ABSTRACT

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 
  • 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 (including jurisdiction, applicable law, arbitration and mediation), with particular reference to the relevant EU regulations and the developing case-law thereon
  • Corruption and anti-corruption conventions, including the UK Bribery Act 2010 and developments relating to deferred prosecution agreements

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.

part 1I|95 pages

International sales of goods

chapter 1|54 pages

Standard trade terms

part 97II|55 pages

Regulating the electronic commerce environment

part 153II|254 pages

Transportation of cargo

chapter 6|34 pages

Bills of lading

chapter 7|20 pages

Bills of lading and common law

chapter 9|41 pages

The Hamburg Rules and the Rotterdam Rules

chapter 10|29 pages

International carriage of goods by air

chapter 11|15 pages

International carriage of goods by rail

chapter 12|23 pages

International carriage of goods by road

chapter 13|23 pages

International multimodal transport

part 407IV|90 pages

Financing and insurance

chapter 14|37 pages

Marine insurance

chapter 15|49 pages

Letters of credit

part 497V|173 pages

Dispute resolution

chapter 16|57 pages

Civil jurisdiction

chapter 17|52 pages

Choice of law

chapter 18|18 pages

Foreign judgments

chapter 19|25 pages

Arbitration

chapter 20|17 pages

Mediation (conciliation):

an alternative form of dispute resolution

part 671VI|32 pages

Corruption