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Description
This new textbook is ideal for students who are studying international trade law as part of an undergraduate degree course and as a pre-reader for those about to commence graduate vocational study. It provides the reader with a thorough examination of international trade law and looks in detail at the interconnection and practical relevance of the different contracts which may com price an international sale transaction.
The book focuses on the international sale of goods which are transported by sea, land and air, with the main emphasis on sea transport. It introduces the reader to the trade terms used in international sale contracts, in common law and Incoterms and explains how the parties have to fulfil their relative duties. The text explains the essential issues of contracts of carriage and cargo insurance and gives special attention to aspects of financing international trade and securing payment. The text also emphasises the importance of choosing the applicable law and dispute resolution mechanism. Overview charts, tables, reflective questions and case studies are used throughout to give the reader a solid understanding of this complex and interconnected area of law. ............................................................................................................................
Contents
1. Introduction
1.1 - Aims of this book
1.2 - How to use this book
1.3 - How to research the status of treaties and conventions
1.4 - Introduction to international trade law
2. The International Sale Contract
2.1 - Introduction to sale of goods
2.2 - International sale of goods and international trade terms overview
2.3 - International trade terms: ex works
2.4 - International trade terms: delivered duty paid
2.5 - International trade terms: cost, insurance and freight
2.6 - International trade terms: free on board
2.7 - Standard term contracts and common contractual clauses
2.8 - Consequences of breach of contractual obligations
2.9 - Remedies of the buyer
2.10 - Remedies of the seller
2.11 - United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of
Goods 1980
2.12 - Revision and further reading
3. Payment Methods in International Trade
3.1 - General
3.2 - Bills of exchange in detail
3.3 - Collection arrangements
3.4 - Documentary credits
3.5 - Standby credits and guarantees
3.6 - Forfaiting and factoring
3.7 - Revision and further reading
4. Contract of Affreightment
4.1 - Introduction
4.2 - Carriage of goods by sea
4.3 - Aspects of carriage of goods by air and land
4.4 - Revision and further reading
5. Marine Cargo Insurance
5.1 - Introduction
5.2 - Making the Insurance Contract
5.3 - Kinds of insurance cover
5.4 - The insurance claim
5.5 - Revision and further reading
6. International Disputes Resolution
6.1 - General
6.2 - jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments
6.3 - Arbitration as a form of alternative dispute resolution
6.4 - Applicable law
6.5 - Dispute resolution checklist
6.6 - Revision and further reading
7. The Bigger Picture
7.1 - Introduction
7.2 - Case study 1 – Steel Girders
7.3 - Case study 2 – Didgeridoos
8. A Guide to Further Reading
8.1 - Textbooks and Cases and Materials Books in International Trade Law
8.2 - Practitioner guides
8.3 - Statute books
8.4 - Journals and newsletters
8.5 - Online sources
Appendices
(A) Incoterms 2000 Overview
(B) GAFTA100
(C) GAFTA 119
(D) Invoice Vs
(E) Add. Copy Doc. Coll. with Bill of Exchange
(F) Bills of Exchange
(G) Foreign Bill and/or Documents for Collection
(H) Sample Letter of Credit Application Form
(I) Letter of Credit Presentation Form
(J) Export Cargo Shipping Instructions
(K) Standard Shipping Note for non-dangerous goods only
(L) Dangerous Goods Note
(M) House Air Waybill
(N) Shipper's Letter of Instructions for issuing Air Waybill
(O) Certificate of Insurance - Lloyd's
(P) GENCON Voyage Charter Party as revised in 1994
(Q) GENTIME Time Charter Party
(R) BARECON 2001 Standard Bareboat Charter
(S) CONGENBILL Bill of Lading, 1994 Edition
(T) CONLINEBILL 2000 Liner Bill of Lading as revised in November 2000
(U) LINEWAYBILL Non-negotiable Liner Sea Waybill
(V) COMBICONBILL Negotiable Transport Bill of Lading, as revised in 1995
(W) COMBICONWAYBILL Combined Transport Sea Waybill, issued in 1995
(X) MULTIDOC95 Multimodal Transport Bill of Lading, issued in 1995
(Y) MULTIWAYBILL 95 Multimodal Transport Waybill, issued in 1995
(Z) CONLINEBOOKING 2000 (BIMCO Liner Booking note) and
(AA) VOYLAYRULES 93 (Voyage Charterparty Laytime Interpretation Rules 1993)
Index
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Author Details
Dr. Simone Schnitzer is a Senior Lecturer at Northumbria University. She has qualified as a civil lawyer in Bavaria and practised in Germany as 'Rechtsanwaltin' before moving to England.
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