International Commercial Transactions

The ICC has enunciated several rules, practices, standard contracts, & clauses for the facilitation of international trade. Although guidance exists for commercial practice in many different sectors--such as sale of goods, agency, insurance, documentary credits, guarantees, & transport--merchants & legal practitioners face a difficult task in trying to understand the interrelation of the various rules & practices within the vast area of international trade. International Commercial Transactions fills this gap in understanding by presenting a concise look at the most relevant rules & practices applicable to transnational trade transactions. The bases for its analysis include generally accepted principles, as laid down in international conventions, & rules & practices elaborated under the auspices of governmental & non-governmental bodies, such as UNIDROIT, UNCTAD, UNCITRAL & ICC, CMI, FIATA & BIMCO. The appendix provides the most commonly used rules, conditions, & documents. This book contributes to a complete understanding of rules of law & their rationales, general principles, standard contracts, & commercial practice as they interact in the context of international trade law. Its extensive scope, coupled with a concise, lucid style makes International Commercial Transactions an essential tool for obtaining first-hand knowledge & the foundation needed for further study or practice of international trade law.

This innovative textbook introduces the legal concepts, regimes and actors that regulate international business transactions. The book guides readers through the major aspects of international business law using state-of-the-art teaching techniques and offers comprehensive coverage on key treaties, legal aspects of international commerce and the regulation of global trade and investment.

This comprehensive Research Handbook examines the continuum between private ordering and state regulation in the lex mercatoria, highlighting constancy and change in this dynamic and evolving system in order to offer an in-depth discussion of international commercial contract law. International scholars from a range of jurisdictions and legal cultures across Africa, North America and Europe, dissect a plethora of contract types, including sale, insurance, shipping, credit, negotiable instruments and agency against the backdrop of key legal regimes commonly chosen in international agreements.

Presenting a comprehensive treatment of all key aspects of private international trade law, this book demonstrates to the reader how international trade law operates in its political, economic and business contexts.

This book covers the wide range of issues that may arise when negotiating and managing international business relationships, processes that present problems and obstacles that executives do not ordinarily encounter in purely domestic dealings.

This Documents volume is a companion to International Business Transactions Fundamentals, Documents, Second Edition (Kluwer Law International, ISBN 9789041190925) and provides all the supporting sources for students and practitioners seeking information on international commercial law.

Compares the legislative frameworks in the EU, US, China and International Organisations applicable to e-commerce and highlights the main legal obstacles to the development of electronic contracts and signatures, as well as Internet jurisdiction and online dispute resolutions.