I in 4:520-523, 1997;

II in 1:104-107, 1998.

This is a continuation of a series of reports on activities of international organizations (here: UNCITRAL, ICC, OECD) in the field of unification of international trade law. See Bibliography of recent writings related to the work of UNCITRAL (A/CN.9/441) of 4 March 1997 for previous reports.

Parallel title of journal: International business law journal.

Eason-Weinmann Colloquium on International and Comparative Law (4-5 February 1994 : New Orleans, La.)

Colloquium on AThe Harmonization in Transnational Norms and Processes@, held at Tulane University School of Law on February 4-5 : implications of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) Principles of International Commercial Contracts / Eason-Weinmann Center for Comparative Law. Tulane journal of international and comparative law : Tulane University School of Law (New Orleans, La.) 3:1/2:45-159, spring 1995.

Contribution on work of the UNCITRAL: Uniform law : a bridge too far / M. Evans, p. 145-159.

Ferrari, F. General principles and international uniform commercial law conventions : a study of the 1980 Vienna Sales Convention and the 1988 UNIDROIT [Factoring and Leasing] Conventions.

French summary with title: Principes généraux et conventions internationales de droit commercial uniforme: la Convention de Vienne de 1980 sur la vente et les Conventions d=Unidroit de 1988 [sur l=affacturage et le crédit-bail], p. 472-473. Uniform law review : UNIDROIT (Roma) 2:3:451-473, 1997. (New series)

Parallel title of journal: Revue de droit uniforme : Institut international pour l=unification du droit privé.

_____ The relationship between the Uniform Commercial Code and the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the construction of uniform law. Loyola of Los Angeles law review : Loyola University of Los Angeles School of Law (Los Angeles, Calif.) 29:1021-1033, April 1996.

Happ, R. Anwendbarkeit völkerrechtlicher Auslegungsmethoden auf das UN-Kaufrecht. Recht der internationalen Wirtschaft : Betriebs-Berater International (Heidelberg) 43:5:376-380, Mai 1997.

Honka, H. Harmonization of contract law through international trade : a nordic perspective. Tulane European and civil law forum : Tulane University School of Law (New Orleans, La.) 11:111-184, winter 1996.

See CLOUT: VII, Guarantees of harmonization, p. 176-179.

A review of the UNCITRAL publication: Uniform commercial law in the twenty-first century : Proceedings of the Congress of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, New York, 18-22 May 1992. New York : United Nations, 1995. 276 p.

Olivencia, M. El derecho comunitario europeo en el marco de la unificación internacional del derecho mercantil. In Actas de las Terceras Jornadas de Derecho Comunitario Europeo. Córdoba, 1993. III, Cuestiones actuales de derecho comunitario europeo.CCórdoba : Universidad de Córdoba, 1995. p. 153-160. (Cuadernos de derecho internacional ; no. 7)

Pubblicati gli atti del Congresso UNCITRAL di New York, 18-22 maggio 1992. Notizie arbitrato : Associazione italiana per l=arbitrato (Roma) 3, 7 maggio 1997.

A short note on the UNCITRAL publication: Uniform commercial law in the twenty-first century : proceedings of the Congress of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, New York, 18-22 May 1992.CNew York : United Nations, 1995. 276 p.

Pubblicazione atti Congresso UNCITRAL. CCI notizie : Camera di Commercio internazionale, Sezione Italiana (Roma) 3:4, 28 marzo 1997.

A short note on the UNCITRAL publication: Uniform commercial law in the twenty-first century : proceedings of the Congress of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, New York, 18-22 May 1992.CNew York : United Nations, 1995. 276 p.

Schlechtriem, P. Good faith in German law and in international uniform laws. Roma : Centro di studi e ricerche di diritto comparato e straniero, 1997. 21 p. (Saggi, conferenze e seminari / Centro di studi e ricerche di diritto comparato e straniero ; 24)

Schneider, U. H. Internationales Wirtschaftsrecht und globale Rechtsangleichung : süße oder saure Äpfel? Wertpapier-Mitteilungen (Teil 4) : Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Bankrecht (Frankfurt am Main) 51:19:908, 10. Mai 1997.

Published in CLOUT subseries: 1. User guide (A/CN.9/SER.C/GUIDE/1) of 19 May 1993.C 2. Thesaurus to the United Nations Sales Convention (1980) (A/CN.9/SER.C/INDEX/1) of 19 September 1995.C3. Index to the United Nations Sales Convention (1980) (A/CN.9/SER.C/INDEX/2/Rev.1) of 3 June 1997.

Abascal Zamora, J. M^a. Los principios sobre los contratos comerciales internacionales de UNIDROIT. Derecho de los negocios (Madrid) 8:81:11-24, junio 1997.

Compares UNIDROIT Principles (1994) with Mexican law and UNCITRAL legal texts, in particular, the United Nations Sales Convention (1980).

Audit, B. Review of the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), 1995. Revue critique de droit international privé (Paris) 86:1:216, janvier-mars 1997.

A review of the journal: Review of the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), 1995 / edited by Cornell International Law Journal. The Hague : Kluwer Law International, c1996. 305 p.

See Bibliography of recent writings related to the work of UNCITRAL (A/CN.9/441) of 4 March 1997, p. 9, for contents of the journal.

Benicke, C. Zur Vertragsaufhebung nach UN-Kaufrecht bei Lieferung mangelhafter Ware : (zu Bundesgerichtshof; BGH 3.4.1996CVIII ZR 51/95, ...). IPRax : Praxis des internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (Bielefeld) 17:5:326-331 September/Oktober 1997.

A note on a court decision rendered by the Federal Court of Justice of Germany.

Excerpts of decision, p. 342-345, no. 34.

Bernstein, H. and J. Lookofsky. Understanding the CISG in Europe : a compact guide to the 1980 United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Dordrecht : Kluwer Law International, c1997. viii, 207 p.

Includes bibliographical references, five appendices, and subject index.

Appendices: 1. Nations adhering to the CISG (CISG Contracting States).C2. Official (English) CISG Convention text.C3. Table of cases citedC4. Table of authorities.C5. Table of CISG provisions.

Bonell, M. J. An international restatement of contract law : the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts. 2nd, enl. ed. Irvington-on-Hudson, N.Y. : Transnational Publishers, Inc., c1997. x, 572 p.

Includes bibliography and subject index.

Also black-letter text of the UNIDROIT Principles in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. The complete version of the UNIDROIT Principles is published by UNIDROIT and contains detailed comments on each article and, where appropriate, illustrations.

Mentions the United Nations Sales Convention (1980) and other UNCITRAL legal texts.

Bonell, M. J. and F. Liguori. The United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods : a critical analysis of current international case lawC1997. Uniform law review : UNIDROIT (Roma). (New series)

In two instalments:

I in 2:2:385-395, 1997;

A continuation of previous reports. See previous bibliographies of recent writings related to the work of UNCITRAL (A/CN.9/...).

Parallel title of journal: Revue de droit uniforme : Institut international pour l=unification du droit privé.

