论电子合同成立的时间与地点

承诺生效的时间与地点就是合同成立的时间与地点。由于电子合同既涉及虚拟空间也涉及现实空间,而在虚拟空间目前尚不存在网络法与虚拟空间司法机关的情况下,应将电子合同的成立时间与电子合同的成立地点分别认定。电子合同的成立时间应为承诺的数据电文进入要约人在虚拟空间中的支配范围的时间,除非要约人和承诺人另有约定;电子合同的成立地点应为要约人在现实空间中的营业地、惯常居住地等与电子合同具有最密切联系的现实空间的地点。

Electronic Contract:Time and Location of Formation

Electronic contracts involve cyber space and physical space also. Because there is no cyber law and cyber space court, we should determine the time of formation of electronic contract and the location of formation of electronic contract differently. The time of formation of electronic contract should be the time the data message of acceptance enters the space within the control of offeror in cyber space, whereas unless otherwise agreed by offeror and acceptor, the location of formation of electronic contract should be the place of business, habitual residence of offeror which has the closest relationship to the electronic contract in physical space.