Contracts for the Sale of Goods: A Comparison of U.S. and International Law

Contracts for the Sale of Goods delivers a detailed analysis and in-depth comparison of the substantive law for the sale of goods in domestic and international transactions. Practitioners, academics, and anyone involved in the sale or purchase of goods in the international market will need this thorough analysis of both the text of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISF) and the cases that have addressed and interpreted the CISG. Contracts for the Sale of Goods provides a complete discussion and comparison of the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts including the new provisions on setoff, assignment, and limitation periods, as well as a comparative treatment of the CISG and the UNIDROIT Principles to the articles of the Uniform Commercial Code. Both practitioners and academics will find the clarity and ease of access useful to the comparative legal analysis in this book. Of particular note is the style and format which allows the reader to find the relevant provisions and cross-references quickly and accurately. Contracts for the Sale of Goods provides you with all relevant materials in one source, with the text following the structure of the Convention for clarity and convenience Access the Incoterms 2000, the complete texts of Article Two and the PIC, and a list of parties to the CISG. Moreover, the text is structured to provide the answers first, then supplement this with the underlying purpose and rationale for the rules. This allows the reader the ability to locate the correct law quickly, but also allows the reader to delve further into the law if desired.