The UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

Serving the needs of both students and experts, this book evaluates the CISG through economic theory and legal doctrine.

This book provides students, practitioners and academics with an overview of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) through the lens of economic theory. Revised and expanded for the second edition, the volume's topic-based approach is tailored to courses in international sales law.Updated and expanded for the second edition, this volume provides attorneys, academics and students with a detailed yet accessible overview of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). Adopted by more than eighty nations and governing a significant portion of international sales, the CISG regulates contract formation, performance, risk of loss, conformity to contractual requirements and remedies for breach. This volume explains the CISG doctrines and their ambiguities, and appraises the extent to which the doctrines reduce transaction costs for commercial actors. Its topic-based approach will be ideal for those pursuing academic analysis or subject-specific research.