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United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
(CISG) A UN convention of 1980 (entered into force 1988) that regulates the international sale of goods. It has 94 contracting states, including the USA, China, Russia, Brazil, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Lebanon, and Colombia, and covers more than two-thirds of international trade in goods worldwide. The UK is not yet a member, despite both Law Commissions giving a favourable advice for ratification in the 1990s. The CISG has made a significant contribution to the harmonization of international sales law by regulating the formation of the contract, the obligations of the buyer and the seller, and the passage of risk. It is applicable to international commercial contracts between parties wherever (i) the parties’ places of businesses are situated in contracting states or (ii) the applicable law is that of a contracting state. Its general principles are internationality, pragmatism, the need for legal uniformity, and a strong favor contractus. |