Abstract

CASTELLANI, Luca G. United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts: Practical relevance and lessons learned. Rev. Derecho Privado [online]. 2015, n.29, pp.75-99. ISSN 0123-4366.  https://doi.org/10.18601/01234366n29.04.

The United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts is the first treaty aiming at facilitating cross-border use of electronic communications in commercial relations. The article describes the policy goals behind the preparation of that Convention, its scope of application and its main substantive provisions. It makes specific reference to the interaction of that Convention with other treaties already adopted by Colombia and by numerous other States, such as the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the "New York Convention") and the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). Finally, the article analyzes the patterns in the adoption of the Convention in the last decade and concludes that Colombia should consider ratifying the Convention, which it has signed in 2007, to support its digital economy by modernizing the existing legislation on electronic commerce.

Keywords : United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts; international sale of goods; international arbitration; Model Law on Electronic Commerce; uncitral.

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