Wissenschaftliche Literatur International Trade

William Banks Sutton

Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits version 600

Analysis and Commentary

Schriften zum Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht

The UCP is the most widely implemented, privately drafted banking regulation regarding the handling of documentary letters of credit in internationaltrade transactions. Since 1933, six versions of the UCP have been used in managing letters of credit. However, the most current version, the UCP 600, is not as widely utilized as the previous version was, as the new version favors trade customers over banks. The banks favor customary law over these „rules? and thus exclude…

Tahar Benmaghnia

EU External Action and the CFSP – Well-Equipped for the Fast-Pacing Geo-Economic World?

Schriften zum Internationalen Wirtschaftsrecht

Across all continents, the EU operates in a wide range of fields. As a unique player on the global stage, the EU, as a supranational organisation, acts in many respects on a par with other states. Particularly in the area of internationaltrade, the EU has developed a strong and recognisable profile. Within the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), the EU is striving to make its voice heard at the international level beyond economic and development…

Dominic John Patrick Porta

The UCC’s “perfect tender rule” and cancellation of contracts in the CISG

Studien zum Internationalen Privat- und Zivilprozessrecht sowie zum UN-Kaufrecht

The importance of internationaltrade has increased immensely within the last decades and will not decrease in the future. With developing markets around the world, such as those of the European Union, Asia or Latin America, new trade opportunities are emerging. This development is not least due to the new technologies available to us, which present us lawyers with ever new challenges, which arise for us from the fact that the markets and the technologies develop faster…

Andreas Bletschacher

The Future of SPS Dispute Settlement at the World Trade Organization

EC-Biotech and US-Continued Suspension as Examples for the Proceduralization of SPS Issues

Studien zum Völker- und Europarecht

First, the book aims to develop a theory of what the status of the WTO is and how it has developed so far.

Starting with a short description of the old GATT system, the first chapter introduces the reader to the multilateral trading system. The chapter provides an overview of the Dispute Settlement Mechanism and explain the new Dispute Settlement Understanding, established in the Uruguay Round.

Chapter II examines the health-related provisions…

Marie-Ann Betschinger

InternationalTrade and Investment Agreements and Foreign Direct Investment Activities in Developing and Emerging Economies

Evidence from Japanese Multinational Companies

Probleme und Chancen der Globalisierung

Foreign companies often forego high profile corporate investments in developing markets fearing regulatory opacity, investment barriers, or political instability. Host and investor home governments can develop appropriate strategies to mitigate such risks and attract FDI into these markets. One policy tool available to achieve this goal is bilateral or multi-lateral investment agreements. This study focuses on bilateral investment treaties and preferential trade and…

Rostam J. Neuwirth

The Cultural Industries in InternationalTrade Law

Insights from the NAFTA, the WTO and the EU

Studien zum Völker- und Europarecht

The present book evaluates the present regulatory situation of various cultural goods and services, known as the cultural industries, under internationaltrade law. Particularly, it looks at the experiences of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the European Union (EU) in order to critically evaluate the efficiency and legitimacy of the current multilateral trading regime established under the aegis of the World Trade Organization (WTO). [...]

Tony Irawan

Foreign Direct Investment Dynamics in South East Asian Countries

Theoretical Aspects and New Empirical Evidence

Schriftenreihe volkswirtschaftliche Forschungsergebnisse

The Southeast Asian countries that are covered in this study are all members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). This study not only analyzes Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) at the aggregate level, but also at the sectoral level, namely in the Information and Communication Technologies sector. It contributes to the study of FDI and regionalism (Regional Trade Agreements/RTAs), particularly in the case of ASEAN. Moreover, this study also contributes to…