Bonell, M. J. and A. Mari. Rassegna giurisprudenziale in tema di vendita internazionale / collab. G. Adinolfi ... [et al.]. Diritto del commercio internazionale : pratica internazionale e diritto interno (Milano) 11:3:719-773, luglio-settembre 1997. (Giurisprudenza commerciale)

A continuation of previous reports on court decisions relevant to the United Nations Sales Convention (1980). See previous bibliographies of recent writings related to the work of UNCITRAL (A/CN.9/...).

Catalano, J. M. More fiction than fact : the perceived differences in the application of specific performance under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Tulane law review : Tulane Law School (New Orleans, La.) 71:6:1807-1834, June 1997.

Colloque de Deauville: La vente éclaté (1997 juin 7-8 : Paris)

La vente éclaté : la diversité des régimes juridiques dans les ventes de marchandises : Colloque de Deauville organisé les 7 et 8 juin 1997 par l=Association droit et commerce. 183 p. Revue de jurisprudence commerciale, ancien journal des agréés (Paris) 41:11:1-183, novembre 1997. (Numéro spécial)

Proceedings of a colloquium on sales law, including the United Nations Sales Convention (1980).

Contents: 1. Exposé introductif / M. Pédamon, p. 8-17.C[I]. L=éclatement du droit des ventes aux consommateurs, p. 19-72:C[2.-4. not relevant to the work of UNCITRAL].C[II]. L=éclatement du droit des ventes internationales, p. 75-132.C5, Le champ d=application de la Convention de Vienne / C. Witz, p. 79-97.C6. Le contenu de la Convention de Vienne / J. F. Mauro, p. 98-111.C 7. Les ventes internationales hors la Convention de Vienne / B. Audit, p. 112-135.C[III]. L=éclatement du droit des ventes nouvelles, p. 136-183.C[8.-9. not relevant to the work of UNCITRAL].C10. Rapport de synthèse / J.-M. Mousseron, p. 176-183.

Compraventa internacional de mercaderías, la: comentario de la Convención de Viena / direct. and coordin. : L. Díez-Picazo y Ponce de León; auth.: A. Cabanillas Sánchez ... [et al.]. Madrid : Editorial Civitas, c1998. 762 p.

Cook, V. S. The need for uniform interpretation of the 1980 United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. University of Pittsburgh law review : University of Pittsburgh School of Law (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 50:197-226, fall 1988.

EmptioCvenditio inter nationes : Karl Heinz Neumayer in Anerkennung für 40 Jahre Lehrtätigkeit : Convention de Vienne sur la vente internationale de marchandise : mélanges = Wiener Übereinkommen über den internationalen Warenkauf : Festgabe. Basel : Verlag für Recht und Gesellschaft, 1997. xvii, 595 p.

Contents relevant to the United Nations Sales Convention (1980): Die Angemessenheit und Unangemessenheit des Wiener Kaufrechts für internationale Kaufverträge / F.J.A. van der Velden, p. 15-31.CZum Anwendungsbereich des UN-Kaufrechtsübereinkommens / J. Kren Kostkiewicz, p. 33-57.CThe UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts and the CISG : alternatives or complementary instruments / M. J. Bonell, p. 59-76.CHumanity=s gain: remarks on similarity, difference and the Vienna Convention / V. Curran, p. 77-87.CDas Wiener Kaufrecht in der österreichischen Praxis / W. Posch, p. 89-104.CThe application of CISG in national law / S. Ronglien, p. 105-111.CDie Rechtsbehelfe des Käufers im UN-Kaufrecht im Vergleich mit den lateinamerikanischen Rechten / A. L. Zuppi, p. 113-150.CDie Bedeutung des UN-Kaufrechts in Skandinavien / J. Hellner, p. 151-169.CWurzel und Ausstrahlungen des Wiener Kaufrechts : einige Hinweise, insbesondere zur Eigentumsverschaffungspflicht und zur Rechtsgewährleistung in BGB und OR / E. Bucher, p. 171-193.CCase Law on UNCITRAL Texts / S. Bazinas, p. 195-210.CL=application de la Convention de Vienne sur le continent américain / A. M. Garro, p. 211-225.CThe United Nations Sales Convention and the emerging caselaw / P. Winship, p. 227-237.CDer Abschluss internationaler Kaufverträge nach dem UN-Kaufrecht im Vergleich mit den ALB/RGW / F. Enderlein, p. 239-257.CBindung an Erklärungen nach dem Einheitskaufrecht / P. Schlechtriem, p. 259-277.CLa prise en considération du comportement des parties par la Convention de Vienne / J. Thieffry, p. 279-295.CErsatz für Vertrauensschaden nach dem Einheitlichen Kaufrecht / H. Stoll, p. 313-333.CLa responsabilité de fait d=auxiliaires dans la Convention de Vienne d=un point de vue de droit comparé / J. H. Herbots, p. 335-353.CZur theoretischen Auffassung der Schadenersatzpflicht in der Wiener Konvention / V. Knapp, p. 355-375.CL=application de la Convention de Vienne sur la vente internationale de marchandises par les juridictions françaises : premier bilan / C. Witz, p. 425-456.CCISG : the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (1980) / M. Will, p. 457-579.

Includes bibliography.

Ferrari, F. General principles and international uniform commercial law conventions : a study of the 1980 Vienna Sales Convention and the 1988 UNIDROIT [Factoring and Leasing] Conventions. Uniform law review : UNIDROIT (Roma) 2:3:451-473, 1997 (New series)

French summary with title: Principes généraux et conventions internationales de droit commercial uniforme: la Convention de Vienne de 1980 sur la vente et les Conventions d=Unidroit de 1988 [sur l=affacturage et le crédit-bail], p. 472-473.

Parallel title of journal: Revue de droit uniforme : Institut international pour l=unification du droit privé.

_____ Interprétation uniforme de la Convention de Vienne de 1980 sur la vente internationale. Revue internationale de droit comparé : Société de législation comparée (Paris) 48:4:813-852, octobre-décembre 1996.

_____ The relationship between the Uniform Commercial Code and the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the construction of uniform law. Loyola of Los Angeles law review : Loyola University of Los Angeles School of Law (Los Angeles, Calif.) 29:1021-1033, April 1996.

Fradera, V. M0 J. de. O conceito de inadimplemento fundamental do contrato no artigo 25 da lei internacional sobre vendas, da Convenção de Viena. Direito, estado e sociedade : Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Departamento de Direito (Rio de Janeiro) 9:127-145, agosto-dezembro 1996, 1998 printing.

Includes bibliography.

Gutknecht, U. Das Nacherfüllungsrecht des Verkäufers bei Kauf- und Werklieferungsverträgen : rechtsvergleichende Untersuchung zum CISG, zum US-amerikanischen Uniform Commercial Code, zum deutschen Recht und zu dem Vorschlag der Kommission zur Überarbeitung des deutschen Schuldrechts. Frankfurt am Main : Peter Lang, c1997. 412 p. (Internationalrechtliche Studien. Beiträge zum internationalen Privatrecht, zum Einheitsrecht und zur Rechtsvergleichung ; Bd. 5)

Thesis (doctoral)CUniversity of Hamburg, 1996 (July).

