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Drafting Common Interest Community Documents: Minimalism In An Era Of Micromanagement, Patrick K. Hetrick Apr 2008

Drafting Common Interest Community Documents: Minimalism In An Era Of Micromanagement, Patrick K. Hetrick

Campbell Law Review

Part I of this Article suggests a minimalist approach to the drafting of documentation creating a common interest community. It assumes that the common interest community will be located in a jurisdiction that has passed some form of a comprehensive uniform act. Part II then analyzes the issue of "promises" (covenants, restrictions, and rules) and addresses issues that include the unfortunate contemporary trend toward micromanagement of communities. It goes on to suggest that a legislative and judicial reaction to private community governance is developing. Part III of this Article explains why existing consumer protection devices are little more than mirages …


Who's Afraid Of The Cisg? Why North Carolina Practitioners Should Learn A Thing Or Two About The 1980 United Nations Convention On The Contracts For The International Sale Of Goods, Alicia Jurney Whitlock, Boris S. Abbey Jan 2008

Who's Afraid Of The Cisg? Why North Carolina Practitioners Should Learn A Thing Or Two About The 1980 United Nations Convention On The Contracts For The International Sale Of Goods, Alicia Jurney Whitlock, Boris S. Abbey

Campbell Law Review

Part I of this article will discuss the history and purpose of the CISG. Part II will consider the applicability of the CISG to international commercial contracts where one contracting party is from the United States. Part III will discuss some notable differences between the CISG and North Carolina law. Finally, Part IV will consider situations in which the CISG may better serve the interests of parties to a contract for the international sale of goods than the U.C.C. or North Carolina common law.