The Negotiation and Drafting of International Contracts Course of Mr. Robert Simpson



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The Negotiation and Drafting of International Contracts

Course of Mr. Robert Simpson

(Trento, Italy, May 2004)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

- Contract Law, Cases Materials and Texts, Hugh BEALE, Arthur HARTKAMP, Hein KOTZ and Denis TALLON, Hart Publishing, Oxford, England and Portland, Oregon, 2002 (English, French, German and international law)



- Négocier et Rédiger un Contrat International, de Dominique BLANCO, Dunod, 3ème édition, janvier 2002
- Le Contrat International, de Stéphane CHATILLON, Vuibert, mars 2001
- The Anglo-American Law of Contracts, de Edward ERRANTE, Second Edition, LGDI 2001
- Contracts Cases and Materials, Sixth Edition, de E. Allan Farnsworth, William F. Young and Carol Sanger, Foundation Press, New York, 2001 (American law)
- Contract Law Text, Cases and Materials, de Ewan Mckendrick, Oxford University Press, 2003 (English law)
- Law of the United States, de Peter HAY, Dalloz, 2002
- International Business Transactions, de Ralph H. FOLSOM et Michael W. GORDON, West Publishing Co., 1995
- International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration, de W. Lawrence CRAIG, William W. PARK and Ian PAULSSON, Third Edition, Oceania Publications, Inc., 2000
- A Guide to the New ICC Rules of Arbitration, de Yves DERAINS and Eric A. SCHWARTZ, Kluwer Law International, 1998
- Le Droit Français de l’arbitrage Interne et International, de Matthieu de BOISSESSON, Editions GLN, 1990
- Droit Comparé de l’arbitrage international, de Jean-François Poudret et Sebastien Besson, L.G.D.J., 2002
- www.lexmarcatoria.org
- www. TheLawEngine.com
- http://untreaty.un.org/English/access.asp
- http://www.unidroit.org


  • www.cisg.law.pace.edu



Principles of International Contract Law
° Principles of International Commercial Contracts, UNIDROIT - 1994
° The Principles of European Contract Law, Lando Commission - completed and revised version 1998
International Conventions
° EC Convention on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations (Rome 1980)
° United Nations Convention On Contracts For The International Sale Of Goods (Vienna 1980)
° EC Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Brussels 1968)
° United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

(New York 1958)


OUTLINE

Part One: Contract and International Contract - a Comparative Law Analysis

  1. General Introduction to American Law





  1. Sources of American law


2. Elements of American Society
3. Comments on the Legal Environment in the United States and France
° Brown v. Board of Education, United States Supreme Court, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) (50th anniversary in 2004)

  1. Introduction to American Contract Law (to be studied simultaneously with C and D below)





  1. Definition of contract




  1. The Agreement process - Offer and Acceptance

° Lucy v. Zehmer, Supreme Court of Appeal of Virginia,196 Va. 493, 84 S.E.2d 516 (1954)


° Dickenson v. Dodds, In the Court of Appeal, Chancery Div. (1876) 2 Ch. Div. 463
° Lefkowitz v. Great Minneapolis Surplus Store, Supreme Court of Minnesota, 251 Minn. 188,86 N.W.2d 689 (1957)


  1. Consideration




  1. Illegal Contracts




  1. The Statute of Frauds




  1. Interpretation of Contracts




  1. Discharge of Contracts




  1. Conditions




  1. Impossibility




  1. Breach of Contract


11. Remedies for Breach of Contract

° Hadley v. Baxendale, In the Court of Exchequer,



9 Exch. 341 (1854)
° Ericson v. Playgirl, Inc., Court of Appeals of California, 73 Cal. App. 2d, 850 Cal. Reptr. 921 (1977)
° Parker v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., California Supreme Court, Court of Appeals of New York, 3 Cal. 3d 176, 89 Cal. Rptr. 737, 474 P. 2d 689 (1970)
° Truck-Rent-A-Center, Inc. v. Puritan Farms, Inc., Court of Appeals of New York, 41 N.Y. 420, 393 N.Y.S. 2d 365, 361 N.E. 2d, 105 (1997)
° Osteen v. Johnson, Colorado Court of Appeals, 473 P. 2d 184 (1970)

  1. Introduction to International Contract Law





  1. Definition of a Contract




  1. Definition of an International Contract




  1. Principle Sources of International Contract Law (Transnational Private Contract Law or Lex Mercatoria)




  1. Law Applicable to International Contracts




  1. The Autonomous Contract



  1. General Principles of International Contract Law





  1. Freedom of Contract and Mandatory Law




  1. Good Faith and Fair dealing




  1. Confidentiality




  1. Pre-Contractual Stage




  1. Formation of a Contract – Offer, Withdrawal, Revocation




  1. Formation of a Contract - Acceptance, Rejection of Offer, Counter-offer




  1. Consideration




  1. Price




  1. Interpretation




  1. Performance (General)




  1. Non-performance, Termination and Remedies (Including Damages)



  1. Force Majeure




  1. Hardship




  1. Anticipatory Breach




  1. Passing of Risk


Part Two: The Negotiation and Drafting of International Contracts
A. Introduction to Negotiation and Drafting of International Contracts


  1. Techniques of Negotiating an International Contract


a. Introduction - Personal Negotiating Tips
b. “You Can Negotiate Anything”
c. Some Personal Examples of Negotiations
d. Further Considerations Concerning the Negotiation of International Contracts
e. Mastering the Pre-Contractual Phase


  1. Drafting an International Contract


a. The Contractual Framework
b. Standard International Contract Provisions
B. Analysis of Selected International Contracts



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