I. Brief methodological reflections, by Giusella Finocchiaro
II. Discussion of the technological and geopolitical context and the most serious causes for concern, by Stefano Quintarelli
PART II. E-COMMERCE AND E-SIGNATURES
III. An introduction to the importance of a comparative approach in the analysis of the benefits and the risks of e-commerce, by Luigi Balestra
IV. The international regulatory framework for e-commerce; the approach of the US, China and the EU, by Federico Antonelli
V. An overview of the recent Chinese e-commerce law and the impact of EU-China cooperation on digital trade, by Federico Antonelli
VI. The common core in European and Canadian electronic commerce law provisions (with some references to Chinese and US legal frameworks on the matter), by Francesco Delfini
VII. E-commerce and protection of consumers underwriting online contracts: A comparative view on the evolution of EU law and Chinese law, by Giovanni De Cristofaro
VIII. Online trading platform providers’ liability for damage to consumers and its systemic construction, by Lebing Wang
PART III. PRIVACY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
IX. E-commerce and law: A post-modern legal scenario. Ideas from the Chinese observatory, by Marina Timoteo
X. Privacy and ownership rights: The legal framework governing the protection of personal data and the promotion of economic and intellectual competition in Italy and Europe, by Franco Pizzetti
XI. The protection of trade secrets in the European Union and China: A comparative analysis, by Cesare Galli and Filippo Calda
XII. E-commerce and IP protection in China, by Gong Hongbing
PART IV. CURRENT CHALLENGES: DIGITAL IDENTITY, SMART CONTRACTS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND BLOCKCHAIN
XIII. Enabling e-commerce and safeguarding citizens’ fundamental rights: eIDAS squares the equation, by Konstantinos Kapsouropoulos
XIV. UNCITRAL’s response to current challenges posed by the new technologies and the pandemic, by Luca Castellani
XV. UNIDROIT’s project on digital assets and private law: Towards a legal taxonomy and a set of principles, by Ignacio Tirado and Carlo Di Nicola
XVI. The regulatory framework for current technological challenges: Some methodological considerations, by Dianora Poletti
XVII. The legal framework for digital identity, by Thomas J. Smedinghoff
XVIII. On smart contracts, from the perspective of the private law system, by Zhao Lei and Sun Qi
