The role of guarantee of legal and criminal executions in protecting consumer rights in genetically modified products

Subject Areas : environmental low

elahe soleimani ¹ , Shirin Shirazian ² , Maryam afshari ³

1 - PhD student in environmental law. Department of Environmental Law, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Law, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran. *(Corresponding Author)
3 - Assistant Professor, International Law Group, Azad University Damavand Branch, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2023-02-13 Accepted : 2023-05-03 Published : 2023-06-22

Keywords: Transgenic Products, guarantee of legal-criminal executions, protection of consumer rights,

Abstract :

Considering the unknown long-term effects of genetically modified products and the complexities of proving guilt and the relationship between the consumption of these products and their effects on humans and the environment, it is necessary to formulate a special legal system based on the approval of a law specific to these organisms.In this article, using library sources and analytical-comparative method, first of all, the concepts and generalities related to genetically modified products and the difference between the guarantee of executions in the legal system of Iran and the European Union are discussed, the existing challenges and finally the solutions to solve them. These challenges have also been explainedIran's biosafety law, unlike the European Union regulations, does not clarify the compensation system and the method of compensation, and for this reason, it cannot be expected that consumer rights will be properly protected.The biosafety law regarding the rights of consumers of transgenic products has shortcomings and loopholes, which due to the rapid developments in the field of biotechnology, especially the production of more transgenic products and their commercialization, doubles the necessity of its amendment.

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