| Electronic Signatures: Volume 5: Authentication Technology from a Legal Perspective Edition. Edition Contributor(s): Schellekens, M. H. M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9067041742 ISBN-13: 9789067041744 Publisher: T.M.C. Asser Press OUR PRICE: $66.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2004 Annotation: The contention that the provision of European Directives on functional legal requirements for digital signature validity solves a core problem of electronic commerce can at best be called naive. In this book it is made clear that there are no simple shortcuts for the lawyer who is concerned with authenticated digital transactions. Schellekens describes the main aspects of authentication technologies, presenting the technical insights needed to get to the legal semantics of functional equivalence between traditional and digital signatures. He focuses on the usability of authentication technology and what it entails for its users. The research for this book is based on an in-depth literature study and interviews with highly qualified experts in the field. It provides valuable tools and background information not only for everyone active in or setting out on e-business in its widest concept, but also for practising lawyers and students of information technology. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Communications - Law | Commercial - International Trade - Law | International |
| Dewey: 343.099 |
| Series: Information Technology & Law |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.4" W x 9.6" (0.88 lbs) 160 pages |
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| Publisher Description: With these issues the subject of legal usability is not completely covered. Enforcement is perhaps the most obvious issue that is not dealt with. There- fore I will indicate for what reason enforcement has been omitted as a sepa- rate issue. This has the following background. A signature may alleviate eviden- tiary burdens that may arise when enforcing a contract, but enforcing a contract involves much more than evidence of the existence and contents of a contract. E-commerce has opened the possibility to engage in cross- border business with a low value per transaction. Even if one has the authenticated identity of one's contracting party, it may still be too com- plicated or expensive to commence legal proceedings against a party. A signature does not in itself result in compliance with contracts and legal rules. A digital signature may, however, be an important part of a more encompassing enforcement concept. The security dimension of signatures only makes sense if one is really willing to embark upon enforcement (in- stead of accepting the loss). Enforcement in the Internet environment is not something that can be done on an ad hoc basis. The territorial division of the law hampers enforcement in the borderless Internet envi- ronment: each country has its own system for determining and adminis- tering law. Furthermore, traditional courts are not as yet tailored to the enforcement needs that originate from the Internet. |
Contributor Bio(s): Schellekens, M. H. M.: - Senior Researcher, Center for Law, Public Administration and Informatization, Tilburg University. |