Contents
CHAPTER I ;
1 .INTRODUCTION ;
2.STATEMENT OF PROBLEM ;
3. AIMS & OBJECTIVES ;
4. HYPOTHESIS ;
5. RESEARCH QUESTIONS ;
6. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ;
CHAPTER II: Formation Of Electronic Contracts ;
1.E-mail ;
2. Chat-rooms ;
3. World Wide Web ;
4. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) ;
CHAPTER III : LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF E-CONTRACTS ;
1.Traditional Framework Of Contract ;
2.Requirement Of Electronic Contract ;
1- Role Players ;
2.Electronic offer: ;
3. Electronic Acceptance ;
3. Free Consent ;
4. Legal Formality: ;
3. Specialized Doctrine on E-contracts ;
3.1. Principle Of Technological Neutrality (Media Neutrality rule) ;
3.2. Principle Of Functional -Equivalent Approach ;
CHAPTER IV: LEGAL CHALLENGES IN FORMATION OF E-CONTRACT ;
1. Identification and Attribution ;
2. Time of Contract Conclusion: ;
2.1. Mailbox Rule (Post Box Rule) ;
2.2. Receipt Rule ;
CHAPTER V: Jurisdiction Of E-contract ;
1. Personal Jurisdiction ;
1.1. Types of Personal Jurisdiction ;
1.1.1. General Jurisdiction: continuous and systematic contact ;
3.1.2. Specific Jurisdiction: minimum contacts ;
2. Enactments Of long-arm Statute ;
3. Establishing Personal Jurisdiction in Cyberspace ;
3.1. Nature Of the Website ;
a. Passive Website ;
b. Interactive Websites ;
4.Jurisdiction on the Basis Of online Contract ;
5. Forum Selection Clauses: Click-trap Contracts ;
6. Jurisdiction Based on Location Of a Web Server ;
7. Jurisdiction under the Indian IT Act, 2000 ;
CHAPTER VI: Evidentiary Of Electronic Contract ;
1. Metadata and secondary evidence ;
2. Contrary view ;
3. Evidence Act of India ;
4. Judiciary Perspective to Evidentiary Of E-contract ;
CHAPTER VII: The Electronic Signatures ;
1. Variety Of Electronic Signatures ;
2. Digital Signature': techno-legal aspects ;
3. Technological mechanism Of Digital Signatures ;
CHAPTER VIII : International Framework Of Electronic Contract ;
1. Rules on original ;
1.1. CISG Rules on Original ;
2.1. CUECIC Rules on Original ;
.2 Rules on Writings and Signatures ;
2.1. CISG Rules on Writings and Signatures ;
2.2. CUECIC Rules on Writings and Signatures ;
3. Time of Dispatch and Receipt Rules ;
3.1. CISG Definitions and Rules ;
3.2. CUECIC Definitions and Rules ;
4. UNCITRAL ;
3.2. UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce ;
3.3. Core Provisions Of the Model Law ;
1 . Writing ;
2. Signature ;
3. Original ;
4. Record Retention ;
5. other Provisions ;
4.3. UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic signature ;
A. Legal Effect of Electronic Signatures ;
1. Link between Signatory and Signature Creation Data ;
2. Control over Signature Creation Data Signature ;
3. Inalterability Of Electronic Signature ;
4. Integrity Of Information to Which the Signature Relates ;
B. Rules of Conduct ;
CHAPTER IX: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ;
BIBLIOGRAPHY .