Standard Terms Contracting in the Global Electronic Age: European Alternatives

Maxeiner, James R.

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Standard Terms Contracting in the Global Electronic Age: European Alternatives

James R. Maxeiner

University of Baltimore - School of Law

January 1, 2003

Yale Journal of International Law, Vol. 28, No. 1, 2003

Abstract:
This article examines American, European Union and German standard terms laws from an American perspective. It considers not only current law, but significant aspects of the development of these bodies of law. It sets out general issues involved in standard terms laws and summarizes American law. It notes the origin of American concepts in Europe and examines standard terms in the struggle over revision of the Uniform Commercial Code. It looks at the law of the European Union and its origin in the consumer movement. It considers in detail the law of one Member State as an example, that of Germany.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 74

Keywords: Standard terms law, unconscionability, 2-302, consumer law, legal history, comparative law, click-wrap, rolling contracts, adhesion

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Date posted: June 25, 2008 ; Last revised: August 27, 2008

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Maxeiner, James R., Standard Terms Contracting in the Global Electronic Age: European Alternatives (January 1, 2003). Yale Journal of International Law, Vol. 28, No. 1, 2003. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1150508

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