The Protection of Consumer Rights in the light of the CRDTL (2025)

Research Article

Abstract

Introduction: Consumer rights were a fundamental right that are constitutionally protected under Article 53. that of the CRDTL. And through this article, the National Parliament approved the first legal regime for consumer protection and defense, Law No. 8/2016 of July 8, and this regime already clearly defines consumer rights, the functions and mechanisms of the State and the interventions of the consumer association, to defend the position of consumers in the consumer relationship.

Objectives: To provide knowledge about fundamental rights enshrined in the constitution to consumers and competent entities that fight to protect and defend the rights of consumers in Timor-Leste. And finally, it is a manifestation of the will to defend the rights of consumers before the State.

Methodology: We use the documentary research method, that is, the deductive method in which the data were collected through bibliographic references (books, articles, internet and etc.) and internet and the ideas, opinions of our jurist.

Conclusion: The consumer relations between the consumer and supplier must comply with the constitutional norms and other related legislation to satisfy the needs and interests of consumers or to be a balanced consumer relationship as the guarantees of the right has the protection of the laws that deal with the consumer in which way to preserve these rights in an adequate sense before the consumer protection law is fundamental to know and understand in the implementation cited by (Corte Real AG., et al, 2025).