Features of international trade contract

Abstract

The electronic environment of the Internet is considered one of the most modern means of concluding contracts and fulfilling the obligations arising from them, especially in the field of commercial transactions. The nature of electronic contracts in relation to their validity, form, and conformity with the general rules and regulations of civil law regarding contracts is one of the new debates, the understanding and examination of which relations and legal effects arise from it, depend on the formal structure of the electronic environment and the concepts of communication technology recognized in this field.

The conclusion of electronic contracts and the characteristics specific to these contracts, the impact of the electronic nature on their formation, and the aspect of harmonization of general rules and regulations of electronic contracts are the main objectives of this article. Electronic contracts, in principle, do not have a different nature from traditional contracts. However, with this existence, the formal structure of the electronic environment has given new characteristics and concepts to this type of contract.

In this regard, it can be said that the formal structure and technical characteristics of the electronic environment have created a modern and extensive transformation in various dimensions of contract law, which will potentially affect the concepts of benefits in the way contracts are concluded. The present article attempts to address the characteristics of such contracts in a descriptive and analytical manner.