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BOOK REVIEW
EU REGULATION OF E-COMMERCE
A Commentary
Second Edition
Edited by Arno R Lodder and Andrew D Murray
ISBN: 978 1 80037 208 5
Edward Elgar Publishing Limited
Elgar Commentaries
e-elgar.com
elgaronline.com
AN INVALUABLE SOURCE OF REFERENCE FOR PRACTITIONERS, ACADEMICS AND POLICY MAKERS INVOLVED WITH MATTERS PERTAINING TO
E-COMMERCE AND THE EUROPEAN UNION
An appreciation by Elizabeth Robson Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers and Phillip Taylor MBE, Head of Chambers
and Reviews Editor, “The Barrister”
Recently revised and much expanded, this excellent work on “EU Regulation of E-Commerce” contains, in one convenient volume, no less than thirteen analytical and information-rich articles on key European Union legislation pertaining to electronic commerce, including seven directives and three regulations.
This is nothing if not an extremely useful -- and easy to use -- research resource -- and an important publication it is, as part of the expanding ‘Elgar Commentaries’ series from Edward Elgar
Publications. Discussed and analysed in detail, are examples of pivotal legislation, including a wide range of topics and concerns which cover, for example, copyright, open internet access, digital content, competition law, electronic payments, electronic identification, and consumer rights.
The fact that this work of investigation and analysis is now in its second edition, is unarguably a testament to the value of the well substantiated commentary provided by an impressive range of fifteen expert contributors and the two distinguished editors: Arno R Lodder, from the Amsterdam Law and Technology Institute and Andrew D Murray, who is Director of the Law, Technology and Society research group at the London School of Economics. Key issues under discussion range from security... freedom of speech... and cyber-crime... to algorithms... big data...’the internet of things’ and, of course, much more.
Interestingly, the editors have noted that ‘the European Union has a long history of investment in and encouragement for -- and development of -- electronic commerce -- and for over twenty-five years, has established a strong and mostly coherent regulatory framework for the e-commerce sector.’
‘The EU interest in e-commerce,’ they add, ‘dates from about November 1996, although at the time, the EU was apparently extolling the virtues of postal services as essential to the development of communication infrastructure in the Union.’
Subsequent commentary, however, has (thankfully) modified this stance, focusing upon ‘a specifically objective assessment of EU regulation of diverse forms of media within the EU.’
Definitely, this volume of over 525 pages makes it relatively simple to find what you might be looking for within this diverse range of subject matter. Note, for example, the seven-page ‘Extended Contents’ tables... the detailed index of no less than thirty-five pages... and the extensive tables of cases and of legislation. Practitioners involved with any aspect of media and internet issues would do well to acquire this book.
The date of publication of this hardback book from Edward Elgar is cited as 29th November 2022.
BOOK REVIEW
EU REGULATION OF E-COMMERCE
A Commentary
Second Edition
Edited by Arno R Lodder and Andrew D Murray
ISBN: 978 1 80037 208 5
Edward Elgar Publishing Limited
Elgar Commentaries
e-elgar.com
elgaronline.com
AN INVALUABLE SOURCE OF REFERENCE FOR PRACTITIONERS, ACADEMICS AND POLICY MAKERS INVOLVED WITH MATTERS PERTAINING TO
E-COMMERCE AND THE EUROPEAN UNION
An appreciation by Elizabeth Robson Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers and Phillip Taylor MBE, Head of Chambers
and Reviews Editor, “The Barrister”
Recently revised and much expanded, this excellent work on “EU Regulation of E-Commerce” contains, in one convenient volume, no less than thirteen analytical and information-rich articles on key European Union legislation pertaining to electronic commerce, including seven directives and three regulations.
This is nothing if not an extremely useful -- and easy to use -- research resource -- and an important publication it is, as part of the expanding ‘Elgar Commentaries’ series from Edward Elgar
Publications. Discussed and analysed in detail, are examples of pivotal legislation, including a wide range of topics and concerns which cover, for example, copyright, open internet access, digital content, competition law, electronic payments, electronic identification, and consumer rights.
The fact that this work of investigation and analysis is now in its second edition, is unarguably a testament to the value of the well substantiated commentary provided by an impressive range of fifteen expert contributors and the two distinguished editors: Arno R Lodder, from the Amsterdam Law and Technology Institute and Andrew D Murray, who is Director of the Law, Technology and Society research group at the London School of Economics. Key issues under discussion range from security... freedom of speech... and cyber-crime... to algorithms... big data...’the internet of things’ and, of course, much more.
Interestingly, the editors have noted that ‘the European Union has a long history of investment in and encouragement for -- and development of -- electronic commerce -- and for over twenty-five years, has established a strong and mostly coherent regulatory framework for the e-commerce sector.’
‘The EU interest in e-commerce,’ they add, ‘dates from about November 1996, although at the time, the EU was apparently extolling the virtues of postal services as essential to the development of communication infrastructure in the Union.’
Subsequent commentary, however, has (thankfully) modified this stance, focusing upon ‘a specifically objective assessment of EU regulation of diverse forms of media within the EU.’
Definitely, this volume of over 525 pages makes it relatively simple to find what you might be looking for within this diverse range of subject matter. Note, for example, the seven-page ‘Extended Contents’ tables... the detailed index of no less than thirty-five pages... and the extensive tables of cases and of legislation. Practitioners involved with any aspect of media and internet issues would do well to acquire this book.
The date of publication of this hardback book from Edward Elgar is cited as 29th November 2022.
