UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce

The United Nations Model Law on Electronic Commerce is an initiative of the U.N. Commission on International Trade Law. It was promulgated in 1996 but surprisingly makes no reference to the Internet. It provides that information is not to be denied legal effect merely because it is in electronic form pr is signed electronically. It also deals with transmission and receipt of messages and contracts for the carriage of goods. It does not address jurisdictional or conflicts of laws issues.