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Notes on the United Nations Convention on the use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts and its effects on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
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Rutgers Computer & Technology Law Journal
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June 22, 2007
- Author:
- Mazzotta, Francesco G.
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1. INTRODUCTION
The goal of this article is to introduce the reader to the recently approved United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts ("Convention"), also referred to as the Electronic Communications Convention ("ECC"). (1) This work will describe the main provisions of the Convention and consider to what extent this newly approved Convention interacts with the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods ("CISG"). (2)
The Convention is intended to complement other international trade law texts, including the CISG. In order to explore the mechanics and the extent of the Convention's ...