Lex Mercatoria

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Law_Merchant
gptkbp:appliesTo international commercial law
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:INCOTERMS
gptkb:Uniform_Customs_and_Practice_for_Documentary_Credits
gptkb:UNIDROIT_Principles
gptkbp:characterizedBy customary law
transnational law
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 11th to 17th centuries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lex Mercatoria
gptkbp:influenced modern commercial law
gptkbp:notableFeature flexibility
autonomy from national laws
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:medieval_Europe
gptkbp:purpose regulate trade
gptkbp:relatedTo arbitration
conflict of laws
contract law
private international law
gptkbp:revival 20th century
gptkbp:usedBy merchants
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Commercial_Law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4