‘Forum Shopping’ Despite international uniform Contract law Conventions
2002 ◽
Vol 51
(3)
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pp. 689-707
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One of the asserted advantages and goals of the unification of substantive law lies in the prevention of ‘forum shopping’,1 ie the lawyer's act of seeking the forum that is most beneficial to his client's interest.2 This has been pointed out not only in discussions on unification of law in general,3 but also in discussions on specific international uniform contract law conventions, such as the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods4 (hereinafter CISG),5 the Geneva Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road6 (hereinafter CMR)7 and the UNIDROIT Convention on International Factoring8 (hereinafter IFC).9
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2017 ◽
1998 ◽
Vol 2
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pp. 2-11
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2018 ◽
Vol 17
(3)
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pp. 156-168
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2010 ◽
Vol 59
(4)
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pp. 911-940
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