Law 2101 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Learned Hand, Legal Certainty, Parol Evidence Rule
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Many of the laws that require a contract to be in writing were made at a time when it is clear what writing" is meant. This has changed with the rise of the internet. While a written signature is unique to a person, a typed name is not. The eu has a great interest in this matter. It regards contracts concluded over the internet as the jewel in the crown of cross-border shopping, and therefore of the european internal market. Some countries took the opportunity to further clarify which requirements internet shopping should meet, just to make it even more reliable for the consumer. The quoted provisions do not solve the problem that electronic communication may not. Warn" an interested party of the dangers of the transaction. This is exactly why, as a counterweight to facilitating e-commerce, the european legislature requires e-sellers to give information to the consumer.
