The Foundations of International Commercial Law provides a comprehensive analysis of the contextual features, instruments, and academic debates of International Commercial Law, covering various elements and instruments such as the lex mercatoria, harmonisation, and selected conventions. It explores the international legal sources shaping international commercial transactions and discusses the process of making International Commercial Law. The book is suitable for students, legal scholars, practitioners, and policymakers.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 284 pages
Publication date: 05 August 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Foundations of International Commercial Law

International Commercial Law is a complex and dynamic field that encompasses a wide range of legal instruments and principles. Foundations of International Commercial Law provides a fresh analysis of both the contextual features of International Commercial Law and a range of different International Commercial Law instruments. This text covers the various elements which comprise International Commercial Law, the academic debates about the lex mercatoria and harmonisation, as well as a discussion of selected conventions and other instruments.

International Commercial Law is concerned with commercial transactions which have an international dimension, for example contracts between parties from multiple jurisdictions. As an area of study, it is characterised by the interaction of a wide range of national and international legal sources which all shape the overall context within which international commercial contracts are made and performed. This book focuses on the international legal sources in particular. It first explores all the different elements which together comprise the context of international commercial transactions, before examining the process of making International Commercial Law.

Specific instruments of International Commercial Law discussed in the book include the conventions on the international sale of goods, agency, financial leasing, factoring, receivables financing and secured interests in mobile equipment, together with the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts and documentary credits. There are separate chapters on private international law and international commercial arbitration, and a final chapter exploring the existing and potential impact of the digital economy on International Commercial Law.

Offering a detailed overview of the main themes and key aspects of International Commercial Law, this book is for readers who are new to the subject, as well as those who are already familiar with the field and want to gain a deeper understanding of its complexities.

Weight: 446g
Dimension: 155 x 234 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138911338