For suppose, if a intentionally long hundred page T&C page has a unintentional mistake, would that enforceable as well. And why do countries even bother signing agreements? Why is signature universally accepted way of confirmation?
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Laws are what makes contracts legally enforcable.
>if a intentionally long hundred page T&C page has a unintentional mistake
That first of all depends on what the mistake is. Contracts cant override laws so if the mistakes make the contract against the law it cant be enforced, this is pretty universaly true. The rest depends on where in the world you are (and where the other side is). In some jurisdictions the whole contract voids if there is something illegal in there, unless you include a severability clause in other jurisdictions severability is just assumed. Then it also depends on who signs the contracts. Lay people often arent held to the same standards as a proffesional, so in some jurisdictions for example an unreasonable clause in a T&C might not be enforcable because lay people wont understand it or because it is unreasonable to exepect a clause in T&C. For example if reddit changed their T&C tomorrow and would hide a clause somewhere that says you have pay your entire salary to them for ever no court would say that this is something you could expect in a T&C of a social media platform so it wouldnt be enforcable.
To the countries part they bother because if they breach the contract it harms their reputation and makes future contracts with any other nation more unlikely.
The signature shows you were there and that you could read the document you signed. You could also use a check mark or what ever but that is much easier to fake than a signature.
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