Back to Search
Start Over
Choice-of-Law in the Internet Age-US and European Rules.
- Source :
-
Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies . Sep2012, Vol. 53 Issue 3, p193-203. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
-
Abstract
- With use of the Internet, a new form of contract has appeared: the electronic contract, which is concluded online. Most of these involve a relationship of two parties: a consumer who is in a relatively vulnerable position, and a business entity. There are numerous examples of such transactions: youngsters downloading music from a website and paying for it-as they would in a music store. Many physical goods can also be purchased online-e.g. even though they live in Europe, the authors of this article regularly purchase books from the US. There are numerous ways such transactions can take place: one of the most obvious ways is buying goods on Amazon or eBay, on the website of a company, or purchasing goods using e-mail communication. The article attempts to summarize the choice of law rules affecting electronic contracts in the US and in Europe-i.e. to give an overview of which country's or state's law would apply to a contract concluded online, what the limits are on such a transaction and which state's laws can protect us in case of a breach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 24985473
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 79929650
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1556/AJur.53.2012.3.2