THE INTERNATIONAL CHOICE OF COURT CONSUMER AGREEMENT: PROVISION OF PROTECTIVE JURISDICTION TO CONSUMER IN DIGITAL ERA

The article raises issues of validity of the international choice of court consumer agreements in favor of foreign jurisdiction taking into account the worldwide practice of concluding agreements on electronic platforms. The author addresses the issue of the conditions of consumer contracts on changes in domestic territorial jurisdiction in order to assess their possible extrapolation to cross-border relations. Based on an analysis of Russian legislation and judicial practice, the author formulates the conditions for providing the consumer with protective jurisdiction.

jurisdiction, Internet, cyberspace, consumers, choice of court agreement, directed activity, targeting advertisement, protective jurisdiction, jurisdiction over consumer contracts