Global trade law

This collection features 26 key UNCITRAL and UNIDROIT Conventions, Model Acts, Guides, and Principles, compiled for the first time in a single volume. It serves as an essential resource for practitioners and scholars in international trade law. Key topics covered include contract law, with the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce (1996) and the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts (2004). Sales regulations include the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (1980) and its limitation period protocol. The collection addresses services through the UNCITRAL Model Laws on Procurement from 1993 and 1994. Transport-related conventions include the United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (1978) and the 1991 Convention on Transport Terminal Liability. Payment and security are covered by the United Nations Convention on International Bills of Exchange (1988) and the Model Law on International Credit Transfers (1992). Other commercial contracts are represented by the UNIDROIT Conventions on Financial Leasing and Factoring (1988). Property rights are addressed in the context of cultural objects and mobile equipment. Lastly, arbitration is covered by the United Nations Convention on Foreign Arbitral Awards (1958) and the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985), along with related rules and insolvency law.