Electronic Commerce and International Private Law A Study of Electronic Consumer Contracts

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.

Introduction: International Private Law and the Dematerialisation of Electronic Consumer Contracts; Chapter 1 Electronic Consumer Contracts and International Private Law; Chapter 2 The Internet, Electronic Commerce and Electronic Consumer Contracts; Chapter 3 International Private Law Rules for Electronic Consumer Contracts: Theoretical Approaches; Chapter 4 The Development of European International Private Law Rules for Electronic Consumer Contracts; Chapter 5 Jurisdiction Rules for Electronic Consumer Contracts in the Brussels 1 Regulation; Chapter 6 Application of United Kingdom Jurisdiction Rules to Electronic Consumer Contracts; Chapter 7 Choice of Law Rules for Electronic Consumer Contracts in the Rome 1 Regulation; Chapter 8 Rules of Personal Jurisdiction for Electronic Consumer Contracts in the United States; Chapter 9 Adaptation of Personal Jurisdiction Rules for Electronic Consumer Contracts in the United States; Chapter 10 Towards Harmonised International Private Law Rules for Electronic Consumer Contracts;

Lorna E. Gillies is a Lecturer in law at the University of Leicester. She has published widely on the area of electronic consumer contracts and international law.