Transfer of Ownership in International Trade

The issue of ownership is a vital one in international trade and one which is barelycovered by existing international conventions. Although domestic rules may befamiliar to local businesses, practical difficulties and legal uncertainty occur whenforeign businesses try to ascertain the rules regulating ownership abroad and whenthe goods are being shipped by the seller to the buyer.

List of contents

Countries covered: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, People's Republic of China, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States of America. All the countries follow this layout: A. General Introduction B. Conflict of Laws as to Transfer of Ownership C. Substantive Law as to Transfer of Ownership D. Transfer of Ownership through Bills of Lading or Other Transport Documents E. Retention of Title Clauses F. Stoppage in Transit G. Proprietary Interests Held by Third Parties H. Issues Affected by the Question of Ownership. Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Debattista, Charles Debattista, Plegat, Plegat Audile, Von Ziegler, Jesper Windahl, Ziegler, Alexander von Ziegler
• Assisted by: Alexander Debattista Char Von Ziegler (Editor)
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2010
• EAN: 9789041131348
• ISBN: 978-90-411-3134-8
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 236 mm x 38 mm
• Weight: 907 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law