A comparative review of legislative reform of electronic contract formation in South Africa

Electronic contracts in the new technological age and electronic commerce have brought about world-wide legal uncertainty. When compared to the traditional paper-based method of writing and signing, the question has arisen whether contracts concluded by electronic means should be recognised as valid...

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Main Author: Snail, Sizwe
Other Authors: Pistorius, Tana
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2016
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Online Access:Snail, Sizwe Lindelo (2015) A comparative review of legislative reform of electronic contract formation in South Africa, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20161>
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spelling ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-unisa-oai-uir.unisa.ac.za-10500-201612018-11-19T17:15:22Z A comparative review of legislative reform of electronic contract formation in South Africa Snail, Sizwe Pistorius, Tana Automated transaction Attribution of electronic data messages and electronic signatures Electronic contract formation Cyberlaw E-commerce Electronic writing Electronic agreements Electronic signatures Functional equivalence Technological neutrality Time and place of contract conclusion E-jurisdiction 343.9944068 Electronic commerce -- Law and legislation -- South Africa Electronic contracts -- South Africa Digital signatures -- Law and legislation -- South Africa Data encryption (Computer science) -- Law and legislation -- South Africa Electronic contracts in the new technological age and electronic commerce have brought about world-wide legal uncertainty. When compared to the traditional paper-based method of writing and signing, the question has arisen whether contracts concluded by electronic means should be recognised as valid and enforceable agreements in terms of the functional equivalence approach. This study will examine the law regulating e-commerce from a South African perspective in contrast to international trends and e-commerce law from the perspective of the United States. The research investigates various aspects of contract formation such as time and place, validity of electronic agreements, electronic signatures, attribution of electronic data messages and signatures, automated transaction as well as select aspects of e-jurisdiction from a South African and United States viewpoint. Mercantile Law LLM 2016-05-09T12:27:26Z 2016-05-09T12:27:26Z 2015-02 2016-05-09 Dissertation Snail, Sizwe Lindelo (2015) A comparative review of legislative reform of electronic contract formation in South Africa, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20161> http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20161 en 1 online resource (xii, 207 leaves : illustrations)
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topic Automated transaction
Attribution of electronic data messages and electronic signatures
Electronic contract formation
Cyberlaw
E-commerce
Electronic writing
Electronic agreements
Electronic signatures
Functional equivalence
Technological neutrality
Time and place of contract conclusion
E-jurisdiction
343.9944068
Electronic commerce -- Law and legislation -- South Africa
Electronic contracts -- South Africa
Digital signatures -- Law and legislation -- South Africa
Data encryption (Computer science) -- Law and legislation -- South Africa
spellingShingle Automated transaction
Attribution of electronic data messages and electronic signatures
Electronic contract formation
Cyberlaw
E-commerce
Electronic writing
Electronic agreements
Electronic signatures
Functional equivalence
Technological neutrality
Time and place of contract conclusion
E-jurisdiction
343.9944068
Electronic commerce -- Law and legislation -- South Africa
Electronic contracts -- South Africa
Digital signatures -- Law and legislation -- South Africa
Data encryption (Computer science) -- Law and legislation -- South Africa
Snail, Sizwe
A comparative review of legislative reform of electronic contract formation in South Africa
description Electronic contracts in the new technological age and electronic commerce have brought about world-wide legal uncertainty. When compared to the traditional paper-based method of writing and signing, the question has arisen whether contracts concluded by electronic means should be recognised as valid and enforceable agreements in terms of the functional equivalence approach. This study will examine the law regulating e-commerce from a South African perspective in contrast to international trends and e-commerce law from the perspective of the United States. The research investigates various aspects of contract formation such as time and place, validity of electronic agreements, electronic signatures, attribution of electronic data messages and signatures, automated transaction as well as select aspects of e-jurisdiction from a South African and United States viewpoint. === Mercantile Law === LLM
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title A comparative review of legislative reform of electronic contract formation in South Africa
title_short A comparative review of legislative reform of electronic contract formation in South Africa
title_full A comparative review of legislative reform of electronic contract formation in South Africa
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title_full_unstemmed A comparative review of legislative reform of electronic contract formation in South Africa
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