Includes bibliography, and summary.

Also reprints of some source materials.

Hancock, W. A. The Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods compared with the Uniform Commercial Code. Corporate counsel=s international adviser (Chesterland, Ohio) 32:2-25, January 1988.

Title from cover: Special report on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.

Annex includes text of the United Nations Sales Convention (1980) as ratified by the United States, p. 14-25.

Also executive legal summary (4 p.).

Happ, R. Anwendbarkeit völkerrechtlicher Auslegungsmethoden auf das UN-Kaufrecht. Recht der internationalen Wirtschaft : Betriebs-Berater International (Heidelberg) 43:5:376-380, Mai 1997.

Hartnell, H. E. Rousing the sleeping dog : the validity exception to the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Yale journal of international law : Yale Law School (New Haven, Conn.) 18:1-93, winter 1993.

Houtte, H. van. Vienna Convention : when is it applicable? International business lawyer : Section on Business Law of the International Bar Association (London) 24:7:331-332, July/August 1996.

Kanning, A. J. Het weense koopverdrag : een transactiekosten-benadering. Tijdschrift voor privaatrecht (Gent) 33:3:883-907, 1996.

In Dutch.

Summaries titled: 1. The Vienna Convention on Sales : an approach from the point of view of transaction costs.C2. La Convention de Vienne sur les contrats de vente : une approche au départ des frais des transactions.C3. Das Wiener Kaufabkommen : Überlegungen zu den Transaktionskosten bei Kaufverträgen.C4. Convención de Viena sobre la Compraventa Internacional : un enfoque de los gastos de la transacción.

Reprint.

The United Nations Sales Convention (1980) is winning the race with national law because the transaction costs of both parties are reduced: Neither party needs to involve itself in foreign law, nor to surround the contract of sales with extensive terms and conditions; the Convention serves as a kind of Asafety net@.C English summary [excerpts], p. 906.

Kimball, J. D. and S. Harter. Choice of law issues in contracts for the international sale of goods : getting what you bargained for in the courts of the United States. International trade law quarterly (London) 1:28-32, November 1997.

Kuhlen, D. Produkthaftung im internationalen Kaufrecht : Entstehungsgeschichte, Anwendungsbereich und Sperrwirkung des Art. 5 des Wiener UN-Kaufrechts (CISG). Augsburg : Verlag Rudolf Wittmann, 1997. 142 p.

Thesis (doctoral)CUniversity of Augsburg, 1996.

Includes bibliography and subject index.

Larson, M. G. Applying uniform sales law to international software transactions : the use of the CISG, its shortcomings, and a comparative look at how the proposed Uniform Commercial Code Article 2B would remedy them. Tulane journal of international and comparative law : Tulane Law School (New Orleans, La.) 5:445-488, spring 1997.

Lavers, R. M. CISG : to use, or not to use? International quarterly (Chesterland, Ohio) 4:31-44, October 1992.

Leete, B. A. Teaching the convention on the international sale of goods. Journal of legal studies education : Academy of Legal Studies in Business (Austin, Tex.) 12:1:19-41, winter-spring 1994.

Levy, D. A. Contract formation under the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts, Uniform Commercial Code, Restatement, and CISG. Uniform commercial code law journal (New York, N.Y.) 30:3:249-332, winter 1998.

Annex reproduces the text of the UNIDROIT Principles (1994), p. 301-332.

Logan, T. N. The People=s Republic of China and the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods : formation questions. China law reporter : American Bar Association (Chicago, Ill.) 5:2:53-74, 1988.

Includes a comparative chart of provisions of the United Nations Sales Convention (1980) and the Foreign Economic Contract Law (1985) of China.

Lohs, M. M. Regelung der Vertragsverletzung im UN-Kaufrechtsübereinkommen / collab. N. Nolting. Zeitschrift für vergleichende Rechtswissenschaft : Archiv für internationales Wirtschaftsrecht (Heidelberg) 97:1:4-29, Februar 1998.

Magnus, U. Das UN-Kaufrecht : Fragen und Probleme seiner praktischen Bewährung. Zeitschrift für europäisches Privatrecht (München) 3:823-846, 1997.

Moore, D. H. The Parol Evidence Rule and the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods : justifying Beijing Metals & Minerals Import/Export Corp. versus American Business Center, Inc. Brigham Young University law review : J. Reuben Clark Law School (Provo, Utah) 1347-1376, 1995.

Also published concurrently in the International trade and business law journal.CFn. *

Muir Watt, H. Chronique sur l'application de la Convention de Vienne sur la vente internationale de marchandises du 11 avril 1980. Revue de droit des affaires internationales : Forum européen de la communication (Paris) 5:617-620, 1997.

A continuation of a series of reports. See previous bibliographies of recent writings related to the work of UNCITRAL (A/CN.9/...).

Parallel title of journal: International business law journal.

Nakata, G. K. Filanto S.p.A. versus Chilewich Int=l Corp. : sounds of silence bellow forth under the CISG=s international battle of forms. Transnational lawyer : University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law (Sacramento, Calif.) 7:141-163, 1994.

Niggemann, F. Haftung und Haftungsbegrenzung bei Werk- und Anlagenverträgen nach französischem Recht. Recht der internationalen Wirtschaft : Betriebs-Berater International (Heidelberg) 44:3:192-199, März 1998.

Ramberg, J. The new Swedish sales law. Roma : Centro di studi e ricerche di diritto comparato e straniero, 1997. 22 p. (Saggi, conferenze e seminari / Centro di studi e ricerche di diritto comparato e straniero ; 28)

A comparison between the Swedish Sale of Goods Act (1915) and the United Nations Sales Convention (1980).

Raynaud, M. Les règles juridiques applicables au commerce par voie électronique. Cahiers juridiques et fiscaux de l=exportation : Centre français du commerce extérieur (Paris) 4:895-907, 1997.

Redondo Melchor, N. La regulación internacional de las operaciones mercantiles enfrentada a un caso extremo : el tráfico transfronterizo de energía eléctrica. Derecho de los negocios (Madrid) 6:58/59:9-14, julio-agosto 1995.

A study of sales of electricity from the point of view of international conventions, including the United Nations Sales Convention (1980).

Reiley, E. H. and R. F. Hu. Doing business in China after Tiananmen Square : the impact of Chinese contract law and the United Nations Convention on Sale of Goods on Sino-American business transactions. University of San Francisco law review : University of San Francisco School of Law (San Francisco, Calif.) 24:1:25-94, fall 1989.

Appendices: 1. Summary table.C2. Law of the People=s Republic of China on Economic Contracts Involving Foreign Interest.

Reimers-Zocher, B. Beweislastfragen im Haager und Wiener Kaufrecht. Frankfurt am Main : Peter Lang, c1995. 397 p. (Internationalrechtliche Studien. Beiträge zum internationalen Privatrecht, zum Einheitsrecht und zur Rechtsvergleichung ; Bd. 1)

Thesis (doctoral)CUniversity of Hamburg, 1994.

Includes bibliography and summary.

