Price : NLG; Supplier : Nedbook International, Amsterdam; Recd 27/10/95; Table of Contents : 1. When and why forum selection matters : A. Cautionary tales about hometown justice; B. Jurisdiction by contract; C. Adjudicatory neutrality; D. Contemplating options : courts or arbitrators? 2. Court-selecting jurisdiction agreements : A. Sources of uncertainty : an overview; B. The admiralty cases; C. The regretted choice; D. The New York forum selection statute; E. The international currency of judicial decisions; 3. Privatized dispute resolution : A. The countours of arbitration; B. The arbitral situs; C. Wild cards; 4. Drafting to mitigate the downside risk : A. Combining arbitration and litigation; B. The arbitration clause; C. The submission to jurisdiction; 5. Public control of private quarrels : A. The interaction of choice of law and choice of forum; B. Procedural integrity; C. A special status for international transactions; D. Limits on the right to choose; 6. European paradigms : A. The Convention framework; B. Inconvenient fora; C. The Helvetic model; D. Merchants or consumers? 7. Neutrality, predictability and economic cooperation : A. Neutrality revisited; B. Homogeneous communities and a heterogeneous world; C. Fidelity to shared expectations; 8. Whence and whither? A. An international court selection act; B. Modest treaties; C. Costs and benefits; Documentary appendices : Appendix A. Model jurisdiction clause; Appendix B. Model arbitration clause; Appendix C. Model international court selection act; Appendix D. International jurisdiction treaties; Appendix E. Jurisdiction statutes; Appendix F. International arbitration treaties; Appendix G. Arbitration statutes; Appendix H. International arbitration rules; Appendix I. Constraints on party autonomy; Appendix J. Foreign judgments; Appendix K. Analytic table of selected judicial decisions; Appendix L. Table cases cited; Appendix M. Selected bibliography;.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 683-725) and index.
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Ch. I. When and Why Forum Selection Matters Ch. II. Court-Selecting Jurisdiction Agreements Ch. III. Privatized Dispute Resolution Ch. IV. Drafting to Mitigate the Downside Risk Ch. V. Public Control of Private Quarrels Ch. VI. European Paradigms Ch. VII. Neutrality, Predictability and Economic Cooperation Ch. VIII. Whence and Wither? Appendix A. Model Jurisdiction Clause Appendix B. Model Arbitration Clause Appendix C. Model International Court Selection Act Appendix D. International Jurisdiction Treaties Appendix E. Jurisdiction Statutes Appendix F. International Arbitration Treaties Appendix G. Arbitration Statutes Appendix H. International Arbitration Rules Appendix I. Constraints on Party Autonomy Appendix J. Foreign Judgments Appendix K. Analytic Table of Selected Judicial Decisions Appendix L. Table of Cases Cited Appendix M. Selected Bibliography.