Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Faculty of Law, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
2
Associate Professor, Human Rights Law and Environmental Law Department, Faculty of Law, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
10.48308/eclr.2026.238889.1167
Abstract
The right to repair products by consumers or repairers other than the manufacturers or suppliers of products is an emerging right that is gradually being recognized in various legal systems. Consumer protection, management of limited resources, and preventing environmental damage are main reasons for recognizing this right and enhancing products durability by repairing them. manufacturers often oppose this right to repair by independent repairers, alleging risk of safety, security, reputational damage, low quality of independent repairs, and even the adverse environmental effects by not providing parts, tools, and instructions. In this context, some legal systems have recognized the right to repair as an independent right, while others have recognized it as an implicit right within consumer law, competition law, or intellectual property law. This article, through a comparative approach, studies and explains the concept, principles, and methods of protecting the aforementioned right, and proposes the recognition of such a right in the Iranian legal system.
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