Rider, C. V. Who bears the cost of misunderstanding in a foreign sales transaction? New York State Bar journal (Albany, N.Y.) 61:56-58, 60-61, October 1989.

Rosett, A. Improving the Uniform Commercial Code. Roma : Centro di studi e ricerche di diritto comparato e straniero, 1997. 14 p. (Saggi, conferenze e seminari / Centro di studi e ricerche di diritto comparato e straniero ; 29)

Rudolph, H. Kaufrecht der Export- und Importverträge : Kommentierung des UN-Übereinkommens über internationale Warenkaufverträge mit Hinweisen für die Vertragspraxis. Freiburg : Haufe, c1996. 567 p. plus disk. (Berliner Praxiskommentare)

Includes: Bibliography, tables of cases and articles, as well as subject index.

Text of the United Nations Sales Convention (1980) in English and German on facing columns.

Annexes (seven) with source materials, of which annex two reproduces the German version of the Limitation Convention (1974).

Accompanied by diskette (current as at 11 March 1996) with decisions of German courts: Entscheidungen deutscher Gerichte zum UN-Kaufrechtsübereinkommen im Volltext sowie eine Checkliste zur Vertragsgestaltung.

Sampson, H. M., III. The title-passage rule : applicable law under the CISG. International tax journal (Greenvale, N.Y.) 16:137-152, 1990.

Schlechtriem, P. Convention de Vienne sur les contrats de vente internationale de marchandises. Rabels Zeitschrift für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht : Max-Planck-Institut (Tübingen) 61:2:380-384, April 1997.

A review of: K. H. Neumayer and C. Ming. Convention de Vienne sur les contrats de vente internationale de marchandises : commentaire / ed. by F. Dessemontet. Lausanne : Centre du droit de l=entreprise (droit industriel, droit d=auteur, droit commercial) de l=Université de Lausanne, 1993. 763 p. (Publication CEDIDAC ; 24)

_____ Good faith in German law and in international uniform laws. Roma : Centro di studi e ricerche di diritto comparato e straniero, 1997. 21 p. (Saggi, conferenze e seminari / Centro di studi e ricerche di diritto comparato e straniero ; 24)

Schwerha, J. J., IV. Warranties against infringement in the sale of goods : a comparison of Uniform Commercial Code Para. 2-312(3) and Article 42 of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Michigan journal of international law : University of Michigan Law School (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 16:2:441-483, winter 1995.

Speidel, R. E. Buyer=s remedies of rejection and cancellation under the Uniform Commercial Code and the Convention. Journal of contract law (North Ryde, N.S.W.) 6:131-140, August 1993.

Contents: I. Notes and comments: p. 191-255.C1. ... .C2. Punitive damages in contract actions : the tension between the United Nations Convention ... and United Sates law / A. A. Kirby, p. 215-231.C 3. ... . II. Recent developments relating to CISG, p. 257-344. 4. The United Nations Convention ... : a mandate to abandon legal ethnocentricity / V. S. Cook, p. 257-263.C5. Validity and excuse in the United Nations Sales Convention / T. Weitzmann, p. 265-290.C6. CISG, specific performance, and the civil law of Louisiana and Québec / J. Fitzgerald, p. 291-313.C7. Contract conclusion under CISG / [M0 del] P. Perales Viscasillas, p. 315-344. III. Interpretive decisions applying CISG: p. 345-356.C8. The first decision of France=s Court of Cassation applying the United Nations Convention ... / C. Witz, p. 345-356.C9. Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf (Higher Regional Court), July 2, 1993, 71 U 73/93, p. 357-362.C10. Dictamen [advisory opinion] de la Comisión para la protección del Comercio Exterior de México : Morales y/o Son Export, S.A. Dec. versus Nez Marketing, p. 363-357. IV. CLOUT abstracts [list of translated cases and abstracts that were published in previous issues of the J. L. & Commerce], p. 369-370. V. J. L. & Commerce CISG contracting States and declarations table, p. 371-378.

Will, M. R. International sales law under CISG; the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (1980) : the first 222 or so decisions. 3rd ed. Geneva : Université de Genève, Faculté de droit, 1995. 76 p. (Schriftenreihe deutscher Jura-Studenten in Genf ; 10 = Cahiers des étudiants allemands en droit à Genève ; 10 = Quaderni degli studenti tedeschi di giurisprudenza a Ginevra ; 10)

An annotated bibliography of court decisions from different jurisdictions relevant to the United Nations Sales Convention (1980), largely based on the UNCITRAL CLOUT series (A/CN.9/SER.C/ABSTRACTS/1-.(1993-)).

Winship, P. Domesticating international commercial law : revising Uniform Commercial Code Article 2 in light of the United Nations Sales Convention. Loyola law review : Loyola University School of Law (New Orleans, La.) 37:43-92, spring 1991.

 

Arbitral awards : UNCITRAL. Yearbook commercial arbitration (Deventer) 22:222-241, 1997.

Contents: Challenge decision of 15 April 1993, p. 222-226.CChallenge decision of 11 January 1995, p. 227-241.

Asouzu, A. A. Arbitration in Africa : agenda for reform (a review article). Arbitration and dispute resolution law journal (London) 4:373-396, December 1997.

A review of: Arbitration in Africa/by H.H.E. Cotran and A.N.E. Amissah, eds. The Hague : Kluwer Law International, 1996. xxiv, 467 p.

See below under Cotran.

_____[Africa and the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration] : guest editorial.Arbitration and dispute resolution law journal (London) 4:343-348, December 1997.

Berger, K. P., ed. Das neue Recht der Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit = The new German arbitration law. Köln : RWS Verlag Kommunikationsforum, c1998. various pagings. (RWS-Dokumentation ; 21)

In English and German.

A documentation intended to provide materials on domestic and international practice as well as scholarly writings on the subject, with insight into the drafting history, features, problems and provisions of the new German Arbitration Act (in force 1 January 1998). That Act adopted the UNCITRAL Model Arbitration Law (1985). CPreface.

An outstanding update bibliography on commercial arbitration, both domestic and international, including references to the work of UNCITRAL in the field.

Böckstiegel, K.-H. Germany. In International hardbook on commercial arbitration / gen. ed. A. J. van den Berg, with the cooperation of the T.M.C. Asser Instituut, Institute for International and European Law, The Hague. The Hague : Kluwer Law International, 1990-. (Suppl. 26, 38 p., 14 p., February 1998)

Reproduced in annex I is an unofficial translation of the German Arbitration Act 1989 (Book 10 ZPO) / by German Institution of Arbitration (DIS) and German Federal Ministry of Justice, 14 p.

Capatina, O. L=application en Roumanie de la Loi-type et du Règlement d=arbitrage de la CNUDCI. Hague yearbook of international law (The Hague) 9:11-20, 1996.

A paper.

Parallel title of yearbook: Annuaire de La Haye de droit international.

Ceccon, R. UNCITRAL Notes on Organizing Arbitral Proceedings and the conduct of evidence : a new approach to international arbitration. Journal of international arbitration (Geneva) 14:2:67-79, June 1997.

