Arbitration clauses in international contracts have become increasingly popular in recent years. They offer parties to a contract a flexible and efficient alternative to traditional court litigation, particularly in cross-border transactions. However, the enforceability and effectiveness of...

Contractual renegotiation is an emerging and significant theme in the context of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) due to its high incidence and potential impact on the sustainability of partnership models. This study presents a systematic review using a qualitative meta-synthesis method to...

Formal written land leasing contracts offer an alternative to land purchase for those farmers wishing to expand their land area and provide greater security relative to informal short-term rental agreements and are particularly important for beginning farmers with resources insufficient to...

Coffee tree replanting is needed in Indonesia, yet a financing scheme is not available at the moment due to its economic feasibility and farmers' reluctance to reinvest. This research aims to design contract farming for coffee tree replanting in Indonesia to support coffee farmer welfare. The...

In this article we examine the relations between risk, the choice of foreign or local contract terms (parameters) and maturity in the sovereign debt market. Our primary finding is that the maturities of bonds that carry a meaningful degree of risk (rating BBB+ and below, which we label Lower...

This Article introduces macro contract research, a new methodology using big-data analytics to study private law. In doing so, it reveals significant trends that suggest the outsized role of corporations and the slide towards textualism in the development of contract law. This Article thereby...

This article analyses the civil and registry implementation of smart property in real estate in Spain from a European perspective. To this end, a general theory is developed for smart property in real estate and transactional smart contracts, paying particular attention to remedies and property...

With the dramatic progress of artificial intelligence algorithms in recent times, it is hoped that algorithms will soon supplant human decision-makers in various fields, such as contract design. We analyze the possible consequences by experimentally studying the behavior of algorithms powered by...