The Unidroit Principles of International Contracts, first published in 1994, have met with extraordinary success in the legal and business community worldwide.
Prepared by a group of eminent experts from all major legal systems of the world, they provide a comprehensive set of rules for international commercial contracts. Available in more than 20 language versions, they are increasingly being used by national legislatures as a source of inspiration in law reform projects, by lawyers as guidelines in contract negotiations and by arbitrators as a legal basis for the settlement of disputes.
In 2004 a new edition of the Unidroit Principles was approved, containing five new chapters and adaptations to take into account electronic contracting. This new edition of An International Restatement of Contract Law is the first comprehensive introduction to the Unidroit Principles 2004. In addition, it provides an extensive survey and analysis of the actual use of the Unidroit Principles in practice with special reference to international contract and arbitration practice.
The book also contains the full text of the Preamble and the 180 articles of the Unidroit Principles 2004 in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.