Chiasson, E. C. [UNCITRAL Moot Arbitration Court. Third]. The Willem C. Vis memorial international commercial arbitration report of moot. Arbitration : Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London) 62:3:220-221, August 1996.

Cotran, E. and A. Amissah, eds. Arbitration in Africa. The Hague : Kluwer Law International, c1996. xxiv, 467 p. (LCIA worldwide arbitration)

Includes bibliographical references and two appendices.

Appendices: I. Laws of African countries which have adopted the UNCITRAL Model Law: Nigeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Kenya, Zimbabwe.CII. List of African countries which have signed or ratified the New York Convention of 1958 (NY), the Convention on the Settlement of Investments Disputes of 1965 (ICSID) and the Convention Establishing the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency of 1985 (MIGA).

Court decisions applying the UNCITRAL Model Law. United Nations Commission on International Trade Law : case law on UNCITRAL texts (CLOUT). Yearbook commercial arbitration (Deventer) 22:289-300, 1997.

Fourth instalment of excerpts of UNCITRAL CLOUT documents.Reproduces excerpts of A/CN.9/SER.C/ABSTRACTS/9 of 7 June 1996, A/CN.9/SER.C/ABSTRACTS/10 of 16 August 1996, A/CN.9/SER.C/ABSTRACTS/11 of 2 December 1996; they have been consolidated and are presented by country in numerical order.Cp. 290, fn. 3. Included is an index of articles of the UNCITRAL Model Arbitration Law (1985) reported in CLOUT as reproduced in volumes XIX(1994) through XXII(1997), p. 297-300.

Davidson, F. The new Arbitration Act : a model law? Journal of business law (London) 101-129, March 1997.

Concentrates on examining certain key areas where the English Act has borrowed from the UNCITRAL Model Arbitration Law (1985).Cp. 101.

Franco, I. C. Arbitration in Brazil : is this dispute finally resolved? International law news : American Bar Association, Section of International Law and Practice (Washington, D.C.) 26:3:3,8,9, summer 1997.

The new law was strongly influenced by the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1976).Cp. 3.

Hacking, D. D., Baron. Arbitration law reform : the impact of the UNCITRAL Model Law on the English Arbitration Act 1996. Arbitration : Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London) 63:4:291-299, November 1997.

Herrmann, G. Schiedsregeln der UNCITRAL. Köln : Bundesstelle für Aussenhandelsinformation, 1977. (BfA-Rechtsinformation : Berichte und Dokumente zum ausländischen Wirtschafts- und Steuerrecht ; Nr. 100. Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit)

Contents: A. Erläuterungen.CB. Anhang: I. UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.CII. Règlement d=Arbitrage de la CNUDCI.CIII. Reglamento de Arbitraje de la CNUDMI.C IV. UNCITRAL-Schiedsgerichtsordnung.

A commentary to the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1976) in German. Annexes 1-3 reproduce the official text of the Rules in English, French, and Spanish; annex 4, the unofficial text in German.

Holtzmann, H. M. Introduction to the UNCITRAL Notes on Organizing Arbitral Proceedings. Tulane journal of international and comparative law : Tulane Law School (New Orleans, La.) 5:407-409, spring 1997.

Includes text of the UNCITRAL Notes on Arbitral Proceedings (1996), p. 411-443.

The author headed the United States delegation during the preparation of the Notes.CFn. *

Hong Kong amends Arbitration Act. World arbitration & mediation report : covering dispute resolution in the United States and around the world (Yonkers, NY) 8:2:37-38, February, 1997.

International Arbitration Congress (13th : 1996 October 10-12 : Seoul)

International dispute resolution : towards an international arbitration culture / general editor: A. van den Berg; with the assistance of the International Bureau of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague. The Hague : Kluwer Law International, c1998. ix, 270 p. (International Council for Commercial Arbitration congress series ; no. 8)

At head of title: International Council for Commercial Arbitration.

Series title page: AInternational Arbitration Conference [sic], Seoul, 10-12 October 1996@.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contributions dealing with the work of UNCITRAL: Is there a growing international arbitration culture? /W. Gray, p. 23-30.CUNCITRAL=s basic contribution to the international arbitration culture / G. Herrmann, p. 49-52.CIs there an expanding culture in Nigeria that favours combining arbitration with conciliation or other dispute resolution proceedings? / T. Oyekunle, p. 125-131.

International Commercial Arbitration Conference (1997 November 12 : Prague)

International commercial arbitration : advantages and risks. Evropské a mezinárodní právo (Utrecht/Prague) 7:1-2:3-92, 1998.

In Czech and English.

Title from caption, p. 3.

Papers on UNCITRAL texts: Implementace právního modelu arbitrázního rízení UNCITRAL v Nemecku / K. P. Berger, p. 25-34.CProvisional measures: the respective powers of arbitration and the courts = Predbezné opatrení : vlastní pravomoci arbitráze a soudu / M. Hunter, p. 55-59.

Introduction to arbitration under the International Center for Letter of Credit Arbitration (ICLOCA). Letter of credit update : Government Information Services (Arlington, Va.) 12:9:35-38, September 1996.

The ICLOCA Rules of Arbitration (1996) are modelled upon the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1976) with necessary modifications.

Johari, H. C. Commentary on Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 : adopting the Model Arbitration Law prepared by United Nations Commission on International Trade Law and incorporating acts for implementing New York and Geneva conventions. Calcutta : Kamal Law House, 1997. 1264 p.

The commentary discusses also CLOUT materials up to A/CN.9/SER.C/ABSTRACTS/10 of 16 August 1996.

Includes appendices with source materials, and subject index.

Part I of the Act is almost verbatim adoption of the UNCITRAL Model Arbitration Law (1985), whereas part II incorporates the law regarding enforcement of foreign arbitral awards under the New York (1958) and the Geneva (1927) arbitration conventions.

Kaplan, N. [Goff Lecture (6th : 1995 : Hong Kong)] The Sixth Goff Lecture : Is the need for writing as expressed in the New York Convention and the Model Law out of step with commercial practice?Arbitration : journal of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London) 62:3:19-30, August 1996 (Suppl.)

A reprint of: Asia Pacific law review : City University (Hong Kong) 5:1:1-23, 1996.Cp. 1.

Also published in: Arbitration international : London Court of International Arbitration (London) 12:1:27-45, 1996. See Bibliography of recent writings related to the work of UNCITRAL (A/CN.9/441) of 4 March 1997, p. 13.

Kautz, T. International arbitration : Germany becomes a serious player. International commercial litigation (London) 28:28-31, March 1998.

Title from table of contents:Germany has big plans for its new arbitration act.

The new Act (in force 1 January 1998) maintains substantial uniformity with the UNCITRAL Model Arbitration Law (1985).Cp. 31.

Koussoulis, S. Actual problems of international arbitration : the Greek law in comparison with the UNCITRAL Model Law. Revue hellénique de droit international : L=Institut Hellénique de Droit International et Étranger (Athènes) 49:2:479-499, 1996.

Marriot, A. L. England=s new arbitration law. ICC International Court of Arbitration bulletin : International Chamber of Commerce (Paris) 8:1:28-36, May 1997.

