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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785301803321

Autore

Fontaine Marcel, docteur en droit

Titolo

Drafting international contracts [[electronic resource] ] : an analysis of contract clauses / / Marcel Fontaine, Filip De Ly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden [Netherlands] ; ; Boston, : Martinus Nijhoff Pub., 2009

ISBN

1-282-94975-6

9786612949753

90-474-3023-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (674 p.)

Collana

Nijhoff eBook titles

Altri autori (Persone)

De LyFilip

Disciplina

346.02

Soggetti

Contracts (International law)

Clauses (Law)

Conflict of laws - Contracts

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Chapter 1. Letters of Intent -- Chapter 2. Recitals in International Contracts -- Chapter 3. Interpretation Clauses -- Chapter 4. Best Efforts, Reasonable Care, Due Diligence and General Trade Standards in International Contracts -- Chapter 5. Confidentiality Clauses in International Contracts -- Chapter 6. Penalty Clauses -- Chapter 7. Limitation of Liability and Exemption Clauses -- Chapter 8. Force Majeure Clauses in International Contracts -- Chapter 9. Hardship Clauses -- Chapter 10. "English Clauses", Most-favored Customer Clauses and First-refusal Clauses in International Contracts -- Chapter 11. Assignment Clauses -- Chapter 12. Termination Clauses -- Chapter 13. Post-contractual Obligations in International Contracts -- Final Observations -- Working Group International Contracts -- Reference to Original Publications -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Drafting International Contracts is an essential resource for anyone working in international business. The book is a straightforward, easy-to-use tool featuring all the latest trends and developments, including a summary of 25 years of meetings and discussions of the International Contracts Working Group, comprised of professional lawyers, corporate counsel, and academics. It offers a systematic analysis of the main



clauses present in international contracts, providing abundant quotations of actual clauses, with critical assessments. The book fosters an understanding of how international contracts are drafted in actual practice. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.