사이버무역거래에 관한 법적 문제와 활성화방안

The Legal Problems and Policy Suggestions for Vitalizing Cyber Trade Transactions

국제무역부문에서 사이버무역거래가 활발하게 이용되기 물품운송 및 무역대금결제에 이르기까지 전통적인 방식에 의한 무역보다 전자환경에 맞는 안정되고 예측가능한 시스템구축이 필요하다. WTO, OECD, UNCITRAL, APEC등과 같은 국제기구에서 전자상거래 활성화를 위한 방안이 모색되고 있고, 무역 관련 국제규범에 사이버 무역 활성화를 위한 규칙을 마련하고 있으나 전자계약, 운송서류의 전자문서화, 전자결제 등에 이용하기에는 많은 문제점을 가지고 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 이들 문제점들을 규명하고 전자계약의 성립과 유효성 및 권리 구제에 대한 전자적 합의의 표준화, 전자선하증권 등을 중심으로 하는 운송서류의 권리이전문제, 전자결제시스템의 개발을 통하여 사이버무역을 활성화시킬 수 있는 방안을 제시한다.

This study is to examine some legal problems of cyber trade transactions and to suggest some policy implications to vitalize cyber trade by internet accomplishes electronic business from all process integration of production, marketing and customer service. However, there are some legal problems for the electronic commerce to be used in international trade activities such as trade contract transport documents and payment systems by internet. First international trade rules have to be legislated so that electronic documents has same legal function like traditional documents. Also electronic signature must has authenticity, integrity, non-repudiation, writing and confidentiality. Second, traditionally international payment systems such as letters of credits, remittance, documentary collections and open account have been operated as an important and popular method of payment. In the modern world of electronic commerce, information technology has made it possible to pay for the sale of goods and services over the internet. The payment methods such as Credit Card, Debit Card, Electronic Cash, Electronic Fund Transfers enable partly sellers, buyers and service providers to settle payment electronically through the internet. To settle the problems of payment systems, the security requirements for safe electronic Payments such as authenticity, integrity, non-repudiation have to be guaranteed. Also, electronic data interchange in transport documents has to be adopted and negotiability of electronic bills of lading has to be guaranteed. Electronic payment systems through SWIFT enable the sellers and the buyers to conduct and settle international business-to-business electronic commerce in case of solving the above problems and harmonizing the Bolero project.