Title from table of contents: The English Arbitration Act.

Merkin, R. Arbitration Act 1996 : an annotated guide / consultant: W. Sapte. London : Lloyd=s of London Press, 1996. xxvi, 215 p.

Includes tables of cases and legislation, and subject index.

Appendices: 1. Table of derivations.C2. Table of destinations.C3. The UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration.C4. Departmental Advisory Committee on Arbitration Law, Report on the Arbitration Bill.

Möller, D. Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit e.V. (DIS) stellt das künftige neue Schiedsverfahrensrecht vor. IPRax : Praxis des internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (Bielefeld) 17:5:377-378, September/Oktober 1997.

Contains a briefing on the new German Arbitration Act organized by the German Institute for Arbitration (DIS), and a summary of panelists= discussion thereto.

Mustill, M. J. [Goff Lecture (7th : 1996 : Hong Kong)] The Goff Lecture, Hong Kong 1996 : Too many laws. Arbitration : Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London) 63:4:248-262, November 1997.

A reprint of: Asia Pacific law review : City University (Hong Kong).Cp. 1.

Nariman, F. S. India=s new arbitration law. ICC International Court of Arbitration bulletin : International Chamber of Commerce (Paris) 8:1:37-40, May 1997.

New German arbitration law, the. Arbitration international : London Court of International Arbitration (London) 14:1:iii-iv, 1-92, 1998.

Title from editorial=s caption.

Contents: Editorial, p. iii-iv.CThe new German Arbitration Law in force as of 1 January 1998 : Tenth Book of the German Code of Civil Procedure (Zivilprozessordnung; ZPO) : [unofficial translation] / [by the German Institution of Arbitration (DIS) and the German Federal Ministry of Justice], p. 1-18.CAn introduction to the new German Arbitration Act based on the UNCITRAL Model Law / by K.-H. Böckstiegel, p. 19-31.CProcedural aspects of the new German Arbitration Act / by O. Sandrock, p. 33-45.CThe New German Arbitration Act versus Old German Case Law : which case law of the Bundesgerichtshof (German Federal Supreme Court) is to be applied to the new Act? / by H. Raeschke-Kessler, p. 47-56.CThe new German Arbitration Act : a user=s perspective / by K. Lionnet, p. 57-63.CA foreign perspective on the new German Arbitration Act / by R. H. Kreindler and T. Mahlich, p. 65-89.CDas Neue Recht der Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (The New German Arbitration Law) : [a book review], p. 91-92 [see above main entry under Berger, K.-P.].

The new German law on arbitration : commentary and resources / [with the contribution and work of M. Grass]. World arbitration and mediation report : covering dispute resolution in the United States and around the world (Yonkers, N.Y.) 9:2:45-55, February 1998.

An analysis of the statute (p. 45-47), and an English language translation of its provisions (p. 47-55). Unofficial translation / by German Institution of Arbitration (DIS) and Federal Ministry of Justice of Germany.

Ning, J. The Status of lex mercatoria in international commercial arbitration. American review of international arbitration : Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law (New York) 7:2:163-198, 1996.

Nygh, P. Choice of forum and laws in international commercial arbitration. The Hague : Kluwer Law International, c1997. ii, 32 p. (Forum internationale ; no. 24)

This is the extended and annotated version of the lecture given at the Forum internationale in The Hague on 1 November 1996.Cp. i, fn. *

Okekeifere, A. I. The UNCITRAL Model Law and the problem of delay in international commercial arbitration. Journal of international arbitration (The Hague) 14:1:125-139, 1997.

Otto, D. Reform des indischen Schiedsverfahrensrechts. Recht der internationalen Wirtschaft : Betriebs-Berater International (Heidelberg) 43:4:298-300, April 1997.

Parra-Aranguren, G. La ley modelo de la Comisión de las Naciones Unidas para el Derecho Mercantil Internacional (CNUDMI, 1985) sobre arbitraje comercial internacional. Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Políticas : Universidad Central de Venezuela (Caracas) 96:155-315, 1995.

Annex reproduces text of UNCITRAL Model Arbitration Law (1985), p. 155-174.

Reprint.

_____ La nulidad, el reconocimiento y la ejecución de los laudos en la Ley Modelo de Arbitraje Comercial Internacional de la Comisión de las Naciones Unidas para el Derecho Mercantil Internacional (CNUDMI, 1985). Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Políticas : Universidad Central de Venezuela (Caracas) 97:265-403, 1995.

Reprint.

Rau, A. S. The UNCITRAL Model Law in state and federal courts : the case of Awaiver@. American review of international arbitration : Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law (New York, N.Y.) 6:3:223-285, 1995.

Recent developments in arbitration law and practice. Yearbook commercial arbitration (Deventer) 22:567-581, 1997.

Contents: Introduction, p. 569-571.CBrazil / C. Nehring, p. 572-574.CNew Zealand / T. Kennedy-Grant, p. 575-579.CZimbabwe / s.n., 580-581.

Introduction contains brief account on developments in: China (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region), Germany, Guatemala, Malta, Sri Lanka, Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (England).

Richardson, M. Arbitration law reform : the New Zealand experience : an update. Arbitration international : London Court of International Arbitration (London) 13:2:229-231, 1997.

Appendix: New Zealand Arbitration Act 1996 : changes compared to Bill at first reading (a chart).

Updates the contribution in Arbitration international 12:1:57-82, 1996. See Bibliography of recent writings related to the work of UNCITRAL (A/CN.9/441) of 4 March 1997, p. 15.

Samtleben, J. Das kolumbianische Gesetz über die internationale Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit. Recht der internationalen Wirtschaft : Betriebs-Berater International (Heidelberg) 43:8:657-659, August 1997.

In Colombia, the new Act No. 315/96 of 12 September 1996 on international commercial arbitration has been partially influenced by the UNCITRAL Model Arbitration Law (1985), for instance as to the scope of application, as well as to the case when substantive claim before court is brought in a matter that is the subject of the arbitration agreement.

Sanders, P. [Alexander Lecture (13th : 1995 June 5 : London)] The 1996 Alexander Lecture : Cross-border arbitration : a view on the future. Arbitration : Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London) 62:3:168-174, August 1996.

A lecture paper of the series Alexander Lectures, which were started in 1974 in honour of John Alexander.

Sanders, P. International encyclopedia of comparative law. Vol. 16, Civil procedure, ch. 12, Arbitration. Tübingen : J.C.B. Mohr, 1996. 178 p.

Chapter completed in December 1994.

Includes bibliography.

Special attention has been given to the UNCITRAL Model Arbitration Law (1985) and its impact on the development of arbitration laws in several parts of the world.CIntroduction, p. 3.

Sekolec, J. UNCITRAL Notes on Organizing Arbitral Proceedings (1996) : background remarks. Yearbook commercial arbitration (Deventer) 22:448-475, 1997.

Annex reproduces the text of the UNCITRAL Notes on Arbitral Proceedings (1996), p. 452-475.

Tell, O. L=Aide-mémoire de la CNUDCI sur l=organisation des procédures arbitrales. Revue de droit des affaires internationales : Forum Européen de la communication (Paris) 6:744-750, 1997.

