The issue of ownership, although vital in international trade, is not fully covered by existing international conventions . This unique comparative study of domestic laws in 19 major trading nations serves as a valuable guide for practitioners in the international marketplace. Each chapter is structured similarly, allowing the reader to easily compare national solutions to the same questions and proceed effectively to research practical answers applicable to particular cases. A key reference book for practitioners and lawyers, the book will provide invaluable assistance to those drafting or interpreting international sale contracts and may usefully be studied in conjunction with Incoterms and the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (1980).

Contents: 

COUNTRY REPORTS: 
AUSTRALIA Professor Martin Davies; 
AUSTRIA DDr Werner Melis; 
BELGIUM Roger Roland; 
CANADA Hon. W. David Angus Q.C. & Peter J. Cullen; DENMARK Jette Hassing Ronøe;
ENGLAND Charles Debattista; 
FRANCE Odile B. Plégat-Kerrault; 
GERMANY Dr Karsten Thorn LL.M.; 
ITALY Professor Stefano Zunarelli; 
JAPAN Mr Takashi Suzuki; 
NETHERLANDS Dr Richard Zwitser; 
NORWAY Halfdan Mellbye; 
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Fei Ning; 
RUSSIA Professor Valery Musin; 
SOUTH AFRICA Lance Burger; 
SPAIN Eduardo Albors; 
SWEDEN Bengt Åke Johnsson; 
SWITZERLAND PD Dr Alexander von Ziegler; 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA George F. Chandler, III 

ISBN 92-842-1197-2 
16 x 24 cm 
N° 546 

International franchising has been seriously hampered by laws and regulations which differ from country to country. In this context, the ICC Model International Franchising Contract provides franchisors and franchisees with a uniform framework for agreement within which their rights and responsibilities can be protected. The Model Contract strikes a fair balance between the interests of the franchisor and franchisee. 

In doing so, the Contract: 

• takes into account the most commonly used clauses in franchise agreements 
• suggests alternative clauses where no single solution is possible 
• allows the parties to insert their own requirements on certain points 
• provides annexes which the parties can modify without changing the basic text of the agreement 
• provides a system to resolve disputes, and 
• includes a detailed commentary explaining the various provisions. 

One in a series of ICC model contracts concerned with commercial distribution, the ICC Model Occasional Intermediary Contract provides a unique and balanced legal platform that takes into account the interests of all parties involved in a non-circumvention and non-disclosure agreement. It also minimizes the risks of fraud and misunderstanding. 

The occasional intermediary, unlike the agent, undertakes to provide certain services to the parties without any continuing obligation to develop the market. The definition of his rights and obligations has long been absent in the market place. This model contract, therefore, fills an important gap in the series of reliable documents to be used in international, as well as domestic, transactions. 

The ICC Model Occasional Intermediary Contract takes its place among other respected ICC model contracts - on commercial agency, distributorship, franchising and sales. These important instruments provide confidence to the parties - and to the market place - that commercial transactions can be conducted according to internationally accepted principles. 

ISBN 92-842-1272-3
21 x 29.7 cm 
N° 619 

Updated to account for the introduction of Incoterms 2000, which came into force on 1 January 2000. An ICC Publishing/Kluwer/Nordstedts co-publication. With its extensive yet concise coverage of the law and practice of international trade, this useful publication takes a detailed look at the vital sectors of commercial practice. Over a number of well-structured chapters, the book presents a legal framework, within which rules of law, general principles, standard contracts and commercial practice are shown to interact to the benefit of the parties involved in international trade transactions. 
Contents: 

A detailed look at the Main Elements of Commercial Transactions 

• The different aspects of Sales Transactions 
• Contracts of Carriage and Related Contracts -- covering transport and liabilities 
• A variety of useful appendices, including 

CISG; UNIDROIT Principles for Commercial Contracts, etc.; 
General standard rules, 
practices, contracts and clauses: 
- Incoterms 2000, UCP 500, URDG 458, Model Contracts, etc.; R
ules and documents in the transport sector 
-UNCTAD, FIATA, CMI, and waybills. 

ISBN 92-842-1289-2 
16 x 24 cm, 516 pages 
N° 624 

A timely publication on how to come to grips with the internet revolution. Written by more than 30 writers from business and government, the publication tackles a range of pressing issues in the field. Including strategies from the leaders in technology development - among them Microsoft, Oracle, Hewlett-Packard and Nokia - this is the essential guide to the new business challenges before us. 

Contents:

• How the new Technologies are Changing Business Practice 
• Electronic Banking and Payments Systems 
• Electronic Commerce and the Electronic Market Place 
• Security and Privacy in Electronic Transactions 
• The Political and Regulatory Framework for Electronic Commerce