Methodology of Uniform Contract Law

• General aspects of uniform private law: Jurisprudential categories and purpose.- Diversity in the law.- Unity through uniform private law.- Methods of applying uniform private law within domestic legal systems.- Performance of payment obligations in the UPICC.- Exemplary application of the UPICC in the context of English law.- Exemplary application of the UPICC in the context of German law.- The UNIDROIT principles in the conflict of laws.- Status quo of transnational law in the conflict of laws.- Methods of integration in the general conflict of laws.- Methods of integration through commercial arbitration.- Conclusion.

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