Parallel title of journal: International business law journal.

Thomas, D. R. Default powers of arbitrators : an analysis of the law and practice relating to the default powers of arbitrators. London : Lloyd=s of London Press Ltd., 1996. xxii, 174 p.

See ch. 3: Express contractual default powers : UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1976), p. 77-81.

Includes tables of cases and legislation, and subject index.

Treviño, J. C. El arbitraje comercial internacional de tipo ad hoc e institucional y el arbitraje de la Cámara de Comercio Internacional. Revista mexicana de derecho internacional privado : Academia Mexicana de Derecho Internacional Privado y Comparado (México, D.F.) 1:51-69, octubre 1996.

Veeder, V. V. Magna Carta of modern commercial arbitration. Juriste international : Union internationale des avocats (Paris) 26-27, juillet 1997.

States that the new English Arbitration Act 1996 (in force 31 January 1997) has philosophical affinity to the UNCITRAL Model Arbitration Law, even where the latter=s language is missing from the new Act.

Weigand, F.-B. Das neue englische Schiedsverfahrensrecht. Recht der internationalen Wirtschaft : Betriebs-Berater International (Heidelberg) 43:11:904-911, November 1997.

Zykin, I. S. The UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration : the Russian experience. Hague yearbook of international law (The Hague) 9:21-32, 1996.

A paper.

Parallel title of yearbook: Annuaire de La Haye de droit international.

 

Bokalli, V.-E. Le nouveau droit des contrats de transports maritimes internationaux des marchandises : les Règles de Hambourg. African journal of international and comparative law : African Society of International and Comparative Law (London) 9:4:836-856, December 1997.

A comparison between the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to Bills of Lading (1924) and the Hamburg Rules (1978).

Parallel title of journal: Revue africaine de droit international et comparé.

Morán Bovio, D. [Primeras sentencias en aplicación de las Reglas de Hamburgo. English] The first decisions applying the Hamburg Rules (The World Appolo; Carte versus Sudcargos). Lloyd=s maritime and commercial law quarterly (London) 3:351-358, August 1997.

_____ Primeras sentencias en aplicación de las Reglas de Hamburgo. Revista española de seguros : Sección Española de la Asociación Internacional de Derecho de Seguros (Madrid) 88:65-79, octubre/diciembre 1996.

Other journal title information:Publicación doctrinal de derecho y economía de los seguros privados.

Nlerum, F. A. The application and some implications of the Hamburg Rules for Nigeria. African journal of international and comparative law : African Society of International and Comparative Law (London) 9:2:386-408, June 1997.

Based on: Thesis (doctoral)CUniversity of Dalhousie, Halifax, Canada, (s.d), p. 386, fn. *

Parallel title of journal: Revue africaine de droit international et comparé.

Pesce, A. Uniform law on international carriage of goods : a system of special rules. European transport law : journal of law and economics (Antwerpen) 32:5:503-535, 1997.

 

Caprioli, E. A. and R. Sorieul. Le commerce international électronique : vers l=émergence de règles juridiques transnationales. Journal du droit international : Clunet (Paris) 124:2:323-393, avril-mai-juin, 1997.

Contents: Part I describes the work of international organizations in the field of trade facilitation and unification of commercial law as far as involved in electronic commerce, p. 328-367.CPart II is entirely devoted to the UNCITRAL Electronic Commerce Law (1996), p. 367-393.CAnnex reproduces the text of the UNCITRAL Law, p. 394-401.

Howland, R.I.L. UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce. European transport law : journal of law and economics (Antwerpen) 32:6:703-708, 1997.

Illescas, R. El comercio electrónico internacional : su gobierno. Revista jurídica del Perú (Lima) 47:12:203-208, julio-setiembre 1997.

Madrid Parra, A. Firmas digitales y entidades de certificación a examen en la CNUDMI/UNCITRAL. Actualidad informática Aranzadi (Madrid) 24:1-7, julio 1997.

Marconi, A. L. La Legge Modello UNCITRAL sul commercio elettronico. Diritto del commercio internazionale : pratica internazionale e diritto interno (Milano) 11:1:137-154, gennaio-marzo 1997. (Giurisprudenza commerciale)

Raynaud, M. Les règles juridiques applicables au commerce par voie électronique. Cahiers juridiques et fiscaux de l=exportation : Centre français du commerce extérieur (Paris) 4:895-907, 1997.

Remsu, J. UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce = Loi type de la CNUDCI sur le commerce électronique. In International Trade Law Seminar, 22 November 1996 = Colloque de droit international commercial, le 22 novembre 1996. Ottawa : Department of Justice, Canadian Bar Association, 1996. p. 1-18 (English), p. 1-21 (French).

Appendix reproduces the text of the Model Law as contained in annex I to the report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its twenty-ninth session, 28 May-14 June 1996 (Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-first session, Supplement No. 17) (A/51/17).

Schneider, U. H. Die Angleichung des Rechts der grenzüberschreitenden Überweisungen. Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht (München) 8:19:589-593, 10. Oktober 1997.

A critical presentation of directive 97/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 on cross-border credit transfers as compared with the UNCITRAL Credit Transfer Law (1992).

Sorieul, R. The UNCITRAL Model Law and the modernization of legislation to facilitate electronic commerce. In Electronic commerce initiatives of ESCAP : business facilitation needs / Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. New York : United Nations, 1998. p. 59-80. (Studies in trade and investment ; 31)

UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce. EDI law review : legal aspects of paperless communication (Dordrecht) 3:4:275-283, 1996.

UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce with Guide to Enactment, 1996. New York : United Nations, 1997. vii, 72 p.

Contents: 1. General Assembly resolution 51/162 of 16 December 1996.C2. UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce.C3. Guide to Enactment of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

Available also in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish.

United Nations : UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce : adopted December 16, 1996. International legal materials : American Society of International Law (Washington, D.C.) 36:1:197-209, January 1997.

Contents: Introductory note / by H. S. Burman, p. 197-199.C I.L.M. Content summary and English text of the UNCITRAL Electronic Commerce Law (1996), p. 200-209.

The text of the UNCITRAL Electronic Commerce Law (1996) is a reproduction of annex I to the report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its twenty-ninth session, 28 May-14 June 1996 (Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-first Session, Supplement No. 17) (A/51/17), p. 70-77.

Walden, I. and R. Hill. The draft UNCITRAL Model Law for Electronic Commerce : issues and solutions. Letter of credit update : Government Information Services (Arlington, Va.) 12:6:35-42, June 1996.

Reprinted from: The computer lawyer (Frederick, Md.) 13:3:18-22, March 1996.

Article deals with the UNCITRAL Draft Model Law on Legal Aspects of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Related Means of Communication (1995), which is the immediate predecessor of the UNCITRAL Electronic Commerce Law (1996)

 

Gorton, L. Draft UNCITRAL Convention on Independent Guarantees / by L. Gorton. Journal of business law (London) 240-253, May 1997.

