Project

A comparative private law study in the EU and China of the effectiveness and legitimacy of arbitration agreements in electronic commercial contracts

Code
01SC1915
Looptijd
16-02-2015 → 31-10-2019
Financiering
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Onderzoeksdisciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Law
Trefwoorden
e-contracten arbitrage Europees privaatrecht openbare orde rechtsvergelijking
 
Projectomschrijving

This research will focus on the emerging legal issues that arise from agreeing on arbitration in the context of electronic contracts. It will take into consideration the validity requirements of electronic arbitration agreement and the impact of public policy rules to its effects. It will examine the compatibility of fundamental principles of arbitration and unconscionable and illconsidered nature of electronic contracts.