This course deals with the legal aspects of commercial exploitation of the internet, in particular, the use of internet as a platform for content and service delivery. It includes a theoretical as well as a technical background to illustrate the complexity of internet value chain and to enable the students not only to understand the architecture of the internet but also to comprehend its implications and limitations for business. It presents the legal landscape against the broader business trends. 

The E-Commerce Law is the area of law that regulates trading of information, money or goods and services which pass or partially through electronic means, including e-government services. In this context, we are particularly interested in several types of electronic trading relationships including business to business (B2B e-commerce), Business to consumer (B2C e-commerce), Consumer to consumer (C2C e-commerce), Employer to employee (workplace communications), Government to business (e-procurement) and Government to citizen amongst others. The mobile telephone and internet; satellite communication; electronic transactions, focusing on contract related aspects.  

The architect and development of e-commerce will be discussed as well as different aspect of electronic transactions, including marketing and advertising, the formation of contract electronically, formal requirements, and performance; intermediary liabilities; the requirement for systems and transactional security.  Different aspects of electronic transactions, especially electronic contracting; the international dimension of electronic transaction and cyberspace crimes. To analyze key private international law questions that arise from the international and borderless nature of e-commerce, such as applicable law and jurisdiction in internet disputes, dispute resolution and self-regulations. The main focus will be Kenyan and international Law.