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Digital Signature Law Of The United Nations, European Union, United Kingdom And United States: Promotion Of Growth In E-Commerce With Enhanced Security, Stephen E. Blythe
Digital Signature Law Of The United Nations, European Union, United Kingdom And United States: Promotion Of Growth In E-Commerce With Enhanced Security, Stephen E. Blythe
Richmond Journal of Law & Technology
Digital signatures enhance the ability of contracting parties to authenticate electronic communication. Sophisticated encryption and decryption technology is used to verify the identity of the other party to the electronic transaction. Digital signature law, necessary for adjudication of disputes between parties in e-commerce, is still in its infancy. This article covers basic digital signature law of the United Nations, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The United Nations’ Model Law of Electronic Commerce of 1996 (“MLEC”) had many implications. The MLEC approved the utilization of electronic signatures, stated that electronic signatures would have the same legal …