Council Regulation (EC) 44/2001 and Internet Consumer Contracts: Some Thoughts on Article 15 and the Futility of Applying 'In the Box' Conflict of Law Rules to the 'Out of the Box' Borderless World
Posted: 7 Mar 2009 Last revised: 8 May 2009
Date Written: 2005
Abstract
The Internet is by definition a borderless medium. Reflecting on the Council Regulation (EC) 44/2001 and Internet Consumer Contracts, this article develops some thoughts on the futility of applying some traditional conflict of law rules to the borderless world. It focuses on a few aspects attempting to establish when thinking 'out of the box' may be of benefit to consumers and their protection under article 15.
Keywords: jurisdiction, Internet, consumers, consumer contracts, Brussels Regulation
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Wild, Charles and Weinstein, Stuart and Riefa, Christine, Council Regulation (EC) 44/2001 and Internet Consumer Contracts: Some Thoughts on Article 15 and the Futility of Applying 'In the Box' Conflict of Law Rules to the 'Out of the Box' Borderless World (2005). International Review of Law, Computers & Technology, Vol. 19, No. 1, 2005, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1352543
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