This book is an extremely valuable resource for any judge, practitioner, or researcher who encounters this all-important convention. Written by scholars who know the ins and outs of the Hague drafting process, this thorough and thoughtful commentary answers the many thorny questions raised by the conventions often laconic or cryptic text. -- Symeon Symeonides, Willamette University, USA This is an invaluable guide to the Choice of Court Convention by authors of the greatest distinction. The article-by-article structure provides the scholar and the practitioner alike with readily accessible and comprehensive commentary. This is a must-have work for all those who interpret or apply this important Convention. -- Alexander Layton KC, Twenty Essex Chambers, UK This excellent new commentary offers a detailed article-by-article in-depth analysis of the 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (in force since 2015). It largely benefits from their authors different backgrounds in civil and common law jurisdictions, their rich experience in international contract practice, their intimate understanding of the Hague Conference process and, particularly valuable, their personal experience with the negotiations of the Convention. For actors in its Contracting States (including the UK, the EU, and e.g. Switzerland) it paves the way for a uniform interpretation of the Convention and should hereby largely contribute to the predictability of the forum. -- Thomas Kadner Graziano, University of Geneva, Switzerland This book contains a critical commentary, article-by-article, of the 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements that takes into account not only the intentions of the negotiators to the extent discernible from the preparatory materials, but also stresses the practical problems of interpretation that national courts and litigants are likely to face arising from the many issues left open in the Convention. Hailing from civil law, US and Anglo-Commonwealth common law traditions, the authors present possible solutions to questions not directly answered by the Convention while aiming to avoid potential bias from national law viewpoints. They do not always speak with one voice, but the diversity of their views, enriched by the vast underlying preparatory and academic sources referenced in the book, renders this book a valuable research resource for judges, practitioners and academics dealing with legal issues arising from the Convention. -- Yeo Tiong Min, Singapore Management University, Singapore
