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Do We Need A Global Commercial Code?, Michael Joachim Bonell Oct 2017

Do We Need A Global Commercial Code?, Michael Joachim Bonell

Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)

The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) first launched the idea of preparing a code of inter- national trade law. In 1970, the Secretariat of UNIDROIT submitted a note to the newly established United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) in justification of such an initiative and indicated some of the salient features of the project. What was proposed was a veritable code in the continental sense. The proposed code included two parts: part one dealing with the law of obligations generally, and part two relating to specific kinds of commercial transactions. However, the “Progressive codification …


The Convention On The Uniform Law Of International Bills Of Exchange And International Promissory Notes: A Comparison To The Uniform Commercial Code, Harold S. White Jul 2016

The Convention On The Uniform Law Of International Bills Of Exchange And International Promissory Notes: A Comparison To The Uniform Commercial Code, Harold S. White

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Soviet Accession To The Universal Copyright Convention: Possible Implications For Future Foreign Publication Of Dissidents’ Works, Lee J. Ross Jr. Jun 2016

Soviet Accession To The Universal Copyright Convention: Possible Implications For Future Foreign Publication Of Dissidents’ Works, Lee J. Ross Jr.

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Congress' Role In The International Unification Of Private Law, Peter H. Pfund, George Taft Feb 2015

Congress' Role In The International Unification Of Private Law, Peter H. Pfund, George Taft

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Finding An Appropriate Global Legal Paradigm For The Internet: United States And International Responses, Benjamin A. Perlman Oct 2014

Finding An Appropriate Global Legal Paradigm For The Internet: United States And International Responses, Benjamin A. Perlman

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Putting The Cisg Where It Belongs: In The Uniform Commercial Code, Kina Grbic May 2013

Putting The Cisg Where It Belongs: In The Uniform Commercial Code, Kina Grbic

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Revision Of Ucc Article 2, Sales In Light Of The United Nations Convention On Contracts For The International Sale Of Goods, Richard E. Speidel Jan 1996

The Revision Of Ucc Article 2, Sales In Light Of The United Nations Convention On Contracts For The International Sale Of Goods, Richard E. Speidel

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

This article discusses UCC, Article 2, in light of CISG, and discusses how they create bands of uniformity in their respective spheres. It also discusses where they overlap.


Influence Of International Practice On The Revision Of Article 5 Of The Ucc, James J. White Jan 1996

Influence Of International Practice On The Revision Of Article 5 Of The Ucc, James J. White

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

I focus today on the influence of the Uniform Customs and Practice1 (UCP) on the revision of Article 5 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC).


Internationalization Of Revised Ucc Article 5--Letters Of Credit, James G. Barnes Jan 1996

Internationalization Of Revised Ucc Article 5--Letters Of Credit, James G. Barnes

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

The 1995 revision of Article 5 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) was heavily influenced by international practice as reflected in the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP). The Reporter for Revised UCC Article 5, Professor James J. White," acknowledges the heavy influence of international practice, views it as a mixed blessing, and attributes it to the focused efforts of the letter of credit bankers' trade association, the United States Council on Inter- national Banking, Inc. (USCIB). This article further explains and welcomes the internationalization of Revised UCC Article 5.


The Strategic Targeting Of Diligence: A New Perspective On Stemming The Illicit Trade In Art, Julia A. Mccord Jul 1995

The Strategic Targeting Of Diligence: A New Perspective On Stemming The Illicit Trade In Art, Julia A. Mccord

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Books Received Jan 1995

Books Received

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

No abstract provided.


Jeanneret V. Vichey: Sales Of Illegally Exported Art Under The Uniform Commercial Code, William Pearlstein Jan 1984

Jeanneret V. Vichey: Sales Of Illegally Exported Art Under The Uniform Commercial Code, William Pearlstein

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

Jeanneret v. Vichey reveals such a development. Depending on its final disposition, it may be of great consequence to the United States art market. The narrow legal question in Jeanneret is whether the Italian government's threats to confiscate an illegally exported work of art or to fine its owner constitute a sufficiently substantial cloud on title to support a buyer's claim of breach of the warranty of title provided by Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) § 2-312.11 The broader underlying issue is whether any exporting nation, by threatening actual or potential owners with fines or confiscation, can cloud the title to …


International Protection Of Computer Programs, Dale L. Carlson Jan 1975

International Protection Of Computer Programs, Dale L. Carlson

Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce

This Comment is designed to acquaint the international lawyer with various considerations which underlie the obtaining of copyright and patent protection for computer programs. Both patent and copyright protection are considered in view of the statutory provisions of several technologically developed countries-the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. In addition, the statutory provisions of the various countries are related to the particular ideologies of the administrative agencies which implement the patent and copyright laws within each jurisdiction.