Legal mechanisms for enforcing electronic transactions in Rwanda

Abstract

My thesis focuses on addressing the legal issue of enforcement raised by the process of entering into a transaction using electronic means. In particular, I explore the enforcement of electronic transactions under the Rwandan law, the laws of selected countries and regions, international laws and instruments and it is limited to those transactions that are conducted and enabled by Internet and computer communication utilizing either an open or a closed network. To this end, I examine the enforcement of electronic transactions from both the domestic and international perspective, as it constitutes a comparison in two-folds of describing and analyzing the enforcement of electronic transaction elements in accordance with the legal framework, as well as taking into account the enforcement of electronic transactions according to the regulatory and decision - making bodies by referring to case law and legal doctrine. Finally, it speaks and offers scholars, government legislators, investors, business owners, company owners, consumers who often engage in electronic transactions on a large scale (multi - jurisdictional transactions, international transactions or cross - border transactions) or on a small scale (domestic transactions or national transactions) novel approaches to dealing with identified deficiencies. It also recommends improving the legislation relating to the enforcement of electronic transactions and any other related legislation in order to close the gaps in the enforcement of electronic transactions.