Amazon.com description: Product Description: International trade law is a field of great practical importance and is a subject of intense activity at the present time at both the domestic level and the international level. Domestic legislations and international conventions are regularly being drafted and concluded for the purposes of regulating trade between many parts of the world and to meet changing mercantile practices. This book examines standard trade terms used in international sale contracts,carriage of goods by sea, Hague-Visby Rules, Hamburg Rules and the financing of international sales.