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Explore Tuvalu's journey towards digital transformation in international trade. Learn how UNCITRAL, in collaboration with global partners, supports legal reforms. Tuvalu adopts the UNCITRAL Electronic Transactions Bill, aligning with global standards for electronic commerce.
In June 2023, I was requested by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) to provide technical assistance to the Government of the nation state Tuvalu in the field of Electronic Commerce legislation. Having attended all UNCITRAL Electronic Commerce Working Groups sessions since 2014, most recently as the Australian representative, I have made contributions and gained insights into the latest texts of the Working Group. As such, it is timely to reflect on the utility of international trade generally, and of course, to smaller nations.
In the first of his series of DCW articles on major issues surrounding potential revision of UCP, ICC Banking Commission Senior Technical Advisor Dave Meynell examines the concept of negotiation.
Letter of credit cases can reveal a great deal about how the industry's practice rules and standards are viewed and interpreted by the courts.
When issuing banks insert complex reimbursement terms and self-serving conditions into their credits, it distorts the purpose of the product, causes problems for confirming banks, and drives exporters away from using LCs.
DCW Editorial Note: This previously unpublished material reflects the thinking and writing of Professor James E. Byrne over the period
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