The Contribution of Uncitral to the Regulation of Electronic Commerce

Abstract

Purpose: the study aims to analyze the international legal regulation of electronic commerce and to identify the role of UNCITRAL in shaping unified legal mechanisms that ensure the reliability, legal certainty, and technological interoperability of digital trade processes. Methodology: the research was carried out using a legal-dogmatic approach, complemented by theoretical analysis. Conclusions: the rapid development of electronic commerce requires moving away from the universal application of traditional law toward the adoption of specialized international instruments that provide functional equivalence, technological neutrality, and crossborder recognition of electronic documents. It is demonstrated that the absence of unified technical and legal standards leads to market fragmentation and reduces trust in electronic records, whereas UNCITRAL model laws establish a basis for overcoming these issues. Scientific and practical significance: the results of the study can be applied in law-making, the activities of international organizations, the development of national legislation, as well as in educational programs related to international trade law.