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Examining the maximization of consumer protection via the consumer's jurisdiction and law, this volume discusses how to improve the efficiency of juridical protection for consumers who contract with foreign sellers by electronic means and offers recommendations which provide a basis for the consumer to sue in his own jurisdiction and for the law of the consumer's domicile to apply.
List of contents
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;
About the author
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.
Summary
Examining the maximization of consumer protection via the consumer's jurisdiction and law, this volume discusses how to improve the efficiency of juridical protection for consumers who contract with foreign sellers by electronic means and offers recommendations which provide a basis for the consumer to sue in his own jurisdiction and for the law of the consumer's domicile to apply.
