Legal regulation of distance trading: problems and prospects

Abstract

The article examines the problems of legal regulation of the remote method of selling goods in the context of the development of digital technologies and electronic commerce. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the legal features and peculiarities of remote trading, primarily using the Internet. The absence of significant administrative barriers involving strict state regulation of electronic commerce not only contributes to its development, but also, as judicial practice shows, generates negative consequences related to the protection of the rights of its participants. The author concludes that the balance of public and private interests in this case can been sured by creating a uniform terminological apparatus in the field of distance trading, more detailed regulation of the rights and obligations of its participants, and improving dispute resolution mechanisms.