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uniform law for international sales under the 1980 united nations convention
p now ratified by 73 countries from every geographical region representing every stage of economic development and every major legal and economic system the united nations convention on contracts of the international sales of goods cisg has changed the way international sales contracts are drafted and resulting disputes settled . in the decade since the third edition of professor john honnolds classic commentary there has been vast growth in the number of decisions from tribunals around the world which have applied the cisg an explosion of new scholarly analyses of the convention and remarkable developments in the research infrastructure that permits access to those materials . these developments have raised many new issues and have deepened our understanding of or in some instances effectively resolved old ones . the remarkable progress of this epoch making uniform international law calls for an updated edition of professor honnolds treatise . p this fourth edition retains the originals incisive article by article commentary as well as its insistence on how the parties duties and the corresponding remedies need to work together like scissor blades to quote professor honnolds vivid simile and the many concrete examples that illustrate and test the conventions response to problems that arise in international trade . it deals definitively with the crucial aspects of sales contracts including the following taking fully into account the myriad variations among distinct legal systems delivery of the goods and handing over of documents ; conformity of the goods and third party claims ; remedies for breach of contract by the seller ; payment of the price ; taking delivery ; remedies for breach of contract by the buyer ; anticipatory breach and instalment contracts ; damages ; interest ; exemptions ; effects of avoidance ; and preservation of the goods conclusion formation of contracts . p in explicit recognition of professor honnolds unique understanding of the conventions development and the issues that occupied those who drafted and finalized the text the substantial new textual material incorporated into this new edition is set in bold italics allowing the reader to distinguish the work of the editor from text preserved from earlier editions and thus identifying the material that carries professor honnolds special authority . p over three decades professor honnolds almost intuitive grasp of the instrument has guided governments tribunals scholars and practitioners towards an enlightened international understanding of the treaty . this new edition provides tribunals practitioners and scholars with even more invaluable insights into the meaning of each article of the convention . the hundreds of decisions cited many of them dating from the last few years will continue to influence the promotion of international sales contract uniformity encourage the settlement of disputes and help to reinforce consensus in the application of the convention . p
paperback kluwer law international 2009 isbn13 9789041127532 isbn10 9041127534
abridged n isbn 13 9789041127532 number in series 1 number of pages 713 publisher aspen pub release date 62135769600000