Evolution of International Commercial Customs (Lex Mercatoria) in European Countries of the XII-XVI Centuries

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10.2991/aebmr.k.201215.026How to use a DOI?

Keywords

lex mercatoria, international commercial customs, international commercial law, history of INCOTERMS, history of law, international private law

Abstract

This article studies the history of international trade customs formation and development on the territory of Europe in the XII-XVII centuries, analyzes the collections of trade customs known in history. The reasons for the spread of some collections and the interest decrement to another ones are also revealed in this article. The features of the commercial customs formation in large trade medieval “corporations” are also revealed, the reasons for the first consulates appearance are reflected and options for the status of the consul are revealed. The wide use of European trade customs in Muslim countries and Asian countries is also noted by the authors. In these countries they were also actively used on the basis of agreements between the rulers of the countries and large merchant guilds. The article reflects the influence of European trade customs on the formation of Russian trade law, since the well-known trading centers of Russia. The results of this article can be used in educational, scientific and practical activities by specialists in the field of jurisprudence and the world economy, and will also be of interest to a wide range of readers interested in common history.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yulia Komnatnaya
AU  - Ludmila Menyaylo
AU  - Ellina Miroshnikova
AU  - Yulia Golubyatnikova
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/17
TI  - Evolution of International Commercial Customs (Lex Mercatoria) in European Countries of the XII-XVI Centuries
BT  - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Contemporary Problems in the Development of Economic, Financial and Credit Systems (DEFCS 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 123
EP  - 128
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.201215.026
DO  - 10.2991/aebmr.k.201215.026
ID  - Komnatnaya2020
ER  -