BTX3100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: United Nations Convention On Contracts For The International Sale Of Goods, Putting-Out System, Moodle
11 Oct 2018
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Articles 14- 24 (contract formation); articles 25-29 (general provisions (includes (cid:858)fu(cid:374)da(cid:373)e(cid:374)tal (cid:271)(cid:396)ea(cid:272)h(cid:859)); a(cid:396)ti(cid:272)les (cid:1007)(cid:1004)-52 (obligations and remedies for seller); articles 71-88 (provisions for both buyer and seller) To determine the governing law between traders in different countries: Who is set to perform the majority of obligations and where are these obligations performed: the majority of contracts which are signed in a country, will employ the domestic law of that country. What is the cisg harmonising international sales law: cisg = an international sales code. It balances interests and expectation of buyers and sellers. When does the cisg not apply: only applies to sales of goods contracts (art. 5: parties can exclude or modify cisg provisions (art. 6: express terms of the contract will override provisions, cisg just fills gaps and silences of a contract. 30 to deliver goods and hand over any documents of title.
