Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-316) and index.
Contents:
History and the future -- Role of law -- Scope of contracts -- Predictability -- Insulation of contract from foreign laws -- Business orientation -- Freedom of contract -- Exclusion clauses -- Insolvency law indicators and risks -- Insolvency set-off -- Security interests -- Commercial trusts -- Corporate law indicators and risks -- Courts, litigation, and arbitration -- Non-legal indicators and risks -- Comparison of jurisdictions of the world -- Protecting a governing law -- History and the future -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"This book is about the advantages and the risks involved in the choice of law governing an international contract or other transaction, plus the accompanying choice of courts, in the fields of wholesale (non-consumer) financial, corporate, commercial, and insolvency law, broadly business law, on a comparative basis" -- Page 1.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.