Legal_Issue_Of_Contract_Law_And_Evidence_In_Ecommerce

Legal Issue Of Contract Law And Evidence In Ecommerce The IT revolution in the past few years has taken the whole world by storm, at the forefront of which is the Internet an its various applications. It has become a major player in the business world today and the revenue generated through commercial websites sums up to almost 87 billion dollars per anum on an average. The rise in Ecommerce has given rise to crimes on the internet as well, ranging from piracy, theft, fraud and misrepresentation. This steep rise in electronic crimes has provoked lawmakers to create laws in order to protect the consumers and companies on the internet so that Ecommerce may prosper and grow. This paper discusses the legal issue of “Contract Law and Evidence” in Ecommerce. General principles The general principles include that the parties must intend to form a contract, must show that intention in a way that would normally be understood as forming a contract by the parties and by anyone observing the parties, and there must be agreement on the essential terms of the contract Contract Formation in general 1. A contract for sale of goods may be made in any manner sufficient to show agreement, including conduct by both parties which recognizes the existence of a contract. 2. contract, communication, agreement, user, system, on-line, parties, terms, software, signature, vendor, tax, received, been, under, person, method, information, electronic, designated, time, state, should, sent, security, form, situation, service, sales, repudiation, recipient, out, message, internet, example