September 11-12, 2000
San Francisco, CA

Jurisdiction and E-Commerce

Takashi Kume
Deputy Director, Electronic Policy Division
MITI, Japan

Table of Contents

1. Jurisdiction and E-Commerce
2. Japanese Rules on International Jurisdiction
3. MITI’s position toward E-Commerce http://www.miti.go.jp
4. Significance of Jurisdiction in balancing consumers and the industries
5. Unique elements to E-Commerce
6. The Hague Draft Convention
7. Contracts
8. Contracts
9. Consumers Contract
10. Consumers Contracts - Choice of court by an agreement
11. Consumers Contracts
12. If No disclaimer is permitted,
13. Is the balance appropriate?
14. Consumers Contracts
15. Branch [and regular commercial activity]
16. Tort
17. Summary
18. ADR
19. ADR
20. END