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