International Contracts in Latin America: History of a Slow Pace Towards the Acceptance of Party Autonomy in Choice of Law

The right of the parties to choose the law to govern international contracts, has been historically denied in Latin America due to the principle of territoriality of laws that has imbued national conflict provisions. Several regional and national attempts to authorize party autonomy have been disreg...

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Main Author: Vial Undurraga, María Ignacia
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dialnet-ar-18-ART00014489902021-04-20International Contracts in Latin America: History of a Slow Pace Towards the Acceptance of Party Autonomy in Choice of LawVial Undurraga, María Ignaciacláusulas de elección de la leyautonomía de la voluntadderecho internacional privado latinoamericanoterritorialismolibertad contractualChoice of Law ClausesParty AutonomyLatin American Private International LawTerritorialismContractual FreedomThe right of the parties to choose the law to govern international contracts, has been historically denied in Latin America due to the principle of territoriality of laws that has imbued national conflict provisions. Several regional and national attempts to authorize party autonomy have been disregarded on the grounds of protecting national sovereignty. Some jurisdictions have recently amended their laws to accept it. This acceptance has not meant a departure from their legal tradition, but an enhancement of the principle of contractual freedom, that has always pervaded their contract rules.El derecho de las partes a elegir la ley que gobierna sus contratos internacionales ha sido históricamente denegado en Latinoamérica, debido al principio de territorialidad de la ley. Varios proyectos regionales y nacionales para autorizar la autonomía de la voluntad han sido desechados argumentando la necesidad de proteger la soberanía nacional. Recientemente, algunos países han modificado sus leyes para aceptar esta autonomía. Esta modificación no les ha apartado de su tradición jurídica, sino que ha perfeccionado el principio de libertad contractual, que históricamente ha inspirado su derecho contractual.2020text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=7865427(Revista) ISSN 0123-4366Revista de Derecho Privado, ISSN 0123-4366, Nº. 38, 2020 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Enero-Junio)engLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI
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cláusulas de elección de la ley
autonomía de la voluntad
derecho internacional privado latinoamericano
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Party Autonomy
Latin American Private International Law
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autonomía de la voluntad
derecho internacional privado latinoamericano
territorialismo
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Choice of Law Clauses
Party Autonomy
Latin American Private International Law
Territorialism
Contractual Freedom
Vial Undurraga, María Ignacia
International Contracts in Latin America: History of a Slow Pace Towards the Acceptance of Party Autonomy in Choice of Law
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The right of the parties to choose the law to govern international contracts, has been historically denied in Latin America due to the principle of territoriality of laws that has imbued national conflict provisions. Several regional and national attempts to authorize party autonomy have been disregarded on the grounds of protecting national sovereignty. Some jurisdictions have recently amended their laws to accept it. This acceptance has not meant a departure from their legal tradition, but an enhancement of the principle of contractual freedom, that has always pervaded their contract rules.
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International Contracts in Latin America: History of a Slow Pace Towards the Acceptance of Party Autonomy in Choice of Law
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International Contracts in Latin America: History of a Slow Pace Towards the Acceptance of Party Autonomy in Choice of Law
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International Contracts in Latin America: History of a Slow Pace Towards the Acceptance of Party Autonomy in Choice of Law
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International Contracts in Latin America: History of a Slow Pace Towards the Acceptance of Party Autonomy in Choice of Law
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International Contracts in Latin America: History of a Slow Pace Towards the Acceptance of Party Autonomy in Choice of Law
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international contracts in latin america: history of a slow pace towards the acceptance of party autonomy in choice of law
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