Internet business transactions with an international element

Internet business transactions with an international element The purpose of this thesis is to analyse particular issues arising out of cross-border business transactions conducted over the internet from perspective of private international law. It is mainly focused on the law applicable to contractual obligations in such transactions. The thesis consists of introduction, five chapters and conclusion. First chapter explains the concept of internet business transactions, describes different kinds of them and most importantly, shifts the focus from the traditional description of technical aspects of internet functioning to concept of internet governance, its reasons and different opinions on the need of rules designed for internet. Chapter Two begins with the definition of an international element. That is followed by characterizing the two basic methods used for regulation of the contractual relationships in private international law. Chapter Three is concerned with the rules of European private international law. It is divided into three subchapters, which are related to regulations Rome I, Rome II and the Directive 2000/31 on e-commerce respectively. Fourth chapter is the core part of this thesis and deals with the Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts. Although not..