UNIDROIT’S RULES IN PRACTICE：STANDARD INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTS AND APPLICABLE RULESPDF电子书下载

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1

“Internationalization” of Private Commercial Contracts 1

Why “Internationalize” Contracts？ 3

How to “Internationalize” Contracts 6

CHAPTER Two THE SETTING： THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS 13

The CISG May Apply to a Contract without the Parties Choosing That It Should 13

The CISG Itself 13

Countries Party to the CISG 14

The Purposes of the CISG 17

The Organization of the CISG 17

The CISG as Compromise 24

Analysis and Criticism of the CISG 25

The Text of the CISG 26

The U.N.Convention on the Limitation Period in International Commercial Contracts 53

References Regarding the CISG and the Limitation Convention 63

CHAPTER THREE UNIDROIT PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS—THE TEXT 65

Development of the Principles and their Basic Fundamentals 65

Other Uses for the Principles 69

The Text of the UNIDROIT Principles 69

References Regarding the UNIDROIT Principles and the Commentary on those Principles 93

CHAPTER FOUR UNIDROIT PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS—THE COMMENTARY 95

Relationship of the Commentary to the Text 95

The Text of the Commentary to the UNIDROIT Principles 95

CHAPTER FIVE THE CISG AND LIMITATION CONVENTIONS AND THE UNIDROIT PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS—LEGAL INTERPRETATIONS 253

Interpretations Generally 253

Sources of Information Regarding Relevant Legal Interpretations 256

Legal Interpretations of the CISG and the UNIDROIT Principles 259

CHAPTER SIX OTHER INTERNATIONAL CONTRACT LAW PRINCIPLES 265

Other International Commercial Contract Law Principles 265

Lex Mercatoria and “General Legal Principles” 266

Principles of European Contract Law 266

The EU Directive on Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts 276

EU “Block Exemption” Directives 283

National Private International Law Statutes 288

The Rome Convention on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations/The Brussels Convention on Jurisdiction and Enforcement of Judgments 293

The Inter-American Convention 297

The Mercosur Protocol 305

CHAPTER SEVEN PRIVATELY-ESTABLISHED INTERNATIONAL CONTRACT RULES， STANDARDS， AND CERTIFICATIONS 307

Rules Applicable to Certain Types of International Contracts and Standards and Certifications Generally 307

Standards and Certifications Generally 315

CHAPTER EIGHT MODEL AND STANDARD CONTRACTS， PROVISIONS， AND TERMS FOR INTERNATIONAL USE 317

Model and Standard Contracts 317

Model and Standard Specialized Agreements 324

Standardized Contract Provisions 339

Standardized Contract Terms 344

CHAPTER NINE NON-NATIONAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FORUM SELECTION 349

International Contract Dispute Resolution Generally 349

Non-Governmental Arbitration 350

The Various FORA for International Arbitration 353

References Regarding International Arbitration 363

and Contractual Dispute Resolution 363

CHAPTER TEN THE CISG， THE UNIDROIT PRINCIPLES， AND OTHER CONTRACT INTERNATIONALIZATION DEVICES—HOW THEY COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER， HOW THEY CONTRADICT OR COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER， AND HOW TO USE THEM 367

Determining the Advantages to You of， and Your Purposes for， “Internationalizing” a Particular Contract 367

Drafting a Contract with “Internationalization” in Mind 377

INDEX 387