From Industrial to Legal Standardization, 1871-1914

From Industrial to Legal Standardization, 1871-1914 PDF Author: Tilmann Röder
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN: 900421237X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 369

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Book Description
Around 1900, standard contracts and clauses spread throughout international industries such as transport, insurance and finance. The "earthquake clause", which was globally introduced by reinsurers after the 1906 San Francisco catastrophe, exemplifies this paradigmatic change of the law.