Proposal in Criminal Protection of the Electronic Contracts in Saudi Arabia System A comparative Analytic Study

Proposal in Criminal protection of the electronic contracts in Saudi Arabia System

A comparative analytic study

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Introduction

The use of modern technology in the Internet enable rapid information exchange among people, which never experienced by human before. This notion encouraged many individuals prefer to end their trade contracts and legal actions through online network trade. Although, electronic commerce mainly depend on the computer system and the use of this technique showed many problems in the scientific and legal levels of network transactions. However, the emergence of the internet hackers made major effects on both local and international levels. In particular, many people claim that poor legislations and law enforcement create incentives for internet hackers to intensify their fraudulent activities on the Internet. In general, the computer crime and criminal information law are relatively young phenomena. A historical analysis of internet crimes indicate that each new development of computer technology followed by corresponding crime adaptation and consequently laws to controls them.

In Saudi Arabia and during the last few years been noticed that the internet frauds are soaring up continuously among wide sectors of population. The bad use of internet technology brings the attention of State, international organizations and the legal systems in Saudi Arabia to stop the breach of law. This type of crime exists in Saudi Arabia, like other countries in the world, so the government sought to develop new legislation to protect electronic transactions and e-contracts so the internet users trade safely in the net. Hence, the government imposed sanctions against criminals to limit the mi...

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...(Islamic law) to that of British law we can get a sound picture about best methods in controlling the internet crime to safeguard the business for traders.

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