《THE HEW PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW OF CONTRACT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY》

1Introduction1

PART Ⅰ7

2Pre-existing National English Private International Rules of Contract9

PART Ⅱ27

3General Impact of EEC's Contractual Obligations Convention31

PART ⅢCommentary on Individual Provisions of the 1990 Act and Convention89

4 Contracts (Applicable Law) Act 199091

5 Preamble to the Rome Convention95

6 Article 1: Scope of the Convention97

7 Article 2: Universal Application of the Convention143

8 Article 3: Agreement on Choice of Law147

9 Article 4: Applicable Law in the Absence of Choice171

10 Article 5: Consumer Contracts203

11 Article 6: Individual Employment Contracts221

12 Article 7: Mandatory Rules of Contract Law239

13 Article 8: Material Validity of Contracts269

14 Article 9: Formal Validity of Contracts281

15 Article 10: Scope of Applicable Law297

16 Article 11: Contractual Incapacity311

17 Article 12: Voluntary Assignment of Rights321

18 Article 13: Subrogation to Contractual Rights327

19 Article 14: Presumptions, Burden and Modes of Proof331

20 Article 15: Inapplicability of Renvoi343

21 Article 16: Ordre Public Exception to Applicable Law345

22 Article 17: No Retrospective Effect of the Convention351

23 Article 18: Uniform Interpretation of the Convention355

24 Article 19: Application of Convention to and in Composite States359

25 Article 20: Precedence of Community Law over the Convention365

26 Article 21: Precedence of Other International Conventions over the Convention367

27 Article 22: Reservations to Full Application of the Convention371

28 Article 23: Precedence and Procedure for New National Choice of Law Rules373

29 Article 24: Procedure for New Multilateral Conflicts Conventions379

30 Article 25: Procedure in Respect of Certain International Agreements385

31 Article 26: Revision of the Convention389

32 Article 27: Extensions of the Convention to European Territories of Contracting States391

33 Article 28: Ratification of the Convention395

34 Article 29: Entry into Force of the Convention397

35 Article 30: Duration of the Convention399

36 Article 31: Notifications in Respect of the Convention403

37 Article 32: Integration of Annexed Protocol405

38 Article 33: Authentic Texts of the Convention407

39 Annexed Protocol409

40 Schedule 2 1990 Act: The Luxembourg Convention on Greek Accession411

41 Schedule 3 1990 Act: The First Brussels Interpretation Protocol415

42 Schedule 4 1990 Act: Revisions to Other Enactments431

PART Ⅳ437

43Comparison of Convention and Pre-existing English Private International Rules of Contract439

PART Ⅴ447

44Conclusions449

Appendix A The Contracts (Applicable Law) Act 1990459

Appendix B Some Authentic Foreign Texts of the Rome Contracts Convention477

Select Bibliography507

Index511