A Study on ODR Enforcement for Disputes Arising from Cross-border E-Commerce: Focusing on the UNCITRAL and EU

Unprecedented growth of cross-bord er e-commerce has triggered increasi ng number of disputes arising betwee n parties located in different jurisdictio ns. There have been efforts to enact well-established ODR laws and creat e well-functioning ODR platform in bo th state and international levels. Such ODR laws and systems are essential to provide confidence for the parties involved in cross-border e-commerce. The UNCITRAL Working Group III ha s held numerous sessions for active discussions to establish an ODR syst em applicable to multiple jurisdiction s. In the meantime, the EU set an exa mple by enacting ODR Regulation ap plicable for e-commerce consumers a nd traders. This paper will analyze th e UNCITRAL Working Group III’s pro gress on making the ODR system, re view the EU’s laws on ADR and ODR, and examine ODR in South Korea