Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts

Although the principle of party autonomy has become widely accepted, national law still diverges in many respects with regard to its scope, relevance, and limitations, leading to uncertainty for international trade. Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts provides a dedicated and in-depth global comparative study of national and international rules and a definitive reference guide to the key choice of law principles on international contracts.

The work is framed by a comprehensive comparative report which sets out the similarities and differences between the featured national and international rules, comparing them with those of the Hague Principles and opening a discussion on further harmonisation. Dedicated chapters analyse the Principles as applied to international commercial arbitration, and place them within the historical and international perspectives of party autonomy. Finally, examining each jurisdiction in detail, the book presents sixty national and regional article-by-article commentaries on the Principles written by experts from all parts of the world.

The books is edited by Daniel Girsberger, Tenured Professor of Swiss and International Private, Business and Procedural Law, and Comparative Private Law, University of Lucerne; Thomas Kadner Graziano, Professor and Director of the Department of Private International Law and Director of the Programme on Transnational Law, University of Geneva; and Jan L Neels, Professor of Private International Law and Director of the Research Centre for Private International Law in Emerging Countries, University of Johannesburg

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Part 1: General and Specific Reports

1:General Comparative Report, Daniel Girsberger, Thomas Kadner Graziano, and Jan L Neels

2:The Story of Party Autonomy, Symeon C Symeonides

3:The Provenance of the Hague Principles, Marta Pertegás

4:HCCH, João Ribeiro-Bidaoui

5:UNCITRAL, Luca Castellani and Cyril Emery

6:UNIDROIT, Anna Veneziano

7:International Commercial Arbitration, Lauro Gama, José Moreno, and Daniel Girsberger

 

Part 2: National Reports

Part 2.1: Africa, Jan L Neels and Eesa A Fredericks

8:African Principles of Commercial Private International Law, Jan L Neels and Eesa A Fredericks

9:OHADA, Justin Monsenepwo

10:Angola and Mozambique, Rui Dias and Carl Friedrich Nordmeier

11:Common-law Africa, Richard Frimpong Oppong

12:Democratic Republic of the Congo, Justin Monsenepwo

13:Egypt, Yehya Ikram Ibrahim Badr

14:Ethiopia, Fekadu Petros Gebremeskel

15:Mauritius, Robin Cupido

16:Morocco, Khalid Zaher

17:South Africa, Jan L Neels

18:Tunisia, Béligh Elbalti

 

Part 2.2: Asia, Yuko Nishitani and Béligh Elbalti

19:Asian Principles of Private International Law, Naoshi Takasugi and Béligh Elbalti

20:Bahrain, Béligh Elbalti and Hosam Osama Shaaban

21:China (Mainland), HE Qisheng

22:Dubai International Financial Centre, Silke Noa Elrifai

23:Hong Kong, Anselmo Reyes

24:India, Jan L Neels

25:Indonesia, John Lumbangobing and Bayu Seto Hardjowahono

26:Iran, Nadjma Yassari

27:Israel, Talia Einhorn

28:Japan, Yuko Nishitani

29:Kuwait, Amin Dawwas

30:Lebanon, Marie-Claude Najm Kobeh

31:Macau, Guangjian Tu

32:Malaysia, Effendy Othman, Victor Wong Teck Fung, and Ahmad Zhaffir Rahmat

33:Palenstine, Amin Dawwas

34:Qatar, Silke Noa Elrifai

35:Singapore, Tiong Min Yeo

36:South Caucasus, Hayk Kupelyants

37:South Korea, Kwang Hyun Suk

38:Taiwan, Hua-Kai Tsai

39:United Arab Emirates, Kilian Bälz

40:Vietnam, Duc Luong Doan and Thi Hong Trinh Nguyen

 

Part 2.3: Australasia, Brooke Marshall

41:Australia, Brooke Marshall

42:New Zealand, Maria Hook

 

Part 2.4: Europe, Thomas Kadner Graziano

43:European Union, Thomas Kadner Graziano, Francisco Garcimartin Alferez, and Geert van Calster

44:Iceland, Eirikur Elis Þorláksson

45:Liechtenstein, Helmut Heiss

46:Norway, Giudita Cordero-Moss

47:Russia, Milana Karayanidi

48:Switzerland, Thomas Kadner Graziano and Hannes Meyle

49:Turkey, Nuray Eksi

50:Ukraine, Dmytro Vorobey

51:United Kingdom, Andrew Dickinson

52:Western Balkans, Donikë Qerimi

 

Part 2.5: Latin America, Lauro Gama and José Moreno

53:Organization of American States, José Antonio Moreno Rodríguez

54:Argentina, Paula Maria All

55:Bolivia, José Manuel Canelas Schütt

56:Brazil, Lauro Gama, Carmen Tiburcio, and Felipe Albuquerque

57:Chile, Jaime Gallegos-Zúñiga

58:Colombia, Antonio Aljure

59:Costa Rica, Anayansy Rojas Chan and Mauricio Paris

60:Guatemala, Pedro Mendoza Montano and Enrique Martinez Guzman

61:Mexico, Maria Mercedes Albornoz and Nuria González-Martín

62:Panama, Carlos Alberto Arrue Montenegro

63:Paraguay, José Antonio Moreno Rodríguez

64:Peru, Rorick Tovar Galván and Sara Sotelo

65:Uruguay, Cecilia Fresnedo de Aguirre

66:Venezuela, Claudia Madrid Martinez

 

Part 2.6: North America, Geneviève Saumier

67:Canada, Geneviève Saumier

68:United States of America, Symeon C Symeonides and Neil B Cohen