CILE Studies Volume IV
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Drafting Contracts Under the CISG |
Practitioner's Introduction
—V. Susanne Cook
I. The CISG Challenge in Drafting Contracts
25 Years of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
—Jernej Sekolec, Secretary, UNCITRAL
A Comparative Perspective on the CISG
—Vivian Grosswald Curran, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Using the Digest and Other CISG Resources
—Albert H. Kritzer, Institute of International Commercial Law, Pace University School of Law
II. General Contract Drafting Issues: Choosing the CISG (or Not); Choosing the Forum; Choosing Supplementary Law
Choice of Law and the CISG: Opting In and Opting Out
—Michael Bridge, University College London
Choice of Forum and CISG: Remarks on the Latter's Impact on the Former
—Franco Ferrari, University of Veron
A New Role for Litigation in CISG Contracts: The 2005 Hague Choice of Court Convention
—Ronald A. Brand, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
25 Years of the CISG: An International lingua franca for Drafting Uniform Laws, Legal Principles, Domestic Legislation, and Transnational Contracts
—Peter H. Schlechtriem, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
III. Business Economics of Drafting for the CISG
Preliminary Agreements and CISG Contracts
—Marco Torsello, University of Bologna
The Business Lawyer's Perspective
—Sandra Saiegh, United Nations Procurement Service
The CISG: Perspectives From an Economist
—Kenneth Lehn, Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh
Specific Contract Drafting Issues: Formation
Contract Formation: UCC and CISG
—John E. Murray, Jr., Duquesne University
CISG Articles 14‑24
—Pilar Perales Viscasillas, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Addressing Parol Evidence Issues in Contracts Governed by the CISG
—Harry M. Flechtner, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
IV. Specific Contract Drafting Issues: Performance
Tooling Up for Warranties with the CISG Case Digest
—Joseph Lookofsky, University of Copenhagen
Force Majeure and CISG Article 79: Competing Approaches and Some Drafting Advice
—Alejandro M. Garro, Columbia Law School
The Delivery Terms and the Passing of Risk: Drafting Clauses Related to CISG Articles 66‑70
—Professor Dr. Johan Erauw, University of Ghent
V. Specific Contract Drafting Issues: Breach and Remedies
Drafting Contracts to Deal with Insecurity and Prospective Breach (Articles 71, 72, 73(2))
—Mark S. Walter, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Dealing with Non-Conformity—A Transaction Test Analysis of CISG Regulations on Examination and Notice under Articles 38‑44 CISG
—Prof. Dr. Volker Behr, University of Augsburg
Delays in Performance Under CISG
—Ulrich Magnus, University of Hamburg
Dealing with Avoidance and Its Consequences: Articles 49(2), 64(2), and 81 thru 88
—Alejandro Osuna, Tijuana, Mexico
The UNCITRAL Digest, the Right to Interest, and the Interest Rate Controversy
—Michael P. Van Alstine, Maryland University School of Law
Liquidated Damages, Specific Performance Clauses, Limitations on Remedies, and Attorney Fees
—Henry Deeb Gabriel, Loyola of New Orleans


