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NCCUSL and International Unifcation - Winship 227 (1993)

handle is hein.nccusl/nccpub01066 and id is 1 raw text is: THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMMISSIONERS ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS AND THE INTERNATIONAL UNIFICATION OF PRIVATE LAW PETER WINSHIP* 1. INTRODUCTION The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (the Conference) celebrates its centennial in 1992. The Conference has much to celebrate. During the 100 years of its existence the Conference has promulgated over 200 uniform and model acts on topics ranging from adoption to water use, although it is perhaps best known for its co- sponsorship of the Uniform Commercial Code. Tributes published to acknowledge the Conference's anniversary duly note these many achievements.1 Few of these anniversary tributes mention, however, the 'James Clec Thompson Sr. Trustee Professor of Law, S.M:U. School of Law; Visiting Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania. A.B. (1965), Harvard College; LL.B. (1968), Harvard Law School; LL.M. (1973), University of London. 1 For publications celebrating the National Conference's centennial, see WALTER P. ARMsTRONG, JR., A CENTURY OF SERvci: A CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMMISSIONERS ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS (1991); Symposium, One Hundred Years of Uniform State Laws, 89 MICH. L. REV. 2073 (1991); Fred H. Miller, Introduction to the Idaho Law Review Symposium on Uniform Commercial Code Article 2: In Celebration of the One Hundredth Birthday of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 27 IDAHO L. REV. 409 (1990-91); Frederick H. Miller, Patricia B. Fry & John P. Burton, Introduction to Uniform Commercial Code Annual Survey: The Centennial of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 46 BUS. LAW. 1449 (1991); and Randall Samborn, ULC to Meet-for 100th 2Tme; Shadow Super-Legislature, NAVTL L.J., Jul. 29, 1991, at 3. At the time of writing the last available National Conference Handbook is the volume for 1986. Proceedings of the annual meetings for 1984-1988 and 1990 are available on microfiches but do not include the documentation available in the handbook. See Uniform St. Laws 143.5-A(1)-(6) (Hein). Although nominally celebrating the Conference's centennial the following essay therefore can comment only on its first 95 years. Given that there are few other public sources of information about the Conference's actions and plans, it is unfortunate that the Conference is unable to prepare its handbook more promptly. The newly-appointed Executive Director, Frederick H. Miller, has informed the author that he has asked the Conference staff to address the issue. Conversation with Frederick H. Miller (Aug. 12, 1991). (227) HeinOnline -- 13 U. Pa, J. Int'l Bus. L. 227 1992-1993

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