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1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Series |
Routledge Research in International Commercial Law Ser |
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Routledge Research in International Commercial Law Ser
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Non-state rules in international commercial contracts -- 1.1 The quest for legal certainty -- 1.2 International commercial contracts -- 1.3 Key organisations -- 1.4 Categories of non-state rules: uncodified -- 1.5 Categories of non-state rules: codified -- 1.6 Structure of the remainder of the book -- Part 1: The nature of non-state rules and how to measure their legal authority -- Chapter 2: Defining non-state rules |
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2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Characteristics of non-state rules -- 2.3 Defining the (new) lex mercatoria -- 2.4 The content of the lex mercatoria -- 2.5 Understanding legal authority -- 2.6 Measuring the legal authority of non-state rules -- 2.7 Conclusion: understanding non-state rules -- Chapter 3: The place of non-state rules in international commercial law -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 International commercial law and transnational commercial law -- 3.3 The effects of diverging legal systems -- 3.4 The harmonisation of international commercial law |
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3.5 Legal harmonisation through international conventions -- 3.6 Legal harmonisation through non-state rules -- 3.7 Conclusion: the role of non-state rules in the harmonisation of international commercial law -- Chapter 4: The roles of non-state rules in the contractual relationship -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Classifying sources of international and transnational commercial law -- 4.3 International conventions -- 4.4 Uncodified non-state rules -- 4.5 Codified non- state rules as a source of law -- 4.6 Restatements of law |
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4.7 Conclusion: assessing the role of non-state rules in domestic law and in the contract -- Part 2: Application of non-state rules as the governing law of the contract -- Chapter 5: Party autonomy in international commercial contracts -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Using non-state rules as the governing law -- 5.3 Choice of law in international commercial contracts -- 5.4 Restricted party autonomy -- 5.5 A substantive connection between the applicable law and the contract -- 5.6 Choice of law without borders -- 5.7 Conclusion: choice of law and non-state rules |
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Chapter 6: Non-state rules and private international law -- 6.1 Introductory remarks -- 6.2 International legislation -- 6.3 Examples of extending party autonomy -- 6.4 Party autonomy without limits -- 6.5 Conclusion: party autonomy and non-state rules -- Chapter 7: Non-state rules and arbitration -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 National legislation on arbitration and non-state rules -- 7.3 Party autonomy and arbitration -- 7.4 Arbitration rules and non-state rules -- 7.5 Arbitration, non-state rules and, court litigation -- 7.6 Conclusion: determining legal authority of non-state rules in arbitration |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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Part 3: How courts apply non-state rules |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000362510 |
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1000362515 |
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