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INTRODUCTION1

1 THE PROBLEM2

2 THE PARTIES INVOLVED5

3 STRUCTURE7

4 METHOD9

5 SOURCES10

6 THE CLAIMS12

7 THE NOVELTY FACTOR14

8 A REGULATION FOR OPEN EDI16

9 USER GROUP16

10 OUTLINE17

CHAPTER 1 OPEN EDI AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE21

1.1 ELECTRONIC COMMERCE APPLICATIONS22

1.1.1 Why EDI?24

1.2 THE ROLES OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN EDI TRANSACTIONS25

1.3 OPEN EDI vs.EDI27

1.3.1 Open EDI and open networks30

1.4 OPEN EDI IN PERSPECTIVE30

1.4.1 Open EDI in an international perspective31

1.4.2 EDI in a European perspective31

1.4.3 Open EDI for the developing world?33

1.4.4 EDI for the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises34

1.5 CONCLUSIONS35

Summary36

CHAPTER 2 LEGAL PROBLEMS OF OPEN EDI37

2.1 THE DEMATERIALISATION OF DOCUMENTS38

2.1.1 Validity and formation of a contract38

2.1.1.1 Paper as information carrier39

2.1.1.2 Barriers arising from national laws41

2.1.1.3 Barriers arising from international laws46

2.1.2 Time and place of the formation of a contract48

2.1.3 UN/EDIFACT messages for hosting obligations53

2.1.4 Admissibility and evidential value of electronic messages56

2.1.4.1 Formal requirements57

2.1.4.1 a Article 444,3 of the Greek Code of Civil Procedure58

2.1.4.1b The position of the German Code of Civil Procedure61

2.1.4.2 The material requirement-criteria for the evaluation of electronic evidence63

2.1.5 Securing electronic documents64

2.1.5.1 Security risks associated with EDI65

2.1.5.2 Remedies67

2.1.5.2a Digital signatures and cryptography68

2.1.5.3 Encryption in public standards72

2.1.5.4 Trusted third parties73

2.1.5.5 Security as a matter of legal policy for open EDI75

2.1.6 Dispute resolution in open EDI78

2.2 LIABILITY IN OPEN EDI80

2.2.1 User liability issues80

2.2.1.1 Format, message standards and scenarios81

2.2.1.2 Transmit information according to the commercial agreement82

2.2.1.3 Obligation to follow security requirements82

2.2.1.4 Liabity for the acts or omissions of a third party83

2.2.2 Liability of the UN/EDIFACT board?85

2.2.2.1 Solutions for the shortcomings of the UN/EDIFACT86

2.2.2.1 a A disclaimer in the interchange agreements86

2.2.2.1b ETERMS and a legal segment in the UN/EDIFACT87

2.2.2.1c Rules for open EDI scenarios87

2.2.3 Liability of network service providers88

2.2.4 Liability and open EDI in perspective92

2.3 COMPETITION LAW CONSIDERATIONS94

2.3.1 Prohibited agreements95

2.3.2 Monopolising or discriminating in the use of a standard97

2.3.3 Innovation and open EDI100

2.3.4 Open EDI and competition in a European perspective102

2.4 CONCLUSIONS103

Summary106

CHAPTER 3 SUBSTANTIVE CRITERIA FOR A LEGAL REGULATION OF OPEN EDI109

3.1 VALIDITY AND THE FORMATION OF A CONTRACT110

3.2 ELECTRONIC MESSAGES AS EVIDENCE112

3.3 LIABILITY112

3.4 DISPUTE RESOLUTION113

3.5 SECURITY OF MESSAGES114

3.6 STANDARD BUSINESS SCENARIOS115

3.7 CONCLUSIONS116

Summary118

CHAPTER 4 INTERCHANGE AGREEMENTS121

4.1 WHY INTERCHANGE AGREEMENTS?122

4.1.1 Interchange agreements, the underlying commercial agreement and the networking issues123

4.2 INTERCHANGE AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACT LAW THEORY125

4.2.1 The theory of rightful regulation127

4.3 INTERCHANGE AGREEMENTS AND THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF LAW129

4.4 WAYS TO DRAFT AN INTERCHANGE AGREEMENT131

4.4.1 Informal agreements131

4.4.1.1 Why informal interchange agreements132

4.4.1.2 Why refrain from an informal agreement133

4.4.1.3 When to endorse an informal interchge agreement135

4.4.2 Formal or written agreements136

4.4.2.1 Model interchge agreements137

4.4.2.1 a Assessing model interchge agreements138

4.4.2.2 Self drafted interchge agreements140

4.4.2.2a The role of the self drafted agreements141

4.4.2.2b Self drafted interchge agreements and the general conditions144

4.5 ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF INTERCHANGE AGREEMENTS145

4.5.1 A Code of Practice146

4.5.2 A Standard Interchange Agreement148

4.6 INTERCHANGE AGREEMENTS IN OPEN EDI149

4.7 CONCLUSIONS150

Summary151

CHAPTER 5 INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL STATUTES ON EDI153

