Non-state rules in international commercial law : contracts, legal authority, and application

Introduction : non-state rules in international commercial contracts -- Defining non-state rules -- The place of non-state rules in international commercial law -- The roles of non-state rules in the contractual relationship -- Party autonomy in international commercial contracts -- Non-state rules and private international law -- Non-state rules and arbitration -- Applying non-state rules as a source of domestic law -- The application of non-state rules to interpret the law -- The application of codified non-state rules as lex mercatoria -- Ascertaining the legal authority of non-state rules.