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Tacit Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts. An Analysis of Future Instruments of Developmental Organisations


Garth Bouwers

Abstract

This article examines the various regional and supranational organisations of emerging countries that could benefit from a codification of  private international law rules. They include the Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa (OHADA), the African  Union (AU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). In addition, the article analyses the envisaged instruments that may  be especially relevant in the context of the abovementioned organisations. These include the Preliminary Draft Uniform Act on the Law of Obligations in the OHADA Region, the proposed African Principles on the Law Applicable to International Commercial Contracts and the  Asian Principles of Private International Law. More specifically, the article focusses on the provisions regarding the determination of the  law applicable, particularly those rules relating to a tacit choice of law in international commercial contracts.


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