Use of the UNIDROIT Principles to Interpret and Supplement Domestic Contract Law

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-54321-1
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, Band 51, 409 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 799 g

Reihe: Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law

This book discusses how UNIDROIT principles are viewed and interpreted in different countries, presenting various perspectives and practical lessons learned. It also offers a detailed analysis of the use of the UNIDROIT principles to interpret and supplement domestic contract law. Written by experts in the field, it provides insights into how the principles are being used and applied in their respective countries. The findings are also summarized in a General Report that was presented at the 20th IACL General Congress in Fukuoka, Japan.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moreno Rodríguez, José Antonio

Garro, Alejandro

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvereinheitlichung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The UNIDROIT Principles as a Common Frame of Reference for the Uniform Interpretation of National Laws.- The Use of the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts in Order to Interpret or Supplement Argentine Contract Law.- The UNIDROIT Principles as Reference for the Uniform Interpretation of National Laws - National Report Austria.- General Considerations on the Interaction of the UPICC and the Brazilian Law.- The UNIDROIT Principles as Reference for the Uniform Interpretation of National Laws: Chile.- The UNIDROIT Principles as Reference for the Uniform Interpretation of National Laws: China.- UNIDROIT Principles as Reference for Uniform Interpretation of National Laws: Czech Republic.- The Use of the UPICC in Order to Interpret or Supplement German Contract Law.- Questionnaire on the Use of the UPICC in Order to Interpret or Supplement National Contract Law – Greece.- The UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts (UPICC) as Reference for the Uniform Interpretation of Guatemalan Law.- The UNIDROIT Principles as Reference for the Uniform Interpretation of National Laws: Report on Hungarian Law.- Italian National Report on the Use of the UPICC in Order to Interpret or Supplement National Contract Law.- The UNIDROIT Principles as Reference for the Uniform Interpretation of National Laws: The Case of Japan.- The UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts (UPICC) as Reference for the Uniform Interpretation of Paraguayan Law.- Questionnaire on the Use of the UPICC in Order to Interpret or Supplement National Contract Law: South Africa.- Replies to the Questionnaire on the Use of the UPICC in Order to Interpret or Supplement National Contract Law: National Report for Turkey.- Questionnaire on the Use of the UPICC in Order to Interpret or Supplement National Contract Law: Uruguay.- The UNIDROIT Principles as Reference for the Interpretation of US Law.- Use of the UPICC in Order to Interpret or Supplement National Contract Law: Venezuela.

Über Autor(innen)

Alejandro Garro is a Professor of Comparative and Latin American Law at Columbia University since 1981. He also serves as an Honorary Professor of Law, the University of Buenos Aires, since 1990. He holds a JD degree (Abogado) from the National University of La Plata, an LLM (Louisiana State University), and a JSD (Columbia University). Professor Garro is admitted to practice in Buenos Aires, Madrid, and New York. He is the author of books and articles on comparative law, international business transactions, and international arbitration.

Jose Antonio Moreno Rodriguez LL.M. Harvard, 1993, is a Member of the Governing Council of UNIDROIT and Chair of its Working Group on its Legal Guide on Agricultural Land Investment Contracts (ALIC). He is also a Member of the Inter-American Juridical Committee of the Organization of American States and Reporter for its Guide on International Contracts, as well as the Drafter of the Paraguayan Law on International Contracts. He was a delegate at UNCITRAL Commission Sessions and a Member of the Working Group of the Hague Conference on Private International Law on the Hague Principles on International Contracts. He is a Member of Annulment Committees at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes and acting Arbitrator under the Permanent Court of Arbitration and other institutional rules. He is also a former member of the ICC Court of Arbitration. He is author and co-author of several publications in the Americas, Europe and Asia, and Professor and Visiting Professor of several universities, among them Heidelberg and Paris II. He is a founding partner at Altra Legal (www.altralegal.com).