国际商法概念.doc

国际商法概念
Internationalbusinesslawisthebodyofrulesandnormsthatregulatesbusinessactivitiescarriedoutsidethelegalboundariesofstates.Inparticular,itregulatesthebusinesstransactionsofprivatepersonsinternationally,andtherelationshipofinternationalcommercialorganizations.
国际商法是调整跨国商事活动的法律规范的总称。它调整的是国际私人商事交易关系和国际商事组织间的关系.
Chapterone第一章
IntroductiontoInternationalBusinessLaw(国际商法总论)
IIISourcesofinternationalbusinesslaw
国际商业法的渊源
A.Nationallaw国内法
Themostimportantsource.
TakeChinaasanexample:
TheContractLaw
TrademarkLaw商标法
Chinese-ForeignjointVenture(Cooperative)Law,中外合资企业(合作)法律
TheCivilProcedureLaw民事诉讼法
ArbitrationLaw仲裁法律
B.Internationaltreatiesandconventions国际条约和惯例
Differencesbetweentreatiesandconvention:
Themostimportantinternationalconventions:
TheUnitednationsConventiononContractfortheInternationalSalesofGoods（CISG，联合国国际货物销售合同公约）
ConventionfortheUnificationofCertainRulesofLawRelatingtoBillsofLading(theHaguerules，海牙规则)
TheParisConventionfortheProtectionofIndustrialProperty(ParisConvention，巴黎公约)
UnderstandingontheRulesandProceduresGoverningtheSettlementofDisputes(DSU，争端解决规则与程序谅解）
C.Internationalmodellaw国际通则
Definition定义:rulesandnormsworkedoutandpassedbysomeinternationalorganizationsforthefreechoicebynations.
Influence:
1.modelfornationalandinternationallegislature;国家与国际立法机构模型
2.ameansofinterpretingandsupplementingexistinguniformlaw;
3.rulesgoverningthecontract(situations?);
4.asubstituteforthedomesticlaw
D.Internationaltradecustomsandusages国际贸易惯例
Definition(定义):thegeneralrulesandpracticesininternationaltradeactivitiesthathavebecomegenerallyadoptedthroughunvaryinghabitandcommonuse.(usedtobeoralbutlatercompiledintowrittenrules)
Influence:notlaw,butplaysanimportantrole.
1.asbindingrulesbyagreeduponbythepartiestothecontract.
2.asinterpretingorfillingthegapsinthecontract.(onlyforusagesthepartiesagreedtobeboundorthatderivefromtheirpastdealings,ortheusagesthepartykneworoughttohaveknownandthatareregularlyobservedintheindustryortradeinvolved.
ChapterTwo第二章FormsofinternationalBusiness国际