International sales

1. The Legal Environment of International
Business in Europe

2. Part one – The Legal Environment of
International Business
Chapter 1- The disparity of the legal systems
* The first system is that of “civil law”(the
Roman-Germanic group).
* The second one is that of “common law”.

3. Chapter 2 - Territoriality
Concerning judgments rendered in a EU
country, the conditions to recognize and enforce
a foreign judgment have been simplified by the
Brussels convention (27 September 1968).

4. Chapter 3- The rarity of real international law
Part two – The particular aspects of
international contracts
Section 1 – The choice of the applicable law

5. § 1 – The conflict of laws rules
a – Conventional conflict of laws
rules
Several conventions deal with sales contracts
Analysis of the Rome Convention (19 June 1980) on the law
applicable to contractual obligations
b - The national conflict of laws rules
§2 – Public policy rules

6. Section 2 - The resolution of international disputes
§ 1 – The choice of the competent jurisdiction
a- The freedom of choice
b- How to choose the best forum ?

7. § 2– The absence of choice
a- The consequences of the absence of choice
b- The resolution of dispute forum

8. §3- The resolution of international dispute by
arbitration
a- Definition
b- The nature of arbitration
c- the choice of arbitration