His articlebyarticle commentary on the 1980 vienna sales convention cisg, published both the german and in english, has been particularly successful. Substantially more than one half of world trade is conducted on the terms of the cisg. The book is an indispensable aid to understanding, using and applying the cisg. It was published by oxford university press and has a total of 1480 pages in the book. Key concepts as reflected in the provisions on remedies 4. Professor schwenzer is editor of the leading schlechtriem schwenzer cisg commentaries in both german and english, and member of the advisory council on the cisg.
Peter schlechtriem s excellent and authoritative book on the cisg comes at a most opportune time. This commentary was published in german 6th edition 20, 2 english 4th edition 2016, 3 spanish 2011, 4 portuguese 2014, turkish 2015, french, chinese, russian and more versions are underway. The leading and definitive commentary on the cisg frequently cited by tribunals and courts all over the world. Problems of unification of international sales law, london, rome, new. Peter schlechtriems excellent and authoritative book on the cisg comes at a most. Influence of the cisg on domestic sales and contract laws. This book is dedicated to professor schlechtriem and his tremendous life time work on the united nations convention on the international sale of goods cisg and all past, present, and future participants of the willem c vis moot for whom hopefully the book will be of some use. Peter schlechtriem s writings have been translated into a number of languages. As well as growing case law there are numerous books and innumerable contributions by. If your book is not available via libgenbookzz, be sure to provide us a full citation, a doi or isbn, and a link to the paywall or, if you cant find one, a link to the book s worldcat record. In agreeing to have the book translated, i am aware that a scholarly contribution in. Thoroughly revised to reflect the growth and complexity of case law relating to the convention, the book also considers new developments in the field of the cisg. Review from previous edition the commentary by schlechtriem and schwenzer has been the gold standard of cisg scholarship for years.
Compare united nations conference on contracts for the international sale of goods 1981 aconf 9719 295 and following, 300. The book s comprehensive, authoritative treatment of the cisg makes it an invaluable reference for scholars, students, and practitioners engage in this important area of law. The writers civil law perspective makes it of special interest to the common lawyer. Now in force in over 80 countries, the convention on the international sale of goods cisg is one of the most successful and widereaching. Peter schlechtriem ingeborg schwenzer oxford academic. Peter schlechtriem served on numerous international commissions. Oct 17, 2008 this book is dedicated to professor schlechtriem and his tremendous life time work on the united nations convention on the international sale of goods cisg and all past, present, and future participants of the willem c vis moot for whom hopefully the book will be of some use. The failure of the united kingdom to ratify the cisg has caused our. I shall not deal with the controversial relationship between art. The authors explain the details of the cisg s text.
Peter schlechtriems excellent and authoritative book on the cisg comes at a most opportune time. Since the publication of the first edition in 1998, the book has become an invaluable source for the comprehension and discussion of the convention, frequently cited by legal writers, tribunals, and courts all. Until her retirement in 2017 schwenzer has run the only comprehensive database in the germanspeaking countries which contains all relevant case law on the cisg. This is the most comprehensive and authoritative commentary on the cisg, and an invaluable resource for scholars and practitioners alike. Peter schlechtriem electronic library on international.
The commentary by schlechtriem and schwenzer has been the gold standard of cisg scholarship for years. Oxford legal research library international commercial. The rt hon the lord steyn the german book of which this is an english version is the largest and most exhaustive. About the author peter schlechtriem is a professor at the institute of german and international private law, university of. According to the commentaries literature, the rejection refers to the cases of article 521 and 2 refusal of a premature or a partial delivery, to the case of the defense of uncertainty in article 71 and to the cases of fundamental breach allowing avoidance, and a demand for substitute goods under article 462, schlechtriem schwenzer. This book describes and analyses the rules and provisions of the united nation convention on the international sale of goods of 1980 cisg. Commentary on the draft convention on contracts for the. This new edition of the leading commentary on the united nations uniform sales law will assist practitioners and scholars in their understanding of the impact of the cisg on domestic and international laws of commerce.
Datebah, the united nations convention on contracts for the international sale of goods, 1980. International and regional unification or harmonization of law. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. Since 2002 it was administered at schwenzer s chair at the university of basel. The database was founded in 1995 by peter schlechtriem at the university of freiburg i. About the author peter schlechtriem is a professor at the institute of german and international private law, university of freiburg. International commercial law icml is hosted on the oxford legal research library olrl platform and brings together some of the leading works in the field for practitioners and scholars researching the law of sale and contract. The service includes leading works on international sale and contract law. If your book is not available digitally, flair your post as needs digitizing. Convention on the international sale of goods cisg, second english edition.
Apr 19, 2010 the commentary by schlechtriem and schwenzer has been the gold standard of cisg scholarship for years. Now in force in over 80 countries, the convention on the international sale of goods cisg is one of the most successfu. If your request isnt urgent, please try an interlibrary loan ill instead. To have been asked to adopt professor peter schlechtriem s german text book internationales unkaufrecht 4 ed. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The commentary also considers the new opinions of the cisg advisory council cisg ac on important issues such as the buyers right to avoid the contract in case of nonconforming goods or documents, the calculation of damages under cisg, art 74, the exemption of liability for damages under cisg, art 79, and the calculation of damages under. Oxford university press, 2010 9780199568970 isbn 9780198723264 0198723261. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Full text of the united nations convention on contracts for the international sale of goods of 11 april 1980 united nations convention on contracts for the international sale of goods cisg preamble herber. Uniform sales law the unconvention on contracts for the. Since the publication of the first edition in 1998, the book has become an invaluable source for the comprehension and discussion of the convention, frequently cited by legal writers, tribunals, and courts all over the world. A detailed and comprehensive analysis of all accessible rulings by courts and arbitral tribunals across the globe, compiled into a single easytouse reference source.