Spontaneous Order, Organization and the Law contains contributions by renowned lawyers from all over the World, to honor one of our time's most significant private law scholars, Ernst-Joachim Mestmacker, Director (emeritus) of the Max Planck Institute for Foreign Private and International Private Law in Hamburg, on the occasion of his 75th Anniversary. The papers presented at an academic symposium to celebrate the occasion are included in the Annex. The contributions cover a wide spectrum of subjects, ranging from theoretical questions of hybrid governance across national jurisdictions, the changing role of the state, competition as a basic element of the social market economy, and international economic relations in the twenty-first century, to regulatory reform of European telecommunications, the public spirit of the corporation, venture capital funding for biotech pharmaceutical companies, and other questions of corporate law, competition law, civil law and constitutional law, arising in Europe, the US, Japan and Israel.

Private Law in the International Arena contains fifty-seven original contributions authored by renowned lawyers from all over the World. It analyzes a wide variety of effects that cross-border activities have on the operation of private law, ranging from corporate and insolvency law to labor law, property law, the law of obligations, family law, European law and lex mercatoria. Civil procedure aspects, in national courts and arbitration proceedings, are also explored. This book provides a unique source of insights into the problems encountered and their possible solutions. It will be of interest to scholars and practitioners alike. All contributions have been written in honor of an eminent Private International Law scholar, Prof. Dr. Kurt Siehr of the University of Zurich.

Dedicated to the memory of Peter E. Nygh (1933-2002), this book contains thirty original contributions authored by prominent private international law lawyers from all over the globe. Their themes include private international law, international litigation, arbitration, uniform law and European legal integration. Their treatises and approaches vary from thematic, in-depth studies to studies of a comparative nature. Born in Hamburg, Germany, and raised in the Netherlands and in Australia where his academic career started, Peter Nygh was one of the few scholars with an excellent knowledge of both the common law and civil law legal systems and an in-depth understanding of their differences and similarities. He was an indispensable member, promoter and leader in the International Law Association and the Hague Conference on Private International Law. Most of these papers are based on supranational experiences and aim to continue a comparative law-based analysis of problems so well applied by Nygh. Specific to this book: * Written in memory of Peter E. Nygh, a leading light in International Law * Examines the Hague Convention in a number of different ways, including its position on recognition and enforcement of foreign judgements and its view on Indirectly Held Securities * Features one chapter in French

A collection of the 52 most important conventions, agreements, model laws, and institutional rules for int'l sales transactions, documentary credit, shipping, insurance, dispute settlement, and enforcement of contracts abroad. Includes inter alia the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), UCC Articles 1, 2, 4A, 5, 7 and 9, Unidroit Principles of International Commercial Contracts, EU Draft Common Frame of Reference, Incoterms 2010, Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credit UCP600, various Hague Conventions on Private International Law, UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, ICC Arbitration Rules, IBA Rules on Taking of Evidence in Int'l Commercial Arbitration, and the New York Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. The collection is aimed at advanced graduate students, researchers, and practitioners. With its many editorial improvements and elaborate index, it is sure to become an indispensable tool for anyone working in int'l business, commerce, and trade.