DOCTRINAL LEGAL RESEARCH METHOD

–Doctrinal legal research method will be employed for this research. The objective of doctrinal research is to base any statements about what the law is on primary authorities such as the cases and legislation.

DOCUMENT ANALYSIS

–Document analysis will be carried out to evaluate all applicable laws, traditional contract principles and the proposed Electronic Transactions Bill 2015. Additional insights on issues related to electronic contracts were obtained by evaluating analogous laws of different countries and international developments on electronic contracts.

SOURCES

–This research method will make use of both primary and secondary sources. The primary sources of this study include both domestic and foreign laws. The main primary domestic sources within this study include the general contract law and other legislations. Secondary sources include books, journals, unpublished materials, reports and cyber sources.