Harmonising Regional Trade Law in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)

Tapiwa Shumba

doi:10.5771/9783845261218

Summary

Die Arbeit setzt sich mit der Harmonisierung des Handelsrechts in der Südafrikanischen Entwicklungsgemeinschaft (SADC) auseinander. Dabei wird erstmals die Entstehung eines gemeinsamen Rechts in der SADC untersucht.

In englischer Sprache.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2015
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-1978-5
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-6121-8
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Recht und Verfassung in Afrika - Law and Constitution in Africa
Volume: 27
Language: English
Pages: 359
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 19
1. 1. 1. Globalisation as the stimulus for international trade No access
    2. International trade as a means to address poverty No access
  2. 1. Trade liberalisation and the organisations involved No access
    2. Tariff and non-tariff barriers No access
  3. Diverse laws as a barrier to trade in the SADC region No access
  4. The need for the harmonisation of sales laws in SADC No access
  5. Rationale for this study No access
  6. Research question and objectives No access
  7. Focus and layout of the study No access
1. 1. Introduction No access
  2. Harmonisation as a concept No access
  3. The necessity of harmonising international sales law No access
  4. 1. Hard law versus soft law methods No access
    2. 1. A conflict of laws convention No access
      2. A uniform substantive law convention No access
      3. Community legislation – (typically directives, regulations, uniform acts or protocols) No access
    3. 1. Model laws No access
      2. Guidelines No access
      3. Codified trade terms, customs, standards or principles No access
      4. Model contracts and general contract terms No access
    4. Concluding remarks No access
  5. Formulating agencies No access
  6. Conclusion No access
2. 1. Introduction No access
  2. SADC: Historical overview and general background No access
  3. SADC: Objectives No access
  4. 1. Summit No access
    2. Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation No access
    3. Council No access
    4. Integrated Committee of Ministers No access
    5. Standing Committee of Senior Officials No access
    6. Secretariat and Executive Secretary No access
    7. Tribunal No access
    8. SADC National Committees No access
    9. SADC Parliamentary Forum No access
  5. 1. The SADC economy and trade relations No access
    2. The necessity of further trade law reform No access
  6. Legal systems in SADC No access
  7. 1. Legal systems in SADC No access
    2. Multilingualism No access
    3. Overlapping memberships No access
    4. Absence of well-developed and efficient institutional arrangements to coordinate and facilitate the harmonisation of laws No access
    5. Lack of resources and the capacity to carry out the harmonisation process No access
  8. Conclusion No access
1. 1. Introduction No access
  2. 1. 1. The Commission No access
      2. Working Groups No access
      3. Secretariat No access
    2. 1. Legislative techniques No access
      2. Contractual techniques No access
      3. Explanatory techniques No access
  3. 1. Background to the CISG No access
    2. Scope of application No access
    3. The relationship between the CISG and the domestic law of a Contracting State No access
    4. 1. Legal certainty No access
      2. Reduced transaction costs and improved competition No access
      3. Flexibility and predictability No access
      4. Balanced rules which level the playing field No access
      5. The CISG is well developed, easily accessible and available in several languages No access
      6. The CISG as the basis of sales laws reform No access
    5. 1. The CISG is a compromise and thus an incomplete law No access
      2. CISG Article 7 compromises uniformity No access
      3. Opting out provisions No access
      4. The homeward trend because of the absence of a supranational court No access
      5. Different but equally authentic languages No access
  4. 1. Uniform application No access
    2. Support from legal practitioners No access
    3. Influence on other harmonisation projects No access
    4. Ratifications and acceptance No access
    5. Concluding remarks No access
  5. Should SADC member states adopt the CISG? No access
  6. Other methods of harmonisation using the CISG No access
  7. Conclusion No access
2. 1. Introduction No access
  2. 1. History of OHADA and the rationale for its formation No access
    2. OHADA aims and objectives No access
    3. 1. Conference of the Heads of State and Government No access
      2. Council of Ministers No access
      3. Common Court of Justice and Arbitration (CCJA) No access
      4. Permanent Secretariat No access
      5. Regional Training Centre for Legal Officers (ERSUMA) No access
    4. 1. OHADA Uniform Acts No access
      2. The Uniform Act on General Commercial Law No access
      3. Book VIII No access
  3. 1. 1. Growing membership No access
      2. Progress in enacting Uniform Acts No access
      3. Organisational transformation No access
      4. Improved business climate No access
      5. Legal certainty and predictability No access
      6. Accessibility of the law No access
    2. 1. Budgetary and capacity constraints No access
      2. Challenges with the seat and accessibility of the CCJA No access
      3. Unclear relationship between the OHADA Treaty and national constitutions and other treaties No access
      4. Resistance of domestic courts to apply OHADA law No access
      5. Dissemination of law and information No access
      6. Lack of regulation in the application of OHADA law at national level No access
    3. Concluding remarks No access
  4. 1. SADC options with regard to the OHADA No access
    2. Whether SADC Member States should join OHADA No access
    3. Adopting the OHADA General Commercial Law Uniform Act Book VIII No access
  5. Conclusion No access
3. 1. Introduction No access
  2. The European Union No access
  3. 1. European Parliament No access
    2. European Council No access
    3. Council No access
    4. European Commission No access
    5. Court of Justice of the European Union No access
    6. European Central Bank No access
    7. Court of Auditors No access
    8. Concluding Remarks No access
  4. 1. Law-making procedures No access
    2. European Union legislation (directives and regulations) No access
  5. 1. 1. A uniform law for doing business across borders No access
      2. Consumer protection No access
      3. Competition No access
    2. Scope and application of the CESL No access
    3. CESL and the CISG No access
  6. 1. Advantages of the CESL No access
    2. Disadvantages of the CESL No access
  7. Regional versus global harmonisation No access
  8. Conclusion and lessons from the CESL No access
1. 1. 1. CISG No access
    2. OHADA No access
    3. CESL No access
    4. Concluding remarks No access
  2. 1. A common SADC sales law – nature and characteristics No access
    2. Enabling legislative framework – amending the SADC Treaty No access
    3. Institutional reforms No access
    4. Political will No access
    5. Resolving multiple and overlapping membership to regional organisations No access
    6. Capacity, resources and funding No access
    7. Research, consultation and participation – the role of non-state actors No access
  3. Concluding remarks No access
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