The Japanese law on unauthorized on-line credit card and banking transactions: are current legal principles with respect to unauthorized transactions adequate to protect consumers against information technology crimes in contemporary society?

Abstract

Noriko Kawawa discusses the Japanese law relating to unauthorized on-line credit card transactions and internet banking transactions, including the Act on Protection of Depositors Against Unauthorized Withdrawal of Money with Forged or Stolen Cards by Mechanical Process.

Index words: Japan; unauthorized on-line credit card and internet banking transactions; ATM transactions; adequacy of legal principles; protection of consumers; indemnity; case law; Depositors Protection Act.