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The
Guide on the Law Applicable to International Commercial Contracts in the Americas, recently approved by the Inter-American Juridical Committee at its regular session held in February 2019, has already received enthusiastic support for its adoption and dissemination from other international organizations specialized in this field.
On March 4, 2019, the American Association of
Private International Law (ASADIP) adopted a
“Declaration” in which it offers support for the
Guide, commits itself to efforts to persuade
national authorities of the importance of the
Guide in promoting harmonization with
international standards, and agrees to give the
Guide the widest possible dissemination in
academia and the legal field.
Upon completion of its recent March 2019
session, the Council on General Affairs and
Policy of the Hague Conference on Private
International Law (HCCH), included in its
“Conclusions and Recommendations”, the following
acknowledgement: “Council noted the publication
of the [OAS Guide] and welcomed the Permanent
Bureau’s cooperation with the OAS in this
regard.”
Similarly, the Secretary General of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) has advised that the Guide will be presented during the forthcoming session of its Governing Council.
ASADIP, HCCH and UNIDROIT have been among those
international organizations and international
experts that were consulted during the
development of the Guide and that provided
comments on earlier drafts. The Department of
International Law maintains its cooperative
relations with these and other international
organizations in furtherance of the specific
mandate from the OAS General Assembly “to
promote the dissemination of private
international law among member states, in
collaboration with other organizations and
associations that work in this area” (Resolution
“International Law”, AG/RES. 2909 -
XLVIII-0/18).
The American Bar Association, Section of
International Law (ABA/SIL), was also among
those that had provided comments during the
process. By means of a Cooperation Agreement
signed in 2017, a framework was created by which
ABA and the OAS, through its Department of
International Law, would collaborate to promote
the rule of law and development of international
law within the region. In furtherance of this
initiative, on April 9th 2019 the ABA/SIL and
the Department will present two panels to
showcase recent achievements. One of these
panels will feature a discussion on the Guide on
the Law Applicable to International Commercial
Contracts in the Americas. More information
about this event will be forthcoming shortly.
For further information on this matter, please contact the Department of International Law of the OAS – Technical Secretariat of the Inter-American Juridical Committee +1 202 370 0743.