International Trade and The Rule of Law
Publication Date
7-2007
Document Type
Special Contribution
Abstract
The Sixth Annual John E. James Distinguished Lecture
September 12, 2006
If the Merchant of Venice had executed contracts with bankers of Florence instead of sending his wealth East and West (India, Tripolis, etc.), he would still have engaged himself in international trade. The Doge of Venice would have called-as he did-a lawyer from Padua to explain the law. That was the time of a world of cities.
Today, wood pulp producers from Georgia trade in Europe; a pool of international investors gather to build a dam in China; a French company builds a tramway in Jerusalem; and when an Indian investor based in the United Kingdom offers a takeover bid on a French company, the protest of the French authorities, as well as the French decree restricting foreign investments, may be regarded as a breach of European Community ("EC") and international law.
Recommended Citation
de Cara, Jean-Yves
(2007)
"International Trade and The Rule of Law,"
Mercer Law Review: Vol. 58:
No.
4, Article 13.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.law.mercer.edu/jour_mlr/vol58/iss4/13