Law, ethics and electronic commerce

Unlike the Internet community had expected electronic commerce does not lead to an anarchic dissolution of law. In the context of electronic trade, problems arising between users and providers can be solved, for instance by applying traditional principles of contract law. And yet, the legal dispute...

Verfasser: Hoeren, Thomas
FB/Einrichtung:FB 03: Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät
Dokumenttypen:Artikel
Medientypen:Text
Erscheinungsdatum:2005
Publikation in MIAMI:17.06.2009
Datum der letzten Änderung:05.08.2016
Angaben zur Ausgabe:[Electronic ed.]
Quelle:International Review of Information Ethics (IRIE) 3 (2005) 6, 46-53
Schlagwörter:Law; Ethics; Electronic commerce
Fachgebiet (DDC):340: Recht
Lizenz:InC 1.0
Sprache:English
Format:PDF-Dokument
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-03359434448
Permalink:https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-03359434448
Onlinezugriff:lawethicsandelectroniccommerce.pdf

Unlike the Internet community had expected electronic commerce does not lead to an anarchic dissolution of law. In the context of electronic trade, problems arising between users and providers can be solved, for instance by applying traditional principles of contract law. And yet, the legal dispute of Internet related facts and circumstances gives rise to a number of interesting topoi. Even though these subjects have already been considered in the past (for instance in the context of satellite technology), they only now show their specific explosive effect and diversity in the face of the electronic commerce.