Carr Indira - International trade law

International Trade Law offers a clear overview of the complexities of an international sale transaction through informed analysis of case law, legislation, and international conventions and rules. Fully updated with changes to the law and new directions in legal debate, this new edition considers:

• Standard trade terms including INCOTERMS 2010, the Convention on International Sales of Goods 1980 and the UNIDROIT Principles for International Commercial Contracts
• E-Commerce issues, including electronic bills of lading
• Insurance and payment mechanisms, such as letters of credit and the UCP 600
• International transportation of cargo, including the Rotterdam Rules
• Dispute resolution (including jurisdiction, applicable law, arbitration and mediation), with particular reference to the relevant EU regulations and the developing case-law thereon
• Corruption and anti-corruption conventions, including the UK Bribery Act 2010 and developments relating to deferred prosecution agreements

In addition to clarifying a range of topics through tables and diagrams, the book directs readers to relevant further reading and online resources throughout, offering students an accessible resource to this often challenging area of the law.

Indira Carr is Research Professor of Law at the University of Surrey.

Peter Stone was (until his recent retirement) Professor of Law at the University of Essex.

Reviews for the fifth edition:

Many of my students have commented on how useful Indira Carrs book had been to them. This book is on the top of my list of suggested key textbooks.

Dr Simone Lamont-Black, Edinburgh University, UK

This is an excellently written, comprehensive and easy to navigate through book. It is an indispensable resource for academics, practitioners and students.

Dr Jadranka Petrovic, Monash University, Australia

It is an excellent work on the major elements of international trade which accurately reflects the law and is essential for practitioners as well as students.

Masood Ahmed, Associate Professor, University of Leicester, UK

Carrs book is fluently written and richly informative on the current state of the law and practice in field [] often bringing out the historical context of the international dynamics of commercial transactions.

Dr Priscilla Schwartz, University of East London, UK

Sixth Edition

Indira Carr
MA (Delhi), BPhil (Liverpool), LLM, PhD (Exeter)
Professor of Law
University of Surrey

with contributions on Private
International Law by
Peter Stone
MA, LLB (Cantab), Barrister (Middle Temple)
Previously Professor of Law
University of Essex

Sixth edition published 2018
by Routledge
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2018 Indira Carr and Peter Stone

The right of Indira Carr and Peter Stone to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.

Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe.

First edition published by Cavendish 1995
Fifth edition published by Routledge 2014

British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Carr, Indira, author. | Stone, Peter, 1947 author.

Title: International trade law / Indira Carr, Peter Stone.

Description: Sixth edition. | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017031184 | ISBN 9781138684355 (hbk) | ISBN 9781138684362 (pbk) | ISBN 9781315543970 (ebk)

Subjects: LCSH: Foreign trade regulationGreat Britain.

Classification: LCC KD2460 .C37 2018 | DDC 343.4108/7dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017031184

ISBN: 978-1-138-68435-5 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-138-68436-2 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-1-315-54397-0 (ebk)

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