The Kampala convention and its contributions to international law - Mehari Taddele Maru - ebook

The field of international commercial law has gained importance due to the increasing globalization of economies and international commerce in the last decades. This book covers the most important legal issues when conducting business abroad. The legal environment of the business transactions is the central theme of the first part. The political and policy risks of doing business abroad are explained, as well as how they should be mitigated. The first part also covers European law with a focus on the four freedoms and competition law. It ends with strategies for entering foreign markets. The second part of the book focuses on the individual contract of sale. This part of the book deals with a range of subjects, including general conditions of sale, retention of title, the CISG, product safety and product liability, Incoterms, contract of carriage, jurisdiction, choice of law and arbitration, standard contract clauses and payment conditions. This book takes a practical approach and uses

This book acts as a guide to companies doing business with parties in the European Union. It provides the reader with answers to key questions of private international law. When and under which conditions can the court(s) of an EU Member State assume jurisdiction and which law will be applied? Will the resulting judgment be recognised and enforced in other EU Member States? In addition to a general explanation of the system of private international law in the EU Member States, the book provides answers on questions of jurisdiction and applicable law in a selection of areas: the negotiation and conclusion of general contracts, consumer contracts, individual employment contracts, directors' liability and tort. The integrated treatment of jurisdiction and applicable law for each of these subjects also makes the book an excellent guide to legal practice.