Kronke, Herbert Keywords: International commercial law | Conflict of laws | Private international law | Unification of law | Mots clefs: ABSTRACT This inaugural lecture is about institutional co-operation in transnational commercial law and conflict of law. A short overview of the history of distrust of conflict of laws showcases a cause leading to the promotion of transnational commercial law. The course offers then a definition of transnational commercial law, before giving examples of complementarity and co-operat…