The UNIDROIT Principles 2004 consist of the Preamble (1994 version, with the addition of paragraphs 4 and 6 as well as the footnote) and 185 articles divided into ten chapters, namely Chapter 1: “General Provisions” (1994 version, with the addition of Arts. 1.8 and 1.12); Chapter 2, Section 1: “Formation” (1994 version) and Section 2: “Authority of Agents” (new); Chapter 3: “Validity” (1994 version); Chapter 4: “Interpretation” (1994 version); Chapter 5, Section 1: “Content” (1994 version, with the addition of Art. 5.1.9) and Section 2: “Third Party Rights” (new); Chapter 6, Section 1: “Performance in General” (1994 version) and Section 2: “Hardship” (1994 version); Chapter 7, Section 1: “Non-performance in General” (1994 version), Section 2: “Right to Performance” (1994 version), Section 3: “Termination” (1994 version) and Section 4: “Damages” (1994 version); Chapter 8: “Set-off” (new); Chapter 9, Section 1: “Assignment of Rights” (new), Section 2: “Transfer of Obligations” (new) and Section 3: “Assignment of Contracts” (new); Chapter 10: “Limitation Periods” (new).

Members of the Working Group for the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts 2004

Documents issued in connection with the preparation of the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts 2004

UNIDROIT official language versions of the black letter rules of the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts 2004:

English , French , German , Italian and Spanish .

• Chinese , edited and translated by the Treaty and Law Department of the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) of the People's Republic of China. All rights reserved.

• Farsi , translated and researched by Professor Berhooz Akhlaghi, Member of the Working Group for the Preparation of Principles of International Commercial Contracts (3^rd), and Mr Farhad Emam.

• Japanese , translated by Professor Takashi Uchida, University of Tokyo, and Professor Hiroo Sono, University of Tokyo.

• Korean , prepared by Professor Won-Suk Oh, College of Business Administration, Sugkuynkwan University, Seoul, Korea. All rights reserved.

• Romanian , prepared by Ms Marilena Ene and Ms Laura Oprea. All rights reserved.

• Russian , translated by Professor Alexander Komarov, member of the Governing Council of UNIDROIT; member of the Working Group for the preparation of the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts.

• Portuguese : GAMA jr., L. Contratos Internacionais ΰ luz dos Princμpios do UNIDROIT 2004: Soft Law, Arbitragem e Jurisdicao Renovar (Brasil), 2006, pp.i -575

• Serbian

• Turkish, translated by Professor Dr. Kemal Dayinlarli, Faculty of Law, Atilim University, Ankara

• Vietnamese , translated and edited by the Maison du Droit Vietnamo-Franηaise, Hanoi, Vietnam. All rights reserved.

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[This page was updated on 18 January 2008.]