Open AccessE-commerce and its limits in the context of the consumer protection: the case of the Slovak Republic
Author(s) -
Tomáš Peráček
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
juridical tribune
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-0382
pISSN - 2247-7195
DOI - 10.24818/tbj/2022/12/1.03
Subject(s) - slovak , context (archaeology) , legislation , consumer protection , analogy , business , political science , scientific literature , public relations , law and economics , law , sociology , czech , commerce , paleontology , philosophy , linguistics , biology
The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns resulted in an unusual increase inelectronic commerce not only in the conditions of the Slovak Republic. This fact also causesmany unanswered questions in business practice, which bother entrepreneurs in ecommerce, especially in the context of consumer protection. The main goal of the article isto examine the current possibilities of electronic commerce in the conditions of the SlovakRepublic and especially its limits in the context of consumer protection as a weaker part.Determining the goal of a scientific studye conceived in this way responds to the currentpractical problems in the business practice. Due to the nature of the researched topic, wehave applied analysis, synthesis as well as comparison of legal regulations in the processingof this issue. However, in addition to the mentioned scientific methods of research, we alsoused scientific literature, case law and analogy of the law. In our scientific article, we strivefor qualified answers to the needs of business practice. In conclusion, we critically point outthe application problems we have identified and we proposed legislation.