The reform of commercial law through harmonisation, unification, codification and other means remains one of the most important projects in developing the institutional architecture for the global economy. This edited collection engages with the challenges and contributes to a greater understanding of the problems faced by states, international organisations, and private sector actors in this ongoing reform project for commercial law. The volume takes stock of the project to date and looks towards a restructuring of the agenda to deal with new challenges. The primary aim of the collection is to understand the future of commercial law reform in a way that offers ideas and strategies for innovation as well as in methodologies for project selection and evaluation. In so doing, the collection informs the debate on the global reform of commercial law and will be of interest not only to academics, but also to those involved in the reform of commercial law around the world. The volume collects papers presented at the UK Society of Legal Scholars Annual Seminar 2017.
Edited by:
Professor Orkun Akseli,
Professor John Linarelli
Imprint: Hart Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 852g
ISBN: 9781509914692
ISBN 10: 1509914692
Series: Hart Studies in Commercial and Financial Law
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 16 April 2020
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
PART I FOUNDATIONS AND FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMERCIAL LAW REFORM 1. UNCITRAL’s Role in Commercial Law Reform: History and Future Prospects Caroline Nicholas 2. The Harmonisation of Laws in the United States of America Henry Gabriel PART II NEW TECHNIQUES FOR CHOOSING AND EVALUATING COMMERCIAL LAW PROJECTS 3. Do We Need Harmonisation for Everything? The Possibilities and Limits of Harmonising Financial Law Souichirou Kozuka 4. Behavioural Comparative Law: Its Relevance to Global Commercial Law-making John Linarelli 5. Towards a Unified Approach to Economic Assessment in International Commercial Law Reform Jenifer Varzaly PART III THE CHALLENGE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY 6. Cyberspace Institutions, Community and Legitimate Authority Chris Reed 7. Data-driven Mergers under EU Competition Law Anca D Chirita PART IV TENSIONS FOR SALE OF GOODS LAW 8. Circular Economy, Title and Harmonisation of Commercial Law Sean Thomas 9. Service Contracts and the CISG Prof Dr Ingeborg Schwenzer, Julian Ranetunge and Fernando Tafur PART V LAW FOR ACCESS TO FINANCE 10. The Financing of Micro-businesses in the United Kingdom: The Current Position and the Way Forward Louise Gullifer 11. Equity Crowdfunding to Facilitate Access to Finance for Small Business: The Regulatory Response and the Indirect Impact on Company Law Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell PART VI SECURED TRANSACTIONS: GLOBAL AND NATIONAL MOVEMENTS 12. Global Secured Transactions Law-making and National Law Reforms: Quo Vadis Secured Transactions Law? N Orkun Akseli 13. The Role of Innovation in Cross-Border Lending Richard M Kohn 14. Reform of Moveable Transactions Law in Scotland Andrew Steven PART VII PUBLIC–PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS: AN AREA FOR FUTURE REFORM? 15. Public–Private Partnerships and Harmonisation: The Public Private Partnership Act Richard Craven 16. Regulation of Public–Private Partnership in China: The Search for Coherence, Consistency and Certainty Ping Wang
Orkun Akseli is Associate Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Durham, UK. John Linarelli is Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh, USA.
Reviews for The Future of Commercial Law: Ways Forward for Change and Reform
All students and scholars interested in commercial law and its reforms will be fascinated by this collection of essays … the chapters in this work are all vital reading for anyone operating in the field … All commercial law commentators and practitioners should have a copy of the volume to hand to be able to delve into the detail. -- Jonathan Hardman, University of Edinburgh * Edinburgh Law Review *
