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Commercial Law

The CIDIP process has produced several Inter-American Conventions and other Instruments in various areas of commercial law, including the following: Inter-American Convention on international commercial arbitration; Inter-American Convention on the legal regime of powers of attorney to be used abroad; Inter-American Convention on personality and capacity of juridical persons in private international law; Inter-American Convention on contracts for the international carriage of goods by road; Model Inter-American law on secured transactions; Negotiable uniform bill of landing for the international carriage of good by the road; and, Non-negotiable uniform bill of landing for the international carriage of good by the road.

The CIDIP process has also produced several Conventions on applicable law that apply in the commercial arena, including the following: Inter-American Convention on conflicts of laws concerning bills of exchange, promissory notes, and invoices; Inter-American Convention on conflicts of laws concerning checks; Inter-American Convention on conflicts of laws concerning commercial companies; and, Inter-American Convention on the law applicable to international contracts.

 
   

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» Bussiness Entities

Inter-American Convention on Personality and Capacity of Juridical Persons in Private International Law.

Inter-American Convention on Conflicts of Laws concerning Commercial Companies.

Inter-American Convention on the Legal Regime of Powers of Attorney to be used abroad.

 

» Contracts

Inter-American Convention on the Law applicable to International Contracts.

Inter-American Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods by Road.

 

» Secured Transactions

Model Inter-American Law on Secured Transactions.

 

» Transportation

Inter-American Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods by Road.

Inter-American Uniform Through Bill of Lading for the International Carriage of Goods by Road.

 

» Checks Bills of Exchange

Inter-American Convention on Conflict of Laws concerning Checks. (CIDIP I)

Inter-American Convention on Conflicts of Laws concerning Checks. (CIDIP II)

Inter-American Convention on Conflict of Laws concerning Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes and Invoices.

 

» Powers of Attorney

Inter-American Convention on the Legal Regime of Powers of Attorney to be used abroad.

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