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1960 ] AMERICAN FOREIGN LAW ASSOCIATION PROCEEDINGS 369 TH E UNITED STATES AND THE WORK OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE UNIFICATION OF PRIVATE LA W John Honnold My theme, tersely stated, is this: Th e United States, for no visible reason, is denying itself the value of the constructive work performed by Th e Inter national Institute for the Unification of Private Law in Rome; we should wake up and take part in the Institute's work. The International Institute, in a word, is the nearest equivalent on the in ternational scene to our American Law Institute and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. Established in 1928 with the sponsorship of the League of Nations, the Institute now has working arrange ments with the United Nations and its constituent organizations. But it de pends primarily upon the membership and support of governments. Forty- one governments are members of the Institute; about half make annual finan cial contributions. The largest group of member governments, nineteen, is European (including the United Kingdom), but among its members are also eleven governments of the Western Hemisphere, five in the Middle East, as well as India and Japan. Th e United
American Journal of Comparative Law – Oxford University Press
Published: Apr 1, 1960
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