Over the past half-century, courts in the United States have developed canons of
construction that they use exclusively to construe choice-of-law clauses. These canons are …

As was the case with previous Worldwide editions of Understanding the CISG, this sixth
edition is designed for use by lawyers and law students in all parts of the world, not least in …

International transactions present unique legal risks. When a contract touches several
different nations, a party may not know where it will be called upon to defend a lawsuit or …

In this Article, I examine several interrelated points. After defming soft law in Part II, I briefly
set out some of the assumed advantages soft law instruments may have over legislation and …

This article addresses the question of US implementation of the Singapore Convention on
Mediation (more formally titled the United Nations Convention on International Settlement …

The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) has
reached the level of acceptance that it can be recognized as the face of international sales …

Multilateral treaties today increasingy touch on subjects where there is existing domestic Iaw
in the United States. In the US ederal sstem, this domestic law may not be national Iaw, but …

In 2016, its economy in shambles and looking to defer payment on its debts, the Venezuelan
government of Nicolas Maduro proposed a multibillion dollar debt swap to holders of bonds …

Reflecting on the Fourth Restatement of the Foreign Relations Law, these essays provide a
comprehensive survey of the most significant issues in contemporary US foreign relations …

The Supreme Court, now and then, says that the United States must speak with one voice
when dealing with the rest of the world. The premise may seem compelling, but the …