PRIVACY OF CONTRACT FORMATION IN THE DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT (IN ALGERIAN LAW)

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MAIZA REDHA, KASKAS ASMA

Abstract

This study aimed at highlighting the aspects of the peculiarity of concluding a contract in the digital environment, as it is mostly written in paperless digital supports stored within information systems. We found that although it agrees with the traditional contract in most of the rules, its peculiarity appears mainly in the way it is concluded, as it is done through electronic media This study also aimed to shed light on the most important issues raised by the electronic contract, the most important of which is the issue of clicking on the consent icon, the extent to which it is sufficient for the legal expression of acceptance, and the extent to which silence is considered valid as an expression of acceptance in electronic contracting.

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