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
Subjects:	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
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> http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20161

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

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