Abstract

The objective of this paper is - assuming that there exist a kind of transnational legal order in international arbitration - to explore what is the role which the UNIDROIT Principles play in this context. In view of the analysis carried out below, there are good reasons to conclude that there actually exists, if not a veritable "transnational legal order", a substantial body of "transnational principles and rules" originating from a variety of sources (e.g. international conventions, model laws, guidelines, arbitration rules, private codifications of general contract law etc.) ...