English Language Learners Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for speakers of other languages learning English. It only takes a minute to sign up.
Sign up to join this community
Why does the writer use 'is' twice in a row here?
Either the issuer's place of business where the undertaking is issued is located in a country that has adopted the Convention, or under international conflict of law principles, the law applicable to the undertaking is the law of a country that has adopted the Convention
I'll put brackets in to aid your understanding:
"either (the issuer's place of business [where the undertaking is issued] is located in a country) that has adopted the Convention, or under international conflict of law principles, the law applicable to the undertaking is the law of a country that has adopted the Convention"
The first "is" relates to "the undertaking" and the second "is" relates to the "place of business".
I think there are some missing commas in the example. Probably just a typo, or perhaps the author thought they'd used too many already. It's a horribly long sentence - a terrible example of English legalese, and it is on the verge of being almost impenetrable.
Here are some extra commas to help break it up a bit into digestible pieces.
Either the issuer's place of business, where the undertaking is issued, is located in a country that has adopted the Convention, or under international conflict of law principles, the law applicable to the undertaking is the law of a country that has adopted the Convention.
I've read it several times over. Still makes hardly any sense to me, but then I'm not a lawyer, just a simple human;)
