Selected Legal Issues of E-Commerce

by Kono, Toshiyuki

• ISBN13: 9789041118981
• ISBN10: 9041118985
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Law Intl

Summary

At a time when there are still a number of voices calling For The Internet to remain a law-free zone, a whole bundle of conflicts have already emerged, many of which have found their way to lawyers And The courts in a substantial number of different jurisdictions. It surely now cannot be doubted that the Internet, like any other place in the world where people come together and follow their own interests, needs rules to be developed For The handling of such conflicts. Lawyers have already reacted and have created a new area of law--commonly called 'law of the internet' or 'cyberlaw'. This area, however, Is still far from being strictly defined. it touches on many existing areas of law, but at the same time it deals with a wholly new medium--cyberspace--which itself is subject to constant change and development. Under these circumstances, it is not surprising that in a number of cases the predictions as to how this law will look at some selected moment in the future are vague and uncertain. This is particularly true For The commercial side of the Internet, For which the term 'E-Commerce' has been coined. So rapid have been the developments of E-Commerce, that it is now frequently said that this is the future of any commerce and that it carries the potential for enormous growth--at least For The business to business ('B2B') sector.

Table of Contents

Yabu No Naka	1	(12)
T. Hoeren
Making Uniform Rules In The Era Of E-Transactions	13	(12)
Y. Hayakawa
European Directives In The Field Of E-Commerce: Interplay With German Law	25	(16)
A. Trunk
Internet Auction And Its Critical Analysis From The Viewpoint Of Contract And Commercial Law	41	(16)
T. Kono
The Invisible Borderlines Of Tort On The Internet	57	(22)
A. Sebok
Use Of Electronic Media And Japanese Company Law	79	(8)
H. Kanda
Legal Issues Concerning The Use Of The Internet In Securities Markets: The Japanese Case	87	(12)
S. Osaki
Technological Innovation As A Challenge To Exchange Regulation: First Electronic Trading, Then Alternative Trading Systems And Now ``Virtual'' (Internet) Exchanges?	99	(28)
H. Baum
Judicial Jurisdiction In The Era of E-Commerce	127	(18)
M. Dogouchi
Legal Pathology And The Challenges Of Cyberspace Transactions	145	(18)
H. Rajak
Insolvency Law In Cyberspace	163
C. Paulus