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The Legal Challenges of International Electronic Contracts in Iraq

The electronic commerce activities raise emerging legal challenges and problems based on the existing legal systems in Iraq. The traditional commercial relations make the commercial activity on the basis of offer and acceptance relies on the commitment of the seller. For example, to deliver the sale...

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Main Authors: Aziz, Zana Ismael, Ayub, Zainal Amin, Mohamed, Khadijah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academic Research Publishing Group 2017
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K Law (General)
Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/31103/1/JSSR%2005%2002%202017%2057-72.pdf
http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijssr.v5i2.11332
https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/31103/
https://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/ijssr/index
http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijssr.v5i2.11332
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spelling my.uum.repo.311032024-07-22T10:52:22Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/31103/ The Legal Challenges of International Electronic Contracts in Iraq Aziz, Zana Ismael Ayub, Zainal Amin Mohamed, Khadijah K Law (General) The electronic commerce activities raise emerging legal challenges and problems based on the existing legal systems in Iraq. The traditional commercial relations make the commercial activity on the basis of offer and acceptance relies on the commitment of the seller. For example, to deliver the sales physically and the buyer has to pay the price either in cash or by using tools that are alternative to direct payment-in cash through trade securities or other means of conventional banking fulfillment. However, it is a different story in relation to electronic commerce transactions. The difference is not only in the concept of the commercial activity but also in the tools of its practice and the nature of relations arising under its umbrella. Most activities in the e-commerce activities is carried out online i.e. through the internet or information network. The use of technology is dominant, creating new challenges against the existing legal systems in Iraq. The aim of this article is to study the challenges and problems with regards to electronic contracts in Iraq. It is found that the current law governing the e-commerce in Iraq is the main obstacle for Iraqi consumers to conclude such contracts despite growing importance of e-commerce contract among Iraqis in their daily life. The article suggests amendment to the current legislation governing e-commerce to facilitate the growth of online transaction in Iraq Academic Research Publishing Group 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc4_by https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/31103/1/JSSR%2005%2002%202017%2057-72.pdf Aziz, Zana Ismael and Ayub, Zainal Amin and Mohamed, Khadijah (2017) The Legal Challenges of International Electronic Contracts in Iraq. The Journal of Social Sciences Research, 5 (2). pp. 57-72. ISSN 2413- 6670 https://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/ijssr/index http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijssr.v5i2.11332 http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijssr.v5i2.11332
institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
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Aziz, Zana Ismael
Ayub, Zainal Amin
Mohamed, Khadijah
The Legal Challenges of International Electronic Contracts in Iraq
description The electronic commerce activities raise emerging legal challenges and problems based on the existing legal systems in Iraq. The traditional commercial relations make the commercial activity on the basis of offer and acceptance relies on the commitment of the seller. For example, to deliver the sales physically and the buyer has to pay the price either in cash or by using tools that are alternative to direct payment-in cash through trade securities or other means of conventional banking fulfillment. However, it is a different story in relation to electronic commerce transactions. The difference is not only in the concept of the commercial activity but also in the tools of its practice and the nature of relations arising under its umbrella. Most activities in the e-commerce activities is carried out online i.e. through the internet or information network. The use of technology is dominant, creating new challenges against the existing legal systems in Iraq. The aim of this article is to study the challenges and problems with regards to electronic contracts in Iraq. It is found that the current law governing the e-commerce in Iraq is the main obstacle for Iraqi consumers to conclude such contracts despite growing importance of e-commerce contract among Iraqis in their daily life. The article suggests amendment to the current legislation governing e-commerce to facilitate the growth of online transaction in Iraq
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author Aziz, Zana Ismael
Ayub, Zainal Amin
Mohamed, Khadijah
author_facet Aziz, Zana Ismael
Ayub, Zainal Amin
Mohamed, Khadijah
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title The Legal Challenges of International Electronic Contracts in Iraq
title_short The Legal Challenges of International Electronic Contracts in Iraq
title_full The Legal Challenges of International Electronic Contracts in Iraq
title_fullStr The Legal Challenges of International Electronic Contracts in Iraq
title_full_unstemmed The Legal Challenges of International Electronic Contracts in Iraq
title_sort legal challenges of international electronic contracts in iraq
publisher Academic Research Publishing Group
publishDate 2017
url https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/31103/1/JSSR%2005%2002%202017%2057-72.pdf
http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijssr.v5i2.11332
https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/31103/
https://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/ijssr/index
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