DRAFTING AND NEGOTIATING INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS

Drafting and Negotiating International Commercial Contracts clarifies the issues surrounding cross-border agreements and provides solutions to the complex problems they raise.

With increasing globalization, multinational agreements are becoming a common practice for most traders. However, international contracts remain a difficult and mysterious subject for business people as well as their lawyers. This updated edition provides insights into the basic requirements of a well-drafted contract and covers, among other things:

The choice of the applicable law
The choice of jurisdiction
International arbitration
The use of more international drafting techniques
Hardship, force majeure and liquidated damages

As an added feature, this volume analyzes in depth the negotiating process. It provides incisive commentary on the model contracts developed by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the 2012 ICC Rules on Arbitration, Incoterms® 2010 and Unidroit Principles 2010.