Authenticity of the Electronic Signature in Evidence

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the authoritativeness of the electronic signature in evidence, especially in light of artificial intelligence and the increasing reliance on information technology (computer in particular) and the great developments in communications and information transfer. Therefore, the subject of the study is very important and one of the important topics. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the legal comparative approach was relied upon, and the study reached a set of results, most notably: The electronic signature is a distinct sign or symbol belonging to a specific person, through which the person expresses his will and confirms the truth of the data contained in the document he signed. The electronic signature did not stipulate a specific image, expresses the signer's satisfaction with the content of the document, achieves security and privacy, and achieves the purposes and functions of the traditional signature, and there are many implications for the authoritativeness of the electronic signature in the proof from a legal point of view, and if the conditions for the electronic signature, writing, editors and documents are achieved,  they have full authoritative evidence before all official authorities.