M.A. Thesis:

Investigation of Unfair Terms in E-Commerce Economic Contracts Regarding Consumer Rights

The growth of e-commerce exchanges has caused many issues to arise in the legal and economic fields as a result of these transactions. Terms used in e-commerce contracts have unique characteristics because they are concluded in the electronic environment compared to the terms in traditional contracts. Certainly, according to the principle of sovereignty, the will of the parties is not limited in determining the conditions contained in electronic contracts. In the present study, the unfair terms of e-commerce contracts are investigated. It seems that all the rules related to the terms in traditional contracts also apply to electronic contracts. Under e-commerce law, unfair terms that harm the rights of the other party have no legal effect and are void. It is up to the court to determine whether the condition is fair or not. E-commerce was soon accepted by everyone due to its ease of use. In order to prevent any differences between consumers and producers, the e-commerce law in a separate chapter provided rules to protect consumers. Consumer rights in e-commerce are in three areas of commitment to provide complete information, the right to cancel and the prevention of unfair conditions. The unfairness of contracts is the basis for government interference in contract law. In this regard, some protection laws have been developed to combat anti-competitive and monopolistic measures.

Keywords: Keywords: Consumer rights, e-commerce contracts, contracts, unfair terms