The New Legal Framework for E-Commerce in Europe

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This collection of essays by well known specialists drawn from academe and practice in e-commerce and Internet law, analyses recent crucial European legislation which attempts to set up a legal regime for e-commerce. The central focus is the key provisions of the EC E-Commerce Directive, as implemented in the UK in August 2002, thus far the most important European contribution to the development of e-strategy and e-business. After a scene-setting general overview of EU regulation of e-commerce, other areas covered include e-contracting, ISP liability, spam, country of origin regulation, and ADR. Further chapters discuss other new pieces of legislation in this domain, including the new Privacy Directive, the Distance Selling Directives, how disability legislation affects the web, the extension of VAT to online sales, and how DP legislation is being enforced on the web. In each case both the European framework and the rules as implemented in the UK are examined and critiqued for their efficacy in meeting the needs of business and consumers.

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An essential text for all students, scholars and practitioners of e-commerce regulation, it holds important international lessons regarding successes and limitations of the EU's approach in this regulatory spaceEdwards' excellent volume is both internationally relevant and socially important -- Andrea M. Matwyshyn * International Journal of Law and Information Technology *
...this is a book which should be on the shelves of any lawyer practising or academic who has an interest in E-Commerce. -- TJ McIntyre * SCRIPT-ed, Volume 4, Issue 3 *
This collection of essays is a useful reference source with respect to various issues of current topical interest in the field of e-commerce law, and provides a thoughtful analysis of the effectiveness of those lawsthe essays in this collection are both thought provoking and entertaining, which is a rare combination in a legal text. -- Gaye Middleton * The Journal of E-Commerce, Technology and Communications, Vol 13: Issue 1 *
Edwards and her fellow-contributors deal with a wide range of issues,As well as a thorough exegesis of the ECD, the collection contains competent treatments of the EC Electronic Money Directive 2000 * Journal of the Commonwealth Lawyers' Association, Vol 15, No 3 *

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Lilian Edwards is Co-Director of the AHRC Centre for Research in Intellectual Property and Technology Law, and a Senior Lecturer in Law at Southampton University.