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BOOK REVIEW - BILLS OF EXCHANGE: A GUIDE TO LEGISLATION IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
BILLS OF EXCHANGE: A Guide to Legislation in European Countries. Uwe Jahn, Dr. jur. ICC United Kingdom, 14–15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS (1990) and 65 pp., plus 4pp. Appendix. Paperback £19 (£15.20 to ICC members).
This brochure has been written by Dr Jahn in association with the International Chamber of Commerce. It provides a brief guide to some of the more obvious legal problems which businessmen may face when using bills of exchange and promissory notes in Europe. Dr Jahn begins by reviewing the main principles of the Geneva Uniform Law on Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes (1930). This Convention has been ratified, or its system
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