This article is based on a lecture given at the Richards Buttler Scandinavian Maritime Law Seminar in August 1995Cp. 240, fn. *

Horn, N. Die UN-Konvention über unabhängige Garantien : ein Beitrag zur lex mercatoria. Recht der internationalen Wirtschaft : Betriebs-Berater International (Heidelberg) 43:9:717-723, September 1997.

Partly based on lecture delivered 14 February 1997 at the 1997 Berner Conference on Banking Law (=Berner Bankrechtstag 1997).Cp. 717, fn. *

_____ The United Nations Convention on Independent Guarantees and the lex mercatoria. Roma : Centro di studi e ricerche di diritto comparato e straniero, 1997. 19 p. (Saggi, conferenze e seminari / Centro di studi e ricerche di diritto comparato e straniero ; 30)

Ly, F. de. Het VN-Verdrag betreffende bankgaranties en stand-by letters of credit. In Recht in bedrijf. Arnhem, The Netherlands : Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Sanders Instituut, 1997. p. 121-141.(SI-EUR-reeks, deel 16)

In Dutch.

Markus, A. R. UNO-Konvention über unabhängige Garantien und stand-by letters of credit : die Arbeiten der UNCITRAL zum Thema Bankgarantierecht. Zürich : Schulthess Polygraphischer Verlag, c1997. 72 p. (Schweizer Schriften zum Bankenrecht ; Bd. 46 = Études suisses de droit bancaire ; v. 46)

Includes: Bibliography.CAnnex with English text of the United Nations Guarantee and Standby Convention (1995).

Turner, P. Expert commentary : ... makes some points on warranties, fraud and the United Nations Convention. Documentary credits INsight : International Chamber of Commerce (Paris) 4:1:17-19, winter 1998.

Vicent Chuliá, F. Introducción al estudio de las garantías personales en el ordenamiento español. Sección IX, La regulación de las garantías a primera demanda en el comercio internacional. In Tratado de garantías en la contratación mercantil. Tomo 1, Parte general y garantías personales. Madrid : Civitas, 1996. p. 398-403.

Wehling, A. Fraud and forgery in documentary credits. Trading law and trading law reports (Little London, Chichester) 378-386, 1996.

 

Benning, O. and A. Wehling. Das AModel Law on Cross-Border Insolvency@ der Vereinten Nationen : ein Regelungsmodell für internationale Insolvenzfälle. Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht (Frankfurt am Main) 8:20:618-623, 24. Oktober 1997.

Berends, A. J. UNCITRAL Modelwet inzake grensoverschrijdende insolventie. Tijdschrift voor Insolventierecht (Deventer) 3:5:135-143, 1997.

In Dutch.

Contents: Paragraphs 1-2 describe background and content of the UNCITRAL Model Insolvency Law (1997).Cpara. 3 gives an appreciation.Cpara. 4 is about the Model Law in the Dutch context.CAuthor=s letter of 10 October 1997.

Farley, J. UNCITRAL/INSOL Judicial Colloquium 1997 [on Cross-Border Insolvency] : report. International insolvency review : International Association of Insolvency Practitioners; INSOL (London) 6:2:139-144, summer 1997.

Glosband, D. M. UNCITRAL adopts Model Cross-Border Insolvency Law. Bankruptcy court decisions : weekly news and comment (Horsham, Pa.).

In three instalments:

I in 30:22:A3, A6, 24 June 1997;

II in 30:23:A5-A6, A14, 1 July 1997;

III in 30:24:A7-A9, 8 July 1997.

Titles of instalments: I. UNCITRAL adopts Model Cross-Border Insolvency Law.CII-III. UNCITRAL=s new Model Cross-Border Insolvency Law explained.

Harmer, R. W. The UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency with introductory note. International insolvency review : International Association of Insolvency Practitioners; INSOL (London) 6:2:145-153, summer 1997.

Annex reproduces the text of UNCITRAL Model Insolvency Law (1997), p. 154-160.

Joint UNCITRAL/INSOL Judicial Colloquium on Cross-Border Insolvency (New Orleans, La., March 1997) : judges= evaluation, collective report / J. Farley ... [et al.] ; editorial foreword by I. F. Fletcher. International insolvency review : International Association of Insolvency Practitioners; INSOL (London) 6:236-251, 1997.

[Joint UNCITRAL/INSOL Judicial] Colloquium on Cross-Border Insolvency, Vienna, 17-19 April 1994, Session I: the needs : [keynote addresses]. International insolvency review : International Association of Insolvency Practitioners; INSOL (London) 6:S49-S71, spring 1997. (Special issue)

Title of papers: A perspective from an international bank lawyer / M. Giovanoli, p. S49-S54.CA perspective from a United States judge / T. Brozman, p. S55-S66.CA perspective from a United Kingdom insolvency practitioner / N. Cooper, p. S67-S71.

Reproduces three keynote addresses from the opening session of the Colloquium. See International insolvency review 4:9-35, 1995 (Special conference issue) for the edited transcription of the proceedings.Cp. S49, fn. *

Markus, A. R. Das neue UNCITRAL Modellgesetz betreffend grenzüberschreitende Insolvenz. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht (Zürich) 70:1:15-36, 1998.

Reprint.

In German.

Includes summary in English, French, German on facing columns, p. 15.

Parallel titles of journal: Swiss review of business law = Revue suisse de droit des affaires.

Sandoval López, R. Ley Modelo de la CNUDMI sobre Insolvencia Transfronteriza. Derecho de los negocios (Madrid) 8:87:1-7, 81-85, diciembre 1997.

Annex reproduces the UNCITRAL Model Insolvency Law (1997), p. 81-85.

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law : Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency : [adopted by UNCITRAL at Vienna, May 30, 1997, at its thirtieth session]. International legal materials : American Society of International Law (Washington, D.C.) 36:5:1386-1398, September 1997.

Contents: Introductory note / by H. S. Burman and J. L. Westbrook, p. 1386-1388.CI.L.M. Content summary and English text of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency (1997), p. 1388-1398.

Text of the Model Law is a reproduction of annex I to the Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its thirtieth session, 12-30 May 1997 (Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-second Session, Supplement No. 17) (A/52/17), p. 68-78.

Wallace, D., Jr. and H. Burman. Developments in private international law. [1], American Law Institute. [2], UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency. International law news : American Bar Association, Section of International Law and Practice (Washington, D.C.) 26:3:6, 16, summer 1997.

Westbrook, J. L. Commission recommends UNCITRAL Model Law to United States Congress. International insolvency review : International Association of Insolvency Practitioners; INSOL (London) 6:252, 1997.

Will United States pass UNCITRAL=s Model Law? Bankruptcy court decisions : weekly news and comment (Horsham, Pa.) 31:16:A1, A8-A9, 9 December 1997.

A summary of the discussions at a panel that convened 20 November 1997 at the Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York.Cp. 1.

Wimmer, K. Die UNCITRAL-Modellbestimmungen über grenzüberschreitende Insolvenzverfahren. Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht (Köln) 18:51-52:2220-2228, 19. Dezember 1997.

Annex includes text of the UNCITRAL Model Insolvency Law (1996) in English, p. 2224-2228.