Electronic Commerce in international trade, is fast becoming a means of business communication. Guidelines and laws of operation are becoming a great necessity to ensure security and uniformity. This publication presents the Model Laws with the hope that countries will consider it when enacting or revising their laws on electronic commerce.

This publication analyses the main legal issues arising out of the use of electronic signatures and authentication methods in international transactions. It provides an overview of methods used for electronic signature and authentication and their legal treatment in various jurisdictions. The study considers the use of these methods in international transactions and identifies the main legal issues related to cross-border recognition of such methods, with a special attention to international use of digital signatures under a Public Key Infrastructure.

The "Model Law" deals with security interests in all types of tangible and intangible movable property, such as goods, receivables, bank accounts, negotiable instruments, negotiable documents,

Using case law from multiple jurisdictions, Stephen Mason examines the nature and legal bearing of electronic signatures.

Explores how the text and principles of the UNCITRAL Model Arbitration Law are implemented, or not, in key Asian jurisdictions.