Consumer Protection - Voluntary Peer Review (Series)

General Assembly resolution 70/186 mandates the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Consumer Protection Law and Policy to conduct voluntary peer reviews on consumer protection law and policy.

The reviews provide an expert and independent assessment of the effectiveness of the consumer protection right in a given country; analyze the legislative, institutional and public policy frameworks, together with the application of the law, in order to determine the difficulties to be faced and the areas that can be improved in the legal and institutional frameworks; assess the degree of awareness of relevant stakeholders about consumer protection, as well as their contributions in this area; formulate and recommend appropriate measures; and assist implementation of relevant recommendations by developing a capacity-building programme.