Saidov: Research Handbook on International and Comparative Sale of Goods Law

Djakhongir Saidov (Kings College London - Law) has published Research Handbook on International and Comparative Sale of Goods Law (Edward Elgar Publishing 2019). The table of contents is here. Here's the abstract:

This thorough and detailed Research Handbook explores the complexity of the governance of sales contracts in the modern world. It considers what is, and what ought to be, the role of traditional sales law in light of the growing diversity of commercial, trade and transactional contexts in which such contracts are made and performed. Offering an international and comparative perspective, leading experts in the field examine many topical aspects of sales law and practice. These include digital technologies, long-term contracts, global supply chains and trade in commodities. Chapters also investigate the diversity of sources that govern sales contracts today, particularly those sources that emanate from the industry and commercial players, such as standard form contracts, rules of trade associations, trade usages and trade terms. Through this critical and highly analytical examination, this Research Handbook ultimately demonstrates that the sources of governance found within the industrial sector are as important as traditional sales law, if not more so, in terms of their role in governing sales contracts in contemporary society.

Brunner & Gottlieb: Commentary on the UN Sales Law (CISG)

Christoph Brunner & Benjamin Gottlieb have published Commentary on the UN Sales Law (CISG) (Wolters Kluwer 2019). Here's the abstract:

Buyers and sellers engaging in the cross-border sale of goods are well-advised to be conversant with the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), which governs international sales contracts. The CISG has been ratified by 89 states, which together account for over three-quarters of all world trade. This practically-oriented, article-by-article commentary on the CISG will be useful to legal practitioners, counsel and arbitrators dealing with international sales contracts. The in-depth annotations deal extensively with the legal issues likely to arise under each CISG article. The annotations include up-to-date analyses of state court and arbitral decisions, the legal doctrines derived from these decisions, and relevant scholarship to date. A

Schwenzer, Fountoulakis, & Dimsey: International Sales Law: A Guide to the CISG (Second Edition)

Ingeborg Schwenzer (Univ. of Basel - Law), Christiana Fountoulakis (Univ. of Fribourg - Law), & Mariel Dimsey have published the second edition of International Sales Law: A Guide to the CISG (Hart Publishing 2012). Here's the abstract:

Written for international trade lawyers, practitioners and students from common and civil law countries, this casebook is an excellent starting point for learning about the CISG, providing an article-by-article analysis of the Convention. The commentary on each article is accompanied by extracts from cases and associated comparative materials, as well as references to important trade usages such as the INCOTERMS® 2010. The book features a selection of the most significant cases, each of which has been abridged to enable the reader to focus on its essential features and the relevant questions arising from it. The case extracts are accompanied by a comprehensive overview of parallel provisions in other international instruments, uniform projects and domestic laws.

Schwenzer, Hachem, & Kee: Global Sales and Contract Law

Ingeborg Schwenzer (Univ. of Basel - Law), Pascal Hachem (Univ. of Basel - Law), & Christopher Kee (Univ. of Aberdeen - Law) have published Global Sales and Contract Law (Oxford Univ. Press 2012). The authors describe the Global Sales Law Project in a video here. Here's the abstract:

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Although the 1980 United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) is one of the most successful international conventions to date, it remains the case that those involved in the international sale of goods must refer to a multitude of laws. Indeed the CISG itself does not cover all issues relating to international sales contracts, so it must necessarily be supplemented by domestic law. Global Sales and Contract Law provides a truly comparative analysis of domestic laws in over sixty countries so as to deliver a global view of domestic and international sales law.

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The book reports on the real practice of sales law, taking into account present day problems. Complex questions on the obligations under a sales contract, the ways in which these are established, as well as the remedies following the breach of obligations, are all discussed. By addressing regional uniform projects, like OHADA, and comparing differences in domestic legal approach where the CISG would not apply, the work goes beyond existing commentaries which tend to focus only on the CISG. The analysis has been based on an unprecedented survey drawn from the world's top fifty companies as well as international traders, lawyers advising international traders, arbitral institutions, arbitrators, and law schools.

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This work encompasses all aspects of a sale of goods transaction and takes a wide view of sale by including general contract law. The book gives practitioners invaluable insight into judicial trends and possible solutions in different legal systems, whether preparing for litigation or drafting an international contract. Global Sales and Contract Law is the most comprehensive and thorough compilation of legal analysis in the field of the sale of goods and is a reliable source for any practitioner dealing in international commerce.

Ferrari: Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: Applicability and Applications of the 1980 United Nations Convention

Franco Ferrari (New York Univ. - Law) has published Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: Applicability and Applications of the 1980 United Nations Convention (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 2011). Here's the abstract:

Contracts for the International Sale of Goods provides an examination of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). Extensively referenced, this volume focuses on three fundamental issues, which, due to added attention from courts and arbitral tribunals, are considered “typical” of CISG related disputes. These include the exact determination of the CISG’s sphere of application; issues relating to the non-conformity of delivered goods; and the determination of the rate of interest on sums in arrears. This analysis will also help readers understand the broader context in which these issues are embedded, and ultimately illustrates how the CISG is interpreted and applied in different jurisdictions.

Conference: Global Challenges of International Sales Law

The University of Florida Center for International Business Education & Research and the Warrington College of Business Administration will host a conference on "Global Challenges in International Sales Law," November 11-12, 2011. The agenda is here. Here's the idea:

This conference will provide information on multiple levels—understanding the rules of the CISG, the application of the CISG by signatory countries, theoretical insights, and its use by international transactional attorneys. It will also include a presentation by Luca Castellani, legal officer in the Secretariat of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, on the substance and status of complimentary conventions. This conference will ask many questions, including the following:

• How has the CISG evolved? Why it is important?
• What are the best sources for CISG law? How does one conduct research in international sales law?
• How is the CISG different from the Uniform Commercial Code, English Sale of Goods Act, and other national laws?
• How have substantive provisions of the CISG been interpreted and applied by national court systems and arbitral panels?
• What are the problems of uniform law?
• Can the differences between the common law and civil law be overcome in the application of the CISG?
• Why should legal practitioners embrace or partially embrace the CISG in serving their clients?
• Is avoidance of the CISG a ground for a claim of malpractice?
• How should one negotiate and draft an international sales contract?