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This 22 page paper discusses the following statement. Given the global nature of e-commerce, attempts to create an efficient set of legal rules that regulate consumer protection within the UK and Europe are short sighted. What is really required, in order to guarantee the success of e-commerce, is an International Treaty dealing with consumer protection and an International Commercial Court, which does not suffer from any jurisdictional difficulties. The bibliography cites 26 sources.
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File: TS14_TEecomtreaty.rtf
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e-commerce are also complex. Much of the regulation that was originally applied to e-commerce had been adapted from statutes, regulation and case law formed before e-commerce had even been conceived.
Subsequent changes have allowed for the development, taking into account the way in which commerce has changed, but these rules are still developing and catching up with the technology
(Manolopoulos, 2003). Further to this is also the global nature the internet and e-commerce, with trade and communication taking place in a virtual world, geographical barriers are removed meaning
business takes place over larger distances with greater ease. E-commerce may be seen as a driver and a result of the increased emphasis on globalisation. However, like any other form
of business, e-commerce requires regulation. However, with trade taking place globally it may be argued that to develop rules at lower levels may be supportive of good practice, but can
end up powerless to act in many cases due to problems with jurisdiction and clashes in expected standards. There are any examples of how counties courts may be powerless to
act leaving potential actions in limbo or plaintiffs impotent. For example, many UK companies will deal with other many companies both inside and outside the EU. Ma y of these
transactions and any disputes arising from, or related to e-commerce many find a remedy through the European Court of Justice or the International courts. However with e-commerce the range of
potential disputes increases and is complicated by the lack of international standards focused on e-commerce (Manolopoulos, 2003). With this global trading pattern
in place the local development of laws may be short sighted, but is also necessary to lead to more wide scale regulations as invariably national regulations of either a single
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