The Signature in Law
This book explores the judicial development of the concept of the signature from the thirteenth century to the age of the facsimile transmission. It puts the concept of the signature into a broad legal context to set out the purposes that can be attributed to a signature, and to explain the function...
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| description | This book explores the judicial development of the concept of the signature from the thirteenth century to the age of the facsimile transmission. It puts the concept of the signature into a broad legal context to set out the purposes that can be attributed to a signature, and to explain the functions a signature is capable of performing. Drawing on cases from common law jurisdictions across the world, the book demonstrates that judges expanded the meaning of a signature as technologies developed and were used in unanticipated ways. Following an overview of the methods used to demonstrate proof of intent and authentication, the book considers the judicial response to the array of variations in the form that manuscript signatures have been subject over the past two hundred years, from initials, partial signatures and fingerprints, to rubber stamps and typewriting. Past judicial decision-making not only demonstrates the flexibility of the form a signature can take, but also confirms that judges had the flexibility of mind to accept the first forms of electronic signature (telex, facsimile transmission) as merely one further development without the aid of special legislation. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1321782025-03-22T00:03:36Z The Signature in Law Mason, Stephen signature authentication facsimile transmission common law adapting technological developments This book explores the judicial development of the concept of the signature from the thirteenth century to the age of the facsimile transmission. It puts the concept of the signature into a broad legal context to set out the purposes that can be attributed to a signature, and to explain the functions a signature is capable of performing. Drawing on cases from common law jurisdictions across the world, the book demonstrates that judges expanded the meaning of a signature as technologies developed and were used in unanticipated ways. Following an overview of the methods used to demonstrate proof of intent and authentication, the book considers the judicial response to the array of variations in the form that manuscript signatures have been subject over the past two hundred years, from initials, partial signatures and fingerprints, to rubber stamps and typewriting. Past judicial decision-making not only demonstrates the flexibility of the form a signature can take, but also confirms that judges had the flexibility of mind to accept the first forms of electronic signature (telex, facsimile transmission) as merely one further development without the aid of special legislation. 2023-12-22T04:05:49Z 2023-12-22T04:05:49Z 2023-12-21T16:36:01Z 2022 book ONIX_20231221_9781911507321_13 ONIX_20231221_9781911507321_13 OCN: 1371150554 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/86294 9781911507314 9781911507338 9781911507413 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/132178 eng OBserving Law open access image/png image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/86294/1/9781911507321.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/86294/1/9781911507321.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/86294/1/9781911507321.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/86294/1/9781911507321.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/86294/1/9781911507321.pdf University of London Press University of London Press 10.14296/zbwc8919 10.14296/zbwc8919 3fae60e1-9f6a-42ab-a7ee-73df8c57b4f2 9781911507314 9781911507338 9781911507413 University of London Press 122 London open access |
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