Braithwaite, Jo 
ORCID: 0000-0002-6343-1989
(2012)
Standard form contracts as transnational law: evidence from the derivatives markets.
Modern Law Review, 75 (5).
pp. 779-805.
ISSN 0026-7961
Abstract
This paper uses new research into the derivatives markets to develop our understanding of standard form contracts as transnational law and to show how transnational law theory may be usefully informed by empirical work. Traditionally, it has been assumed that international business communities seek to avoid the courts. However, the paper shows that the national courts play a prominent role in adjudicating disputes involving derivatives. Basing the discussion on the detail of these decisions by the English courts, the paper demonstrates that adjudication does not necessarily undermine widely used standard form contracts, and that it may even reinforce practices that underpin them. This is particularly the case where there is imperfect co-incidence between a trade association's members and a standard form contract's users. Having explored recent cases, the paper reconciles its findings with a more open and imaginative account of the role of national courts within transnational law theory.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.modernlawreview.co.uk/default.asp |
| Additional Information: | © 2012 The Author. The Modern Law Review © 2012 The Modern Law Review Limited. |
| Divisions: | Law |
| Subjects: | K Law > K Law (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Sep 2012 08:59 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2024 02:21 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/45732 |
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