Law of International Trade : Cross-Border Commercial Transactions

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Description
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 fifth 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 fifth 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, including:
•   INCOTERMS 2010
•   Late payment interest
•   The ESS CargoDocs
•   BIMCO Piracy Clause for Time Charter Parties 2009
•   Reform of Insurance law in the UK
•   ICC Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees 2010 (No 758)
•   ICC Uniform Rules on Forfeiting 2013 (No 800)
•   Recast of the Brussels I Regulation
•   ICC Arbitration Rules 2012
•   Incorporates enhanced footnote references allowing further research
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Contents
Chapter 1—Introduction and Context
Chapter 2—International Sale of Goods
Chapter 3—Terms under the Sale of Goods Act 1979
Chapter 4—Remedies in International Sales
Chapter 5—The Vienna Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
Chapter 6—Bills of Lading
Chapter 7—Charterparties and Common Law Principles Applicable to Carriage of Goods by Sea
Chapter 8—International Conventions on Carriage of Goods by Sea
Chapter 9—Carriage of Goods by Air, Road and Rail
Chapter 10—Marine Insurance for Cargo
Chapter 11—Payment and Finance for International Trade
Chapter 12—Civil and Commercial Jurisdiction
Chapter 13—Choice  of Law  for  Contractual  and  Non-Contractual Obligations
Chapter 14—Recognising and Enforcing Foreign Awards
Chapter 15—Alternative Dispute Resolution
Index
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Author Details
Jason C.T. Chuah, Head of Academic Law, The City Law School, City university London