Electronic Commerce in Asia: The Legal, Regulatory and Policy Issues

* This paper is based substantially on this author’s article ‘Electronic Commerce Law in Asia: A Case for Convergence’. 1 Samtani Anil is a Professor of Law in the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He has been admitted to the Roll of Advocates and Solicitors in Singapore and to the Roll of Solicitors in England and Wales. Mr Samtani specializes in the areas of electronic commerce law, information technology law, intellectual property law and international business law. E-mail : asamtani ntu.edu.sg; Phone : (65)–7906310; Fax : (65)–7935189 2 Chris Reed, Internet Law: Text and Materials (Butterworths, 2000) at page 252. 3 This study, conducted by Professor Steve Burdon, Visiting Professor of Electronic Commerce at Sydney’s University of Technology, was presented at the World E-Commerce Forum, held in October 2000: ‘Study: Asia Emerging as E-Commerce Powerhouse’, Vol 6 Issue 44 (September 1–7, 2000) Computerworld 4. International Journal of Law and Information Technology, Vol. 9 No. 2 Oxford University Press 2001