Includes bibliographical references and index.

Standard trade terms -- The Vienna convention on the international sale of goods 1980 -- Electronic commerce : legal issues and harmonisation -- The electronic transaction and security issues -- Transportation of goods by sea : charterparties -- Bills of lading -- Bills of lading under common law -- Carriage of goods by sea : bills of lading and the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971 (Hague-Visby Rules) -- The Hamburg rules and recent developments (the Rotterdam Rules) -- International carriage of goods by air -- International carriage of goods by rail -- International carriage of goods by road -- International multimodal transport -- Marine insurance -- Letters of credit -- Civil jurisdiction -- Choice of law -- Foreign judgments -- Arbitration -- Mediation (conciliation) : an alternative form of dispute resolution -- Fighting corruption in international business.