Heidemann Methodology of Uniform Contract Law

The UNIDROIT Principles in International Legal Doctrine and Practice
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-3-540-44462-6
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 230 Seiten

This book examines uniform contract law in all relevant areas of legal doctrine and practice, and considers the barriers which exist toward it in modern nation states, namely in the German and English legal systems. The author suggests ways to overcome these obstacles, and develops an autonomous methodology of interpretation of transnational contract principles. The book analyses existing uniform transnational law rules, such as the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Heidemann, Maren

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Foreword;5
2;Preface;9
3;Acknowledgements;10
4;Contents – Summary;11
5;Contents – Outline;12
6;List of Abbreviations;18
7;Table of Cases;20
8;Table of German Cases;22
9;Introduction;24
9.1;1 Modern developments;24
9.2;2 Research questions and structure of the book;24
9.3;3 The subject matter: Transnational uniform contract law;25
10;Part 1 General aspects of uniform private law: Jurisprudential categories and purpose;28
10.1;1 Diversity in the law;30
10.1.1;1.1 Sovereignty of states and the role of private law;30
10.1.2;1.2 Distinctiveness of substantive contract law of distinct sovereign states;44
10.1.3;1.3 Party autonomy: How autonomous is the individual?;51
10.1.4;1.4 Conclusion;56
10.2;2 Unity through uniform private law;58
10.2.1;2.1 Why uniformity?;59
10.2.2;2.2 What uniformity?;63
10.2.3;2.3 Conclusion;78
10.3;Conclusion (Part 1);79
11;Part 2 Methods of applying uniform private law within domestic legal systems;80
11.1;Introduction;80
11.2;3 Performance of payment obligations in the UPICC;82
11.2.1;3.1 Starting point: Article 7.2.1 UPICC and scholarly critique;82
11.2.2;3.2 Towards a methodology of transnational contract law: Doctrinal foundations;84
11.2.3;3.3 Scope of the payment rule in Art 7.2.1 UPICC;87
11.2.4;3.4 Conclusion;92
11.3;4 Exemplary application of the UPICC in the context of English law;94
11.3.1;4.1 Compatibility of the UPICC with English law;94
11.3.2;4.2 Scope of employer’s rights under construction contracts under English law;104
11.3.3;4.3 Conclusion;114
11.4;5 Exemplary application of the UPICC in the context of German law;115
11.4.1;5.1 Payment obligations in building contracts under German law;116
11.4.2;5.2 Compatibility of the solution provided by the UPICC with German law;134
11.4.3;5.3 Specific performance in German law: The civil law position;136
11.4.4;5.4 Conclusion;145
11.5;Conclusion (Part 2);147
12;Part 3 The UNIDROIT principles in the conflict of laws;148
12.1;Introduction;148
12.2;6 Status quo of transnational law in the conflict of laws;149
12.2.1;6.1 Choice of law under English and German law – and the Rome Convention;149
12.2.2;6.2 Current use of the UPICC: Experience in practice;155
12.2.3;6.3 Consequences under the prevailing view regarding the UPICC as governing law;161
12.2.4;6.4 Conclusion;166
12.3;7 Methods of integration in the general conflict of laws;167
12.3.1;7.1 Review of the current discussion regarding the status of transnational law;167
12.3.2;7.2 Arbitration awards as source of law: ICC case No 7110;171
12.3.3;7.3 Reconciliation of UPICC with domestic conflict of laws;182
12.3.4;7.4 Conclusion;186
12.4;8 Methods of integration through commercial arbitration;188
12.4.1;8.1 Choice of law in commercial arbitration;189
12.4.2;8.2 Challenging awards based on a-national law under domestic arbitration law;197
12.4.3;8.3 The desirable standard in the law of arbitration: Discussion;218
12.4.4;8.5 Conclusion;227
12.5;9 Conclusion;229
13;Bibliography;233