Law Merchant

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:administeredBy local courts
merchant guilds
fair courts
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs lex mercatoria
gptkbp:appliesTo commercial law
merchants
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Uniform_Commercial_Code
arbitration
gptkbp:characterizedBy customary law
gptkbp:declinedAfter 18th century
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:bankruptcy
gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:insurance
partnerships
contracts
sale of goods
bills of exchange
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Law Merchant
gptkbp:influenced international trade law
modern commercial law
gptkbp:languageOfName gptkb:French
gptkb:Latin
English
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:medieval_Europe
gptkbp:recognizedBy English common law
continental European law
gptkbp:relatedTo maritime law
private international law
gptkbp:replacedBy national commercial law
gptkbp:usedIn merchant courts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lex_Mercatoria
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5