Volume 11 Issue 1

Europe's E-commerce Directive - A Too Hasty Legislative Rush to Judgment??

ROGER BROWNSWORD & GERAINT HOWELLS*

This article evaluates the European Union Directive 2000/31EC which came into being on 8 June 2000. The authors sketch the main provisions of the directive and argue that the ‘rush to legislation’ has resulted in poor quality solutions to many e-commerce problems.