Buch, Englisch, Band 18, 624 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 1043 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 18, 624 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 1043 g
Reihe: International Arbitration Law Library
ISBN: 978-90-411-2792-1
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer
Lawyers involved in international commercial transactions know well that unforeseen events affecting the performance of a party often arise. Not surprisingly, exemptions for non-performance are dealt with in a significant number of arbitral awards. This very useful book thoroughly analyzes contemporary approaches, particularly as manifested in case law, to the scope and content of the principles of exemption for non-performance which are commonly referred to as ‘force majeure’ and ‘hardship.’ The author shows that the ‘general principles of law’ approach addresses this concern most effectively. Generally accepted and understood by the business world at large, this approach encompasses principles of international commercial contracts derived from a variety of legal systems. It’s most important ‘restatements’ are found in the 1980 United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts (UPICC). Establishing specific standards and “case groups” for the exemptions under review, the analysis treats such recurring elements as the following: contractual risk allocations; unforeseeability of an impediment; impediments beyond the typical sphere of risk and control of the obligor; responsibility for third parties (subcontractors, suppliers); legal impediments (acts of public authority) and effect of mandatory rules; involvement of states or state enterprises; interpretation of force majeure and hardship clauses; hardship threshold test; frustration of purpose; irreconcilable differences; comparison with exemptions under domestic legal systems (impossibility of performance, frustration of contract, impracticability) The book is a major contribution to the development of the use of general principles of law in international commercial arbitration. It may be used as a comprehensive commentary on the force majeure and hardship provisions of the UPICC, as well as on Art. 79 of the CISG. In addition, as an insightful investigation into the fundamental question of the limits of the principle of sanctity of contracts, this book is sure to capture the attention of business lawyers and interested academics everywhere.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Europarecht Europäisches Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsrecht, Währungsrecht
- Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Europarecht Europäisches Privat- und Vertragsrecht
- Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsrecht
- Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Zivilprozess- und Schiedsverfahrensrecht
Weitere Infos & Material
Chapter 1. Introduction. § 1. Force Majeure and Hardship in
International Commercial Transactions. § 2. General Principles of
Commercial Contracts: Methodological Approach.
Chapter 2. Scope of Application of
General Contract Principles. § 3. General Remarks on the Governing
Law and the Application of General Contract Principles. § 4.
Choice of Law Agreement Providing for the Application of a National Law. §
5. No Choice of Law Made by the Parties.
Chapter 3. The Concept of Non-performance. § 6. The Concept of
Non-Performance under General Contract Principles. Chapter 4.
Force Majeure Excuse.§ 7.The Force Majeure Excuse as a General
Principle of Law. § 8. Individual Requirements of the Force
Majeure Excuse under General Contract Principles. § 9. Legal
Effects of the Force Majeure Excuse. § 10. Interpretation and
Effects of Force Majeure Clauses.
Chapter 5. Hardship (Change
of Circumstances): Fundamental Change of the Equilibrium of the Contract. §
11. Hardship as a General Principle of Law. § 12. Individual
Requirements of the Hardship Defence. § 13. Legal Effects of
Hardship. § 14. Interpretation and Legal Effects of Hardship
Clauses. § 15. Hardship Distinguished from Other Remedies.
Chapter 6.
Conclusion.
Bibliography,
Principles on Force Majeure in the
CISG, UPICC,PECL, the TLDB-Principles and ICC Force Majeure Clause 2003,
Principles on Hardship in the UPICC, PECL, the TLDB-Principles and ICC
Hardship Clause 2003, Index
