国际电子商务外文文献.pdf

J Consum Policy (2011) 34:423–436 DOI 10.1007/s10603-011-9170-9 ORIGINAL PAPER Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce: Some Remarks on the Jordanian Electronic Transactions Law Emad Abdel Rahim Dahiyat Received: 15 January 2011 /Accepted: 7 August 2011 / Published online: 2 September 2011 # Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. 2011 Abstract It has become increasingly certain that the success of e-commerce in any country depends mainly on the predictability and suitability of the legal framework and whether such framework copes sensibly with the needs of online consumers. For e- commerce to reach its full potential, consumers must have effective protection when shopping online, and their primary rights must be adequately protected. This paper thus explores the way in which the Electronic Transactions Law deals with such rights and determine whether or not this law gives due attention to consumer protection in an online environment. Furthermore, this paper encourages debate of what such law should be in order to enhance legal certainty as well as increase trust in e-commerce in Jordan. This paper, however, is not intended to provide the final answer to all questions and challenges in this regard, but to identify the main components, and provide perspectives on how to deal with such issue. Keywords Consumer protection . Electronic Transactions Law . Privacy of personal data . Withdrawal from the contract . Unfair contractual terms Electronic commerce changes the way the world is conducting business. It offers enormous potential for accessing to new markets and transacting between parties who may have had no previous contact or knowledge. With this modern kind of trade, transactions might even be formed by the interaction with or between in