Joseph Lookofsky
University of Copenhagen
Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus Joseph Lookofsky is a native of New York, USA. After admission to the New York State Bar, he began his professional career as in-house
About this book:
Understanding the CISG, currently in its sixth (worldwide) edition, covers the full range of primary as well as secondary sources relating to the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), including succinct reports of the latest decisions, arbitral awards and scholarly opinions, as well as additional concrete illustrations to help explain and clarify key CISG rules.
The 1980 CISG Convention regulates the rights of buyers and sellers in international sales. The Convention is the first sales-law treaty to gain recognition and approval globally, and the impressive list of more than ninety Contracting States accounts for more than three-fourths of all world trade.
What’s in this book:
This exceptional guide to the CISG sheds light on the following key topic areas:
How this will help you:
This book, being a compact guide, will aid lawyers and law students, in all parts of the world, not least in the Contracting States where the CISG is now in effect, who need to understand international sales law, sales contracts and sales contract disputes.
Preface
CHAPTER 1
Introduction and Overview
CHAPTER 2
Field of Application and General Provisions
CHAPTER 3
Sales Contract Formation
CHAPTER 4
Obligations of the Parties
CHAPTER 5
Passing of Risk
CHAPTER 6
Remedies for Breach
CHAPTER 7
Agreed Remedies
CHAPTER 8
CISG Reservations (and Other Final Provisions)
CHAPTER 9
The Limitation Period in International Sales
Appendix I
Table of CISG Contracting States
Appendix II
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (1980)
Appendix III
Table of Cases and Arbitral Awards
Appendix IV
Table of Authorities and Abbreviations
Appendix V
Table of CISG Provisions
Index
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