New Developments in International Commercial and Consumer Law

Jacob S. Ziegel is Professor of Law Emeritus in the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto.

Part 1 Basic international commercial and contract law developments: usage and its reception in transnational commercial law, Roy Goode; internationalisation of sales law - practice under the convention on international sale of goods - a primer for attorneys and internal traders, Louis F. del Duca and Patrick del Duca; the case against Lex Mercatoria, Uriel Procaccia; convergence of contract law systems and the unidroit principles of international commercial contracts - a search for the nature of contract, Donald B. King. Part 2 Banking law, payment systems and international finance: unauthorized electronic funds transfers - comparative aspects, Benjamin Geva; standby rulemaking - a glimpse at the elements of standardization and harmonization of banking practice, James E. Byrne; international demand guarantees - the interaction of the uncitral convention and the URDG rules of the ICC, Rafael Illescas Ortiz; guarantees on first demand - the Chilean position, Richardo Sandoval Lopez. Part 3 Secured transactions in movable property: modernizing the secured financing and lease financing laws of developing nations, with particular focus on the West Bank and Gaza, R.C.C. Cumming; the registration of company charges against real property under Israeli law, Shalom Lerner; the case for worldwide reform to he law governing secured transactions in movable property, Harry C. Sigman. Part 4 Conflict of laws: territoriality and choice of law in the Supreme Court of Canada - applications in products liability claims, Catherine Walsh. Part 5 International trade law: first approach to competition law and sanctioning of disloyal practices in Mercosur, Raul Anibal Etcheverry; state contracts, state interests and international commercial arbitration - a third world perspective, Patrick Osode; the new GATT agreement on government procurement - impressive achievements but a setback for multilateralism, Arie Reich. Part 6 The challenges of adapting to market economics: the development of securities regulation in emerging African capital markets, S.K. Date-Bah; process of transition and commercial law in Central and Eastern Europe, Attile Harmathy; the challenges of adapting law to market economies in postcommunist Central European countries, Jerzy Rajski; integrator companies in Mexico - lifesavers of micro, small and medium-sized industries, Elvia Arcelia Quintaina Adriano. Part 7 Consumer law developments: Canadian perspectives on the challenges of consumer bankruptcies, Jacob S. Ziegel; a European concept of consumer rights - some reflections on rethinking community consumer law, Norbert Reich; saying nothing with words, Anthony J. Duggan; comparative publicity in the Honduran commercial code and consumer protection law, Dr Laureano F. Gutierrez Falla.