"An indispensable and compact reference guide that provides an ideal platform for scholars, practitioners (in-house counsel, legal advisors and advocates) and students internationally. The reviewer is tempted to extend this list to include commercial parties such as the importers and exporters as the writing is clear, concise and direct, contract clauses and practitioner tips sections are provided, and finally because the book provides illustrations to which they can relate."
European Review of Private Law 2017 (of the 1st edition)


Almost 5 years have passed since the first edition of this popular work was published. Much relevant case law and legal literature have since been published which requires treatment. Furthermore, several hard and soft laws relevant to the book have under­gone important changes: the enactment of the new Chinese Civil Code, the French Civil Code following extensive reforms in in 2016, the UNI­DROIT Principles now apply as amended in 2016, and the INCOTERMS 2020 replace the former INCOTERMS 2010. Scholars and practitioners will find its systematic survey of the field invaluable.

Larry A DiMatteo is Huber Hurst Professor of Contract Law & Legal Studies at the Warrington College of Business Administration at the University of Florida, United States.
André Janssen is a Chair Professor at Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Ulrich Magnus was formerly a Professor of Law at the University of Hamburg; Chair for Civil Law, Private International Law and Comparative Law. He was previously a Judge at the Court of Appeal of Hamburg and Director of the International Max-Planck-Research School for Maritime Affairs, Germany.
Reiner Schulze held a Chair in German and European Civil Law at the University of Münster, School of Law, Germany.