5.1 UNITED NATIONS154

5.1.1 United Nations, Economic Commission for Europe155

5.1.2 United Nations Commission on International Trade Law156

5.1.2.1 The UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce156

5.1.2.2 Perspective156

5.2 THE PROGRAMME TEDIS AND THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION164

5.2.1 The European Model EDI Agreement165

5.2.2 The impact of the Recommendation166

5.3 INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE170

5.3.1 Other ICC initiatives171

5.4 THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA ACT ON PROMOTION OF TRADE BUSINESS AUTOMATION173

5.4.1 The effect of the Act on EDI173

5.4.2 Provisions of the Act174

5.4.2.1 Provisions for network service providers174

5.4.2.2 Provisions for EDI users176

5.4.2.3 Provisions for the use of information networks178

5.4.2.4 Disclosure of data179

5.4.3 Comments179

5.5 THE DIGITAL SIGNATURE ACT OF THE STATE OF UTAH181

5.5.1 The Act183

5.5.2 Licensing and regulation of Certification Authorities184

5.5.3 Duties of the Certification Authorities and the users of digital signatures185

5.5.4 Effect of digital signatures186

5.5.5 State services and Recognised Repositories187

5.5.6 Biometrics as alternatives to digital signatures188

5.6 CONCLUSIONS190

Summary192

CHAPTER 6 A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR OPEN EDI195

6.1 A FRAMEWORK REGULATION FOR CORE LEGAL ISSUES196

6.2 A NON NEGOTIATED REGULATION FOR CORE LEGAL ISSUES197

6.3 REFLECT CORE LEGAL CONCERNS OF OPEN EDI199

6.4 IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING LEGISLATION ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND SUPPORTIVE OF AN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT199

6.5 EFFECTED AND ACCESSIBLE BY ELECTRONIC MEANS200

6.6 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE201

6.7 A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR OPEN EDI202

6.7.1 The current framework for the legal regulation of EDI203

6.7.2 A conceptual framework for the regulation of open EDI206

6.7.3 Perspective209

6.8 CONCLUSIONS210

Summary211

CHAPTER 7 A LEGAL ADVISORY SYSTEM213

7.1 JURICAS - A LEGAL ADVISORY SYSTEM SHELL214

7.1.1 Programming in JURICAS214

7.1.2 Programming options and utility programs217

7.2 ADVISORY SYSTEMS AND THE PROMISE OF EXPERT SYSTEMS218

7.3 STRUCTURE AND METHOD222

7.4 FUNCTIONS AND LAYOUT222

7.4.1 A pseudo-hypertext facility224

7.5 COMPONENTS225

7.6 MAINTENANCE, DISTRIBUTION AND UPGRADING226

7.7 VALUE FOR OPEN EDI227

7.8 CONCLUSIONS229

Summary230

CHAPTER 8 AN AUTOMATED INTERCHANGE AGREEMENT231

8.1 THE CONTENTS232

8.2 THE SYSTEM235

8.3 MODUS OPERANDI OF LX239

8.4 DISTRIBUTION, MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADING241

8.5 VALUE FOR OPEN EDI243

8.6 CONCLUSIONS245

Summary246

CHAPTER 9 A REPOSITORY OF LEGAL TERMS249

9.1 THE ETERMS REPOSITORY250

9.2.LEGAL ISSUES253

9.2.1 Constructive notice253

9.2.2 Incorporation by reference254

9.2.3 Liability255

9.2.4 Arbitration255

9.2.5 Form requirements for the submitted terms255

9.3.TECHNICAL ISSUES256

9.3.1 Public key infrastructure256

9.3.2 Access257

9.3.3 Organisation of the ETERMS Repository258

9.4 ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE258

9.5 EXTENSIONS OF THE ETERMS PROJECT259

9.6 VALUE FOR OPEN EDI259

9.7 CONCLUSIONS262

Summary263

CHAPTER 10 EUROPEAN LEGISLATION265

10.1 THE NEED TO REGULATE AND THE PROMISE OF LEGISLATION266

10.2 TOWARDS A EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE ON OPEN EDI?268

10.3 HARMONISATION OF PRINCIPLES OF PRIVATE LAW - A EUROPEAN CIVIL CODE272

10.4 THE UNIDROIT PRINCIPLES FOR COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS AND THE UNILAW DATA BASE274

10.5 A NEW LEGAL LAYER FOR OPEN EDI276

10.6 CONCLUSIONS278

Summary280

CONCLUSIONS281

1 LAW AND ELECTRONIC DATA281

2 LEGAL QUESTIONS OF OPEN EDI AND WAYS TO ADDRESS THEM282

3 A CONCEPTUAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR OPEN EDI283

4 TOWARDS A SOLUTION TO THE LEGAL PROBLEMS OF OPEN EDI285

5 LIMITATIONS OF THIS RESEARCH286

6 FUTURE RESEARCH287

7 PUTTING SUGGESTIONS INTO PRACTICE289

APPENDIX Ⅰ THE JURICAS CODE OF LEDIA293

APPENDIX Ⅱ THE JURICAS CODE OF LX301

REFERENCES311

TABLE OF CASES325

TABLE OF STATUTES327

TABLE OF FIGURES329

TABLE OF INTERNET SITES329

INDEX OF NAMES331

INDEX OF SUBJECTS335