UNCITRAL Model Laws on Digital Trade : Electronic Transferable Records, Digital Identity and Trust Services

This book provides a detailed analysis of two UNCITRAL texts: the Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR) and the Model Law on the Use and Cross-border Recognition of Identity Management and Trust Services (MLIT). The MLETR is the legal tool that enables the use of trade documents such as bills of lading and promissory notes in electronic form.The book discusses in depth core MLETR provisions such as those on scope of application, functional equivalence, and reliability standards.It illustrates national variations in enactment techniques and substantive content in laws enacting MLETR, including in France, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.The MLIT provides the legal framework to manage identity management and trust services, including electronic signatures.The book explains the different approaches to giving legal recognition and effect to identity management and trust services (‘ex-ante’, ‘ex-post’ and ‘two-tier’), both domestically and across borders, highlighting advant