The draft UNCITRAL digest and beyond : cases, analysis, and unresolved issues in the U.N. Sales Convention : papers of the Pittsburgh conference organized by the Center for International Legal Education (CILE)

The Draft UNCITRAL Digest and Beyond catalogues the 1,000 plus cases and arbitral awards to date that have interpreted and applied UNCITRAL's Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). Adopted by 61 nations, the CISG has become one of UNCITRAL's most successful products. As the default law of international contracts for much of the international trade in goods (including all three NAFTA countries), it is essential reading for anyone practising in the area of international trade law. \* Contains the full text of the draft UNCITRAL digest \* Catalogues over 1,000 cases and arbitral awards to date that have interpreted and applied the CISG - on an article-by-article basis \* Describes the reasoning and results of existing CISG cases \* Contains commentary by eminent CISG scholars offering analysis of issues that have yet to arise in case law \* Offers direction for future cases in areas not yet been considered by courts and arbitrators as well as in areas where contradictory court decisions exist “The Draft UNCITRAL Digest and Beyond” is one of the most useful single volumes available on the CISG. It includes the full text of the draft “UNCITRAL Digest” which catalogues the cases and arbitral awards to date that have interpreted and applied the CISG on an article by article basis. “The Digest and Beyond” includes also commentary by eminent CISG scholars that addresses issues not yet considered in the cases. With more than 1000 decisions applying the CISG in courts and arbitral tribunals around the world, the UNCITRAL Secretariat charged five CISG experts from a variety of regions with the task of creating a digest of CISG case law. “The Digest and Beyond” includes the draft “UNCITRAL Digest”, even before it is released officially by UNCITRAL. It also goes where the authors of the Digest were not allowed to go, given the narrow mandate within which the drafters were asked to work. Its chapters build upon the work of the “UNCITRAL Digest”. The Digest describes the reasoning and results of existing CISG cases; in “The Digest and Beyond”, the Digest authors analyze those cases, and discuss issues that have not yet arisen in the case law. Thus, in many ways, “The Digest and Beyond” provides scholarship that can direct future cases in areas that have not yet been considered by courts and arbitrators as well as in areas in which contradictory court decisions exist. Hauptbeschreibung"The Draft UNCITRAL Digest and Beyond" is one of the most useful single volumes available on the CISG. It includes the full text of the draft "UNCITRAL Digest" which catalogues the cases and arbitral awards to date that have interpreted and applied the CISG on an article by article basis. "The Digest and Beyond" includes also commentary by eminent CISG scholars that addresses issues not yet considered in the cases. With more than 1000 decisions applying the CISG in courts and arbitral tribunals around the world, the UNCITRAL Secretariat charged five CISG experts from a variety. Cover; Frontmatter; Table of Contents; Digest of case law on the UN Sales Convention: The combined wisdom of judges and arbitrators promoting uniform interpretation of the Convention; The CISG's sphere of application: Articles 1-3 and 10; Scope of application: Articles 4-5; CISG rules on exclusion and derogation: Article 6; Interpretation of the Convention and gap-filling: Article 7; Interpretation of statements: Article 8; Trade usage and practices established between the parties: Article 9; Writing requirements: Article 11-13; CISG foreign case law: how much regard should we have?