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Notary Services Require Legal Background Terms ‘Notary’, ‘Notarial Act’, etc. bear (traditional) legal meanings For electronic ‘Notary Services’ to be useful, legal background cannot be ignored Legal background is needed already at the requirements stage Example: ‘Taking an oath virtually, over the Web’ would be legally void under most jurisdictions Notary Services Require Methods for Human Interference The definition of the workflow of a notarial act should be able to include ‘calls for action’ to the human notary or the other involved parties E.g., notaries may be asked to certify an act by signing a document An envisaged standard should therefore include a variety of methods to invoke and document human action |