Electronic commerce and international private law : a study of electronic consumer contracts / Lorna E. Gillies.

By: Gillies, Lorna E
Language: English Series: Markets and the lawPublisher: Aldershot, England : Routledge. 2008Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 0754648559 (alk. paper); 9780754648550 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Electronic contracts | Consumer protection -- Law and legislation | Electronic commerce -- Law and legislation | Conflict of laws -- ContractsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 343.07/1 LOC classification: K845.F6 | G55 2008Online resources: Full text available at Ebscohost Click here to view Summary: Electronic Commerce and International Private Law examines the maximization of consumer protection via the consumer's jurisdiction and law. It discusses the proposition that a new connecting factor be used to improve the efficiency of juridical protection for consumers who contract with foreign sellers by electronic means and offers recommendations as to how to amend existing jurisdiction and choice of law rules to provide a basis for the consumer to sue in his own jurisdiction and for the law of the consumer's domicile to apply. The book will be a valuable resource for academics, students and practitioners working in the areas of international private law, electronic commerce law and consumer law.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-252) and index.

Electronic Commerce and International Private Law examines the maximization of consumer protection via the consumer's jurisdiction and law. It discusses the proposition that a new connecting factor be used to improve the efficiency of juridical protection for consumers who contract with foreign sellers by electronic means and offers recommendations as to how to amend existing jurisdiction and choice of law rules to provide a basis for the consumer to sue in his own jurisdiction and for the law of the consumer's domicile to apply. The book will be a valuable resource for academics, students and practitioners working in the areas of international private law, electronic commerce law and consumer law.

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