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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453567703321
• Autore: Gillies Lorna E
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Aldershot, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, 2008
• ISBN: 1-317-14524-0; 1-317-14523-2; 1-281-79861-4; 9786611798611; 0-7546-8835-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (286 p.)
• Collana: Markets and the law
• Disciplina: 343.07/1
• Soggetti: Electronic contracts; Consumer protection - Law and legislation; Electronic commerce - Law and legislation; Conflict of laws - Contracts; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: International Private Law and the Dematerialisation of Electronic Consumer Contracts; 1 Electronic Consumer Contracts and International Private Law; 2 The Internet, Electronic Commerce and Electronic Consumer Contracts; 3 International Private Law Rules for Electronic Consumer Contracts: Theoretical Approaches; 4 The Development of European International Private Law Rules for Electronic Consumer Contracts; 5 Jurisdiction Rules for Electronic Consumer Contracts in the Brussels 1 Regulation6 Application of United Kingdom Jurisdiction Rules to Electronic Consumer Contracts; 7 Choice of Law Rules for Electronic Consumer Contracts in the Rome 1 Regulation; 8 Rules of Personal Jurisdiction for Electronic Consumer Contracts in the United States; 9 Adaptation of Personal Jurisdiction Rules for Electronic Consumer Contracts in the United States; 10 Towards Harmonised International ; Private Law Rules for Electronic Consumer Contracts; Appendices; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Examining the maximization of consumer protection via the consumer's jurisdiction and law, this volume discusses how to improve the efficiency of juridical protection for consumers who contract with foreign sellers by electronic means and offers recommendations which provide a basis for the consumer to sue in his own jurisdiction and for the law of the consumer's domicile to apply.