Task Forces

Task Force onJurisdiction and Applicable Law in Electronic Commerce

Co-Chair - Stefan Bernhard (Bird & Bird, Sweden)
Co-Chair - Fabio Bortolotti (Buffa, Bortolotti & Mathis, Italy)

This task force, with participation from experts from the ICC Commission on Commercial Law and Practice (CLP), responds to key global and regional legal initiatives that affect electronic commerce, particularly in light of the critical jurisdiction and applicable law issues raised by cross-border nature of online trade.

The work commented on includes the Draft Hague Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Foreign Judgements in Civil and Commercial Matters and attempts by the European Commission to change the Rome Convention.

The business stance in this field is reflected through the ICC policy statement entitled "Jurisdiction and applicable law in electronic commerce" (French version) issued by ICC's former Electronic Commerce Project (ECP) in June 2001.

It has also developed a clear and understandable guide to jurisdiction and applicable law for non-lawyers.

For more information regarding this task force's work, please visit this page: http://www.iccwbo.org/policy/law/

For more information please contact:
Emily O'Connor, Policy Manager

Tel: +33 1 49 53 28 26
Fax: +33 1 49 53 28 59
Email: Click here to send a mail

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