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 .