The Time of Concluding the Contract in E-Commerce from Islamic Legal Perspective

摘要

Theissueofwhenacontractbetweenface-to-facepartiesisdeemedtobeconcludedpresentsnolegaldifficultytodealwithinconventionaldealings.However,theborderlessnatureoftheInternetpresentsquestionsastowhenacontractisdeemedtobeirrevocablyformedandthereforeraisesquestionsregardingcontractvalidity.Asageneralrule,acontractisformedwhenthereisanexchangeofofferandacceptancebetweentheparties.However,inonlinecontractsthecontractingpartiesarenotinface-to-facemeetingandthustheexchangeofofferandacceptanceinvolvesthepossibilitythatsuchcorrespondencemaynotreachitsintendedrecipientbecauseoftechnicalerrorsorothertechnologicalcomplexities.Asaresult,thisarticletendstoengageinacriticalstudytodeterminethetimewhenacontractformedinthecyberspaceisconcludedinthelightofIslamiccontractingprincipleswithreferencetoanumberofInternationallegalframeworks.