The Directive ‘European Legal Aspects of E-Commerce’ Regulates and Facilitates E-Commerce in the Internal Market

October 6, 2006; 04:08 AM
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c43128) has announced the addition of European Legal Aspects of E-commerce to their offering.

The year 2000 is a memorable year in the history of e-commerce, the year of the so-called ‘dot.com shake-out’. 2000 was also the year the European Union issued its E-commerce Directive. This directive regulates and facilitates e-commerce in the internal market. On the one hand by laying down a clear and general legal framework favourable for business organisations, and on the other hand by protecting the interests of consumers.

The point of departure of this book is the E-commerce Directive. As the directive is a framework directive, it cannot be considered in isolation. Therefore, six related legal texts are addressed; the Distant Selling Directive, the Privacy Directive, the Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications, the Directive on Electronic Signatures, the Brussels Regulation and the Rome Convention. This book analyses the consequences of the legal framework for business organizations involved with e-commerce.

About the author

Dr. Martien Schaub studied law at Radboud University Nijmegen. Her special interests are European law and civil law. At present, she is a researcher at the School of Business, Public Administration and Technology of the University of Twente. Her research and teaching at the University focuses on legal aspects of e-commerce.

The Chapters inside this report include:

Chapter 1 - - E-commerce, the Business Organisation and the Legislator.

Chapter 2 - The E-commerce Directive.

Chapter 3 - The Distant Selling Directive.

Chapter 4 - The Privacy Directive.

Chapter 5 - The Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications.

Chapter 6 - The Directive on Electronic Signatures.

Chapter 7 - The Brussels Regulation.

Chapter 8 - The Rome Convention.

Chapter 9 - Conclusions.

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Index

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