This collection of essays by well-known specialists drawn from academe and practice in e-commerce and internet law, analyzes recent crucial European legislation which attempts to set up a legal regime for e-commerce. The central focus is the key provisions of the EC E-Commerce Directive as implemented in the UK in August 2002—thus far the most important European contribution to the development of e-strategy and e-business. After a scene-setting general overview of EU regulation of e-commerce, other areas covered include e-contracting, ISP liability, spam, country of origin regulation, and ADR. Further chapters discuss other new pieces of legislation in this domain, including the new Privacy Directive, the Distance Selling Directives, how disability legislation affects the web, the extension of VAT to on-line sales, and how DP legislation is being enforced on the web. In each case both the European framework and the rules as implemented in the UK are examined and critiqued for their efficacy in meeting the needs of business and consumers.

这本由来自电子商务和互联网法律的学术界和实践界的知名专家撰写的论文集，分析了欧洲最近试图建立电子商务法律制度的重要立法。中心重点是2002年8月在英国实施的欧盟电子商务指令的关键条款，这是迄今为止欧洲对电子战略和电子商务发展作出的最重要贡献。在对欧盟电子商务监管进行了场景设置概述之后，涵盖的其他领域包括电子合同、ISP责任、垃圾邮件、原产国监管和ADR。接下来的章节将讨论这一领域的其他新立法，包括新的隐私指令、远程销售指令、残疾立法如何影响网络、增值税扩展到在线销售以及DP立法如何在网络上实施。在每一种情况下，欧洲框架和在英国实施的规则都会受到审查和批评，以证明它们在满足企业和消费者需求方面的有效性。