SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL (DEEMED UNIVERSITY)

(Established under section 3 of the UGC Act 1956)

Re - accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade
Founder: Prof. Dr. S. B. Mujumdar, M.Sc.,Ph.D. (Awarded Padma Bhushan and
Padma Shri by President of India)
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Sub Committee - Specialization for Curriculum Development

Under Graduate

Course Title: E-Commerce Law

Course Code: T1566

Number of Credits: 2

Level: 4

Learning Objective(s):

1. Understand the E-commerce Laws in India and the contemporary issues related to E-
commerce.
2. Examine the applicability of the Information Technology Law in India in specifically
in the field of E-Commerce.
3. It aims at providing in-depth knowledge about the adjudication and investigation of
cyber-crimes relating to E-commerce.
4. Identify core provisions relating to E-Commerce, Digital Signatures and regulatory
framework under the Act.

Learning Outcome (s):

After the completion of this course the student will be able to:
 Comprehend the legal framework of E-Commerce laws.
 Understand Information Technology Act, 2000 in the context of e –commerce law
 Understand the impact of Information Technology Act, 2000 on the E-Commerce.
 Comprehend definitions, taxation schemes and working of Information Technology
Act, 2000.
 Analyse various offences under the Information Technology Act, 2000 in relation to
E-Commerce.
 Apply law to the issues in e- commerce in global context
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Pre-learning:

 Understanding of the concept of E-commerce

 Understand of the concept of Information Technology

Course Outline

Sr. No. Topic Hours

1 Introduction 03
 Meaning of E-commerce SUMMI
 E-commerce Industry in India
2 Legal Validity of Electronic Transactions 05
 Formation of E-contract ANANYA
 Validity of Online Contracts
 Standard Form Online Contracts
3 Security Issues in E-commerce 04
 Privacy DEEPTHI
 Data Protection
 Authentication and Security
4 02
Payment Mechanisms for E-commerce
NEHA
5 03
Investment and FDI in E-commerce
NEHA
6 Diverse Legal Issues in E-commerce: 06
 Jurisdiction Issues: IT Act, 2000 ANANYA ANANYA
 Consumer Protection issuesSUMMI &
 Intellectual Property IssuesSUMMI SUMMI
 Content Regulation: Obscenity issues and
DefamationSUMMI
 Intermediary LiabilityANANYA
7 Taxation of E-commerce Transactions: Direct and Indirect 04
Taxation DEEPTHI

Pedagogy:

 Lectures
 Presentation
 Projects
 Practical

Books/Paper/Article Recommended:

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  Turban, E., Outland, J., King, D., Lee, J.K., Liang, T.P. and Turban, D.C., 2018. E-
Commerce: Regulatory, Ethical, and Social Environments. In Electronic Commerce
2018 (pp. 573-612). Springer, Cham., 2018.
 Todd, P., 2017. E-commerce Law. Routledge-Cavendish.
 Kalia, P., Arora, R. and Law, P., 2017. Information Technology Act in India: e-
Commerce Value Chain Analysis.
 Deng, J. and Liu, P., 2017. Consultative Authoritarianism: The Drafting of China’s
Internet Security Law and E-Commerce Law. Journal of Contemporary
China, 26(107), pp.679-695.
 Vakeel, K.A., Das, S., Udo, G.J. and Bagchi, K., 2017. Do security and privacy
policies in B2B and B2C e-commerce differ? A comparative study using content
analysis. Behaviour & Information Technology, 36(4), pp.390-403.
 Oliveira, T., Alhinho, M., Rita, P. and Dhillon, G., 2017. Modelling and testing
consumer trust dimensions in e-commerce. Computers in Human Behavior, 71,
pp.153-164.
 Alwyn Didar Singh, E-commerce in India: Assessments and Strategies for the
Developing World, Lexis Nexis, 2008
 Paul Todd, E-Commerce Law, Cavendish Publishing Ltd., 2005
 E-commerce Law in India, Nishith Desai Associates, 2015
(www.nishithdesai.com/fileadmin/user_upload/pdfs/.../E-Commerce_in_India.pdf)

Suggested Assessment/ Evaluation Methods:

Internal Evaluations:
(Case Analysis/Presentation / Simulation / Assignment / Field visit)