{"product_id":"understanding-the-cisg-joseph-lookofsky-9789041160485","title":"Understanding the CISG: (Worldwide) Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe 1980 United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) regulates the rights of buyers and sellers in international sales.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe impressive list of 85 CISG Contracting States accounts for more than three-fourths of all world trade.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe importance of the CISG in the international arena is underlined by thousands of reported decisions where the CISG has been held to apply, thus evidencing the conduct of countless international traders who - by default or by express choice - regularly subject their sales contracts to the CISG Convention.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBenefits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe CISG treaty demands an international interpretation, and this fully updated Fifth Edition draws upon the full range of primary and secondary sources of CISG law, including CISG case law and scholarly opinion worldwide. Concrete examples are provided throughout. With this book as their guide, commercial lawyers and law students who need to understand international sales contracts and sales contract disputes will confidently navigate important topic areas such as: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Determining when the CISG applies; - Freedom of contract under Article 6;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Interpretation of the Convention and of CISG contracts;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Sales contract formation, validity, defenses to enforcement;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Obligations of the parties, including conforming delivery and payment of the price;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Remedies for breach, including specific performance, damages \u0026amp; avoidance;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Liability exemptions;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Key reservations under Articles 92-96.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Lookofsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9041160485\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789041160485\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kluwer Law International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Joseph Lookofsky","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43988823277823,"sku":"9789041160485","price":137.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3ef7a4ac-ae29-4241-85ee-85cc53a7c2ba.jpg?v=1683296580","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/understanding-the-cisg-joseph-lookofsky-9789041160485","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}