[Ecommerce] Meeting in November of Internet and Jurisdiction

[Pippa Lawson]

>I would certainly support such a meeting.  
>
>By the way, who on this list will be in Ottawa next week for The Hague
Convention talks?  I won't be attending, but am providing input to the
Canadian gov't officials who will be there.  
>
>As the draft Convention addresses the issue of applicable forum only (not
applicable law), I feel strongly that it should go forward as is - i.e.,
firmly establishing the consumer's right to resort to her own forum in the
event of cross-border disputes.  Issues of applicable law may be more
difficult to resolve, but that's no reason not to move forward on the issue
of jurisdiction (i.e., forum).  I understand, however, that our friends
from the great USofA are once again resisting a consumer-friendly
resolution to this growing problem.  If a neutral, private body such as the
Hague Convention can't provide leadership in this area, who will?
>
>Pippa
>(from Canada)
>
>At 11:13 AM 2/23/00 -0500, you wrote:
>>Is there support for having a meeting toward the end of November on the
>>issue of how we will make laws for cyberspace, in Washington, DC?  I was
>>thinking the TACD would be a co-sponsor or sponsor of such an event. 
>>Frank, Susan, Vergil and I talked about this at a meeting yesterday with
>>State, FTC, and Commerce, and the government officials said it would be
>>interesting to mention this in the Ottawa e-commerce talks at the end of
>>this month.  
>>
>>I am quite keen for us to take a pro-active position on these issues. 
>>The Hague convention on private law, ICANN, spam laws, privacy
>>regulation, and other disputes have raised a number of very important
>>issues, and we really need to address these matters.
>>
>>CPT could provide the facility (the Carnagie Institution) and the
>>staffing for such a meeting.  
>>
>>Jamie
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