The Iraqi consumer protection in international electronic contracts: issues on jurisdictions and applicable law

The Iraqi Civil Law (ICL) No. 40 of 1951 generally deals with all issues concerning conventional contracts in Iraq. The ICL, however, does not cover important aspects of international electronic contracts particularly concerning jurisdictional issues and applicable law. This study examined the right...

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Main Author:	Aziz, Zana Ismael
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng eng eng
Published:	2018
Subjects:	K Law (General)
Online Access:	https://etd.uum.edu.my/8968/1/s95432_01.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/8968/2/s95432_02.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/8968/3/s95432_references.docx
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spelling	my-uum-etd.89682021-12-27T08:10:48Z The Iraqi consumer protection in international electronic contracts: issues on jurisdictions and applicable law 2018 Aziz, Zana Ismael Ayub, Zainal Amin Mohamed, Khadijah Ghazali Shafie Graduate School of Government Ghazali Shafie Graduate School of Government K Law (General) The Iraqi Civil Law (ICL) No. 40 of 1951 generally deals with all issues concerning conventional contracts in Iraq. The ICL, however, does not cover important aspects of international electronic contracts particularly concerning jurisdictional issues and applicable law. This study examined the rights provided by the international law to consumers who deal with international electronic contracts on issues concerning jurisdiction and applicable law and compared the laws in Iraq to those in the European Union (EU). The objectives include to find solutions to the current problems in Iraq and to propose recommendations for improvement in this area of law. This study adopted the doctrinal approach in assessing the law which was corroborated by interviews with key figures specialized in the field of private international law in Iraq. Analytical, historical, comparative and thematic methods were employed in analyzing the data for this study. The study found that the current Iraqi legal framework does not provide appropriate protection to consumers who involve in international electronic contracts. This study recommends the Iraqi government to adopt a comprehensive legal framework as taken by the EU to address the issues of consumer protection in international electronic contracts as to guarantee better protection for consumers in this field. As such, amendment to the existing law is necessary including modifications to the ICL, Iraqi Electronic Signature and Transactions Act, and Iraqi Consumer Protection Law, so that Iraqi consumers will be equipped with appropriate legal protection when they carry out international transactions electronically. 2018 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/8968/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/8968/1/s95432_01.pdf text eng staffonly https://etd.uum.edu.my/8968/2/s95432_02.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/8968/3/s95432_references.docx text eng public other doctoral Universiti Utara Malaysia
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advisor	Ayub, Zainal Amin Mohamed, Khadijah
topic	K Law (General)
spellingShingle	K Law (General) Aziz, Zana Ismael The Iraqi consumer protection in international electronic contracts: issues on jurisdictions and applicable law
description	The Iraqi Civil Law (ICL) No. 40 of 1951 generally deals with all issues concerning conventional contracts in Iraq. The ICL, however, does not cover important aspects of international electronic contracts particularly concerning jurisdictional issues and applicable law. This study examined the rights provided by the international law to consumers who deal with international electronic contracts on issues concerning jurisdiction and applicable law and compared the laws in Iraq to those in the European Union (EU). The objectives include to find solutions to the current problems in Iraq and to propose recommendations for improvement in this area of law. This study adopted the doctrinal approach in assessing the law which was corroborated by interviews with key figures specialized in the field of private international law in Iraq. Analytical, historical, comparative and thematic methods were employed in analyzing the data for this study. The study found that the current Iraqi legal framework does not provide appropriate protection to consumers who involve in international electronic contracts. This study recommends the Iraqi government to adopt a comprehensive legal framework as taken by the EU to address the issues of consumer protection in international electronic contracts as to guarantee better protection for consumers in this field. As such, amendment to the existing law is necessary including modifications to the ICL, Iraqi Electronic Signature and Transactions Act, and Iraqi Consumer Protection Law, so that Iraqi consumers will be equipped with appropriate legal protection when they carry out international transactions electronically.
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qualification_level	Doctorate
author	Aziz, Zana Ismael
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title	The Iraqi consumer protection in international electronic contracts: issues on jurisdictions and applicable law
title_short	The Iraqi consumer protection in international electronic contracts: issues on jurisdictions and applicable law
title_full	The Iraqi consumer protection in international electronic contracts: issues on jurisdictions and applicable law
title_fullStr	The Iraqi consumer protection in international electronic contracts: issues on jurisdictions and applicable law
title_full_unstemmed	The Iraqi consumer protection in international electronic contracts: issues on jurisdictions and applicable law
title_sort	iraqi consumer protection in international electronic contracts: issues on jurisdictions and applicable law
granting_institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
granting_department	Ghazali Shafie Graduate School of Government
publishDate	2018
url	https://etd.uum.edu.my/8968/1/s95432_01.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/8968/2/s95432_02.pdf https://etd.uum.edu.my/8968/3/s95432_references.docx
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The Iraqi consumer protection in international electronic contracts: issues on jurisdictions and applicable law

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