The book divides itself between fundamental knowledge of transnational commercial law (e.g. chapters on forum shopping, CISG, Cape Town Convention, etc.) and current and topical developments (e.g. chapters on blockchain, smart contracts, metaverse, digital assets, etc.). International or transnational trade during the past 20 years has become more and more important, outstripping domestic trade as a hallmark of economic success. Model laws developed by the United Nations and other international bodies are now being transplanted or ratified by countries, so a translational element must always be considered as part of any choice of law.
Addressing a global audience, as the instruments dealt with herein apply to many states in different regions, this handbook aims not only at an undergraduate and graduate student audience but also will interest professional lawyers.
Bruno Zeller is Professor and Senior Research Fellow at University Western Australia and Adjunct Professor at The Sir Cowan Centre at the Victoria University.
Camilla Baasch Andersen is Professor at the Law School, University of Western Australia and Fellow at the Pace Institute of International Commercial Law.