International Trade Law

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Routledge, Nov 26, 2013 - Law - 792 pages

International Trade Law offers a clear overview of the complexities of an international sale transaction through informed analysis of case law, legislation, and international conventions and rules. Fully updated with changes to the law and new directions in legal debate, this new edition considers:

• Standard trade terms including INCOTERMS 2010, the Convention on International Sales of Goods 1980 and the UNIDROIT Principles for International Commercial Contracts 2004

• E-Commerce issues, including electronic bills of lading

• Insurance and payment mechanisms, such as letters of credit and the UCP 600

• International transportation of cargo, including the Rotterdam Rules

• Dispute resolution, incorporating jurisdiction, applicable law, arbitration and mediation

• Corruption and anti-corruption conventions, including the UK Bribery Act 2010

In addition to clarifying a range of topics through tables and diagrams, the book directs readers to relevant further reading and online resources throughout, offering students an accessible resource to this often challenging area of the law.

 

Contents

Table of Cases
The Vienna Convention on the International Sale of Goods
Table of Statutes
Table of Statutory Instruments
Table of Statutes and Other Instruments
Table of Abbreviations
Preface
Overview
International Carriage of Goods by
International Carriage of Goods by Road
Scope of application
International Multimodal Transport
Overview
Principles of marine insurance
Overview
Civil Jurisdiction

Overview
The Electronic Transaction and Security Issues
Overview
Bills of Lading
Bills of Lading and Common
Bills of Lading and the Carriage
The Hamburg Rules and the Rotterdam Rules
Choice of
Foreign Judgments
Introduction
An Alternative Form of Dispute
Overview
Copyright

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About the author (2013)

Indira Carr is Professor of Law at the University of Surrey.

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