The control of the non-negotiated terms in the electronic contracting

Authors

Abstract

The article deals with the control of non-negotiated clauses in electronic contracting, distinguishing between control of incorporation and control of content. In relation to the control of incorporation, the charges aimed at safeguarding the knowability, understandability and reasonable predictability of the clauses are critically examined, and their normative bases in Chilean law are specified. Regarding control of content, it is stated, in a prominent way, that, in light of article 16 letter g) of Law 19.496, it is an abstract control, intended to safeguard a certain degree of normative balance of the clauses, and that should not be confused with a control of surprising terms.

Keywords:

Electronic contracting, non-negotiated terms, charges of incorporation, control of content

Author Biographies

Sebastián Campos Micin, Universidad de Chile

Abogado. Licenciado en Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales y magíster en Derecho mención en Derecho Privado, ambos por la Universidad de Chile. Máster en Economía y Derecho del Consumo, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha. Profesor instructor del Departamento de Derecho Privado, Universidad de Chile. Doctorando en Derecho, Universidad de Chile.

Gabriel Hernández Paulsen, Universidad de Chile

Abogado. Licenciado en Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales por la Universidad de Chile. Magíster en Derecho mención en Derecho Público, Universidad de Chile. Máster en Derecho Empresarial, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. Doctor en Derecho Privado, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. Director y Profesor del Departamento de Derecho Privado, Universidad de Chile.