Commercial Law

Definition: Commercial Law

Commercial Law

Noun

1. The body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence.

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Law

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Commercial Law

Crosswords: Commercial Law

Books

• Cases and Materials on Commercial Law (University Casebook) (reference)

• Chinese Commercial Law (reference)

• Commercial Law (University Casebook) (reference)

• Commercial Law in a Global Context: Some Perspectives in Anglo-Japanese Law (reference)

• The Early History of the Law of Bills and Notes : A Study of the Origins of Anglo-American Commercial Law (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Commercial Law & Practice Course Handbook Series (reference)

• Commercial Law Bulletin (reference)

• Commercial Law Practitioner (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Business

But increasing numbers of Chinese firms have authority to sign import and export contracts based on the new commercial law that gives them independence from government, and WTO promises further liberalization. (references)

The minimum contract duration between a foreign manufacturer and a German distributor should be one year, since companies registered in Germany are bound by employment contracts or delivery agreements with customers, which under German labor or commercial law can be terminated only with a minimum six weeks to six months notice. (references)

Economic History

Poland

A franchise is subject to general commercial law. (references)

Morocco

However, many judges are not trained in commercial law. (references)

Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan commercial law is almost entirely statutory. (references)

Human Rights

Yemen

A third judicial reform program, financed by international assistance, was initiated in January 2000 and is to last through March 2002. The program focuses on the Ministries of Justice and of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and is to provide training in business and commercial law for judges; a diagnostic study of judicial education curriculum; training on drafting of legislation; and a review of the country's commercial laws to identify and correct inconsistencies or close gaps. (references)

Political Economy

UKRAINE

Domestic and foreign investors remain discouraged by a confusing and burdensome array of tax, customs and certification requirements, corruption, and the absence of an effective system of commercial law. (references)

HAITI

Although the legal system affords protection of intellectual property rights, weak enforcement mechanisms, inefficient courts, and poor judicial knowledge of commercial law dilute the effectiveness of this statutory protection. (references)

Trade

Ukraine

The focus of USAID's economic restructuring program is to help Ukraine create the institutions of a market economy, particularly in the banking system, commercial law, fiscal and macroeconomic areas. (references)

Cote D'ivoire

These acts cover commercial law, law of commercial companies and economic interest groups, organization of securities, bankruptcy proceedings, the discharge of liabilities, law of debt collection, and accounting and arbitration. (references)

Cote D'ivoire

While U.S. mining companies will still face country specific regulation for mining codes dealing with mineral rights, licensing, access, and ownership issues, the harmonization of commercial law in the region makes it easier to function as a single business entity. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Danish

kommerciel ret (law merchant, mercantile law), handelsret (law merchant, mercantile law), handelslov (Code of mercantile law, Commercial Code), erhvervsret (law merchant, mercantile law), erhvervsjura (law merchant, mercantile law). (various references)

Dutch

handelsrecht (law merchant, mercantile law). (various references)

French

législation commerciale, droit commercial. (various references)

German

Handelsrecht (mercantile law). (various references)

Greek 

εμπορικό δίκαιο (law merchant, mercantile law). (various references)

Hungarian

kereskedelmi jog (mercantile law). (various references)

Italian

normativa commerciale, legislazione commerciale, disciplina del commercio, diritto commerciale (law merchant, mercantile law). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

商法 (business, commerce, trade), 商慣�'法 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

しょうほう (business, commerce, full report, news of a victory, news of victory, particulars, trade, vesicle), しょうか�"しゅうほう. (various references)

Manx

leigh hraghtee. (various references)

Pig Latin

ommercialcay awlay

Portuguese

lei comercial, direito comercial (law merchant, mercantile law). (various references)

Russian 

торговое право (law merchant). (various references)

Spanish

ley comercia, derecho mercantil (law merchant, mercantile law). (various references)

Swedish

handelsrätt. (various references)

Misspellings

"Commercial Law" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: commerical law. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: commercial.

-4 letters: acclaimer.

-5 letters: acromial, armillae, callower, camellia, camomile, caracole, clammier, clamworm, clerical, lacrimal, mealworm, memorial, micellar, millrace, rocaille.