The European Directive on e-Commerce (2000/31/EC) and its Consequences on the Conflict of Laws
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Nina Höning
The article deals with the European directive on electronic commerce (2000/31/EC). In its ambiguous formulation concerning the country of origin principle, the directive seems to put forward more questions than answers, and especially its relationship to choice of law rules in private international law is doubtful. In an attempt to sort out the doctrinal debate, the article tries to find a solution to the question of how the directive might influence private international law rules and what the practical consequences are. Bearing in mind that the ordinary rules of conflict do not always operate very well for internet problems, the country of origin principle might work as the best solution.
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- Topics Article
- Franchising as an 'Atypical Contract': English and Italian Models
- The European Directive on e-Commerce (2000/31/EC) and its Consequences on the Conflict of Laws
- The Societas Europea: Europeanization via Americanization of Corporate Law. Corporate Governance: Only One Model?
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- USA-Canada Class Actions: Trading in Procedural Fairness
- Germanic and Nordic Fraud - A Comparative Look Under the Surface of Commonalities
