The Legal Basis for the Application of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (the UCP) in England & Canada
Journal Article
Chhina, R. K. (2008)
The Legal Basis for the Application of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (the UCP) in England & Canada. Journal of International Maritime Law, 14(3), 228-239
This article looks into the legal status of the UCP in two major common law countries — England and Canada. It seeks to show that a transition is under way and that the UCP is...
Performance bonds under English law: A journey from a strictly ‘narrow’ fraud exception to an overly broad ‘breach of good faith’ exception
Presentation / Conference
Chhina, R. K. (2017, August)
Performance bonds under English law: A journey from a strictly ‘narrow’ fraud exception to an overly broad ‘breach of good faith’ exception. Paper presented at 4th Annual International Conference on Law and policy, St. Anne's College, University of Oxford, UK
This paper critically examines the approach in English law to the application of the fraud exception to the principle of the autonomy of performance bonds. It establishes that...
Uniform International Legal Regime for Multimodal Transport: Unarguable Need but No General Acceptance
Journal Article
Chhina, R. K. (2013)
Uniform International Legal Regime for Multimodal Transport: Unarguable Need but No General Acceptance. Journal of International Maritime Law, 19(6), 516-524
Currently there is no set of uniform rules for multimodal transport that have received general acceptance and thus entered into force internationally. Following the growth of ...
The Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credit (the UCP): Are they merely a set of Contractual Terms?
Journal Article
Chhina, R. K. (2015)
The Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credit (the UCP): Are they merely a set of Contractual Terms?. Banking and Finance Law Review, 30(2), 245-265
The paper examines the true legal nature of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credit (the UCP) by applying the test: whether the UCP Rules will be applied or at...
Uniform International Legal Regime for Multimodal Transport: Blatant Need but No General Acceptance
Presentation / Conference
Chhina, R. K. (2013, July)
Uniform International Legal Regime for Multimodal Transport: Blatant Need but No General Acceptance. Paper presented at 10th Annual International Conference on Law, Athens, Greece
No abstract available.
‘Unconscionability’ as an exception to the Principle of Autonomy of Letters of Credit: How well is it entrenched in Singaporean jurisdiction.
Journal Article
Chhina, R. K. (2016)
‘Unconscionability’ as an exception to the Principle of Autonomy of Letters of Credit: How well is it entrenched in Singaporean jurisdiction. Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, 412-435
This paper examines the development and application of the "unconscionability" exception to the principle of autonomy of abstract payment undertakings in the jurisdiction of S...
Of Texts and Drama: Delivering Justice in Bhutan.
Journal Article
Whitecross, R. W. (2017)
Of Texts and Drama: Delivering Justice in Bhutan. Buddhism, Law & Society, 2,
This paper presents a short history of the development of legal texts in Bhutan with some analysis of how the later texts reflect the globalized language of the rule of law re...
Rethinking Childhood Contributory Negligence: 'Blame', 'Fault' - but what about Children's Rights?
Journal Article
Macfarlane, L. (2018)
Rethinking Childhood Contributory Negligence: 'Blame', 'Fault' - but what about Children's Rights?. Juridical Review, 75-97
Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child provides that the child’s ‘best interests… shall be a primary consideration’ in all actions concerning th...
Trade-Based Money Laundering: Ever Increasing Threat with Little Regulation
Journal Article
Chhina, R. K. (2014)
Trade-Based Money Laundering: Ever Increasing Threat with Little Regulation. Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation, 29(11), 665-671
Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML) represents an important channel of criminal activity. Given the high growth of international trade in recent years and lack of specific int...
Standby Letters of Credit in International Trade
Book
Chhina, R. K. (2012)
Standby Letters of Credit in International Trade. Netherlands: Kluwer Law International
The question of what constitutes ‘fraud in the transaction’ with respect to international letters of credit varies considerably among jurisdictions. In proving allegations of ...