Law of International Trade 7th Edition

Law of International Trade: Cross-Border Commercial Transactions is a well-established title providing readers with a comprehensive and up to date treatment of all key aspects of private international trade law.

 

The seventh edition stays faithful to the book’s original rationale by emphasising the link between doctrine and the pragmatics of international commercial law. It offers a thorough, yet clear and lucid treatment of the rules and principles applicable to the law of international commercial transactions.

 

Key features of the seventh edition:

• Provides a clear and concise explanation of the theoretical framework which underpins the law against the background of modern trade documentation and export practice
• Incorporates specimen contractual clauses, forms and diagrams to demonstrate how the law works in practice
• Addressing not only basic issues of the law but also tackling the more complex legal problems
• Sets out summaries of the more significant cases and, where relevant, cases from the EU, Commonwealth and other countries are discussed
• Uses both early and up to date cases to highlight the evolution of legal principle
• Covering new developments, both in law and commerce
• Incorporates enhanced footnote references allowing further research

Law of International Trade: Cross-Border Commercial Transactions provides readers with a comprehensive and up to date treatment of all key aspects of private international trade law.

• Demonstrates to readers how international trade law operates in its political, economic and business contexts and includes analysis of both theoretical and doctrinal issues
• Provides a clear and concise explanation of the theoretical framework and the legal principles which underpin the law against the background of modern trade documentation and export practice
• Incorporates example contractual clauses, forms and diagrams to demonstrate how the law works in practice
• Offers an important treatise of the subject, examining legal complexities in cases and materials
• Sets out summaries of the more significant cases and, where relevant, cases from the EU, Commonwealth and other countries are discussed
• Includes increased coverage of the Vienna Convention on International Sales, and the International Air, Road and Rail Carriage of Goods regimes
• Discusses recent legal developments, including, the Rome I and Rome II Regulations, the final draft UNCITRAL Transport Convention, UK insurance law reform, URR725 and the UCP 600
• Provides footnotes to guide further and more detailed research into key topics
• Discusses latest case law: Scottish & Newcastle International; Premium Nafta; Lesotho Highlands Development Authority; The Front Comor; Freeport plc; Datec Electronics; The Achilleas; MSC Amsterdam; Stemson; Dadourian; Shamil Bank; The Golden Victory, and many others

• Introduction and Context
• International Sale of Goods
• Terms under the Sale of Goods Act 1979
• Remedies in International Sales
• Vienna Convention on the International Sale of Goods
• Bills of Lading
• Carriage of Goods by Sea - the common law
• Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971
• Carriage of Goods by Air, Road and Rail
• Marine Insurance for Cargo
• Payment and Finance for International Trade
• Civil and Commercial Jurisdiction
• Choice of Law for Contractual and Non-Contractual obligations
• Recognising and Enforcing Foreign Awards
• Alternative Dispute Resolution