Legal Instrument

The United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts aims to facilitate electronic communications in international trade by ensuring electronic contracts and communications have the same validity and enforceability as paper-based equivalents. The Convention builds upon UNCITRAL's Model Laws on Electronic Commerce and Electronic Signatures to create a comprehensive legal framework for electronic communications in international trade. It establishes fundamental principles of non-discrimination, technological neutrality, and functional equivalence while ensuring electronic communications have the same legal effect as traditional paper-based methods.