer protection : a Malaysian perspective
title_sort	interface between competition law and consumer protection : a malaysian perspective
publisher	AENSI Publications
publishDate	2014
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/40758/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/40758/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/40758/1/AJBAS_final_article-Competition_law_and_consumer_protection.pdf
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The interface between competition law and consumer protection : a Malaysian perspective

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