Abstract
E-Commerce is typically about profit. The expansion of E-commerce involves an element of risk. "Selling on the Internet or through the World Wide Web is similar to selling in the real world ". However, E-contracts have raised many issues such as the validity of electronic transactions, where a law requires a person to give assent and information in writing, validity of digital signatures, production of documents, retention of information and documents, time and place of dispatch and receipt of electronic communications, and even more. The offer acceptance raises many issues and it is the most disputable point on which conflict of laws presents different results by different jurisdictions and it raises the following questions: What is the best method of accepting an offer online? To improve trust and confidence, "many international organizations have proposed treaties, model laws and protocols to encourage certainty and stability for these international electronic commercial practices and in relation to laws of contract ". Taking into consideration this official documentation, this paper addresses the various methods of accepting an offer online while explaining why some methods will be regarded as more legally effective than others, considering legal certainty and business efficacy.
