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In force in 70 countries around the world and covering more than two thirds of world trade, the 1980 United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) is considered to be the most successful convention promoting international trade.
According to many commentators, this success is due, among others, to the fact that the Convention does not directly impact on the domestic law of the various legal systems, as it applies only to international - as opposed to purely domestic - contracts. The Convention, in other words, does not impose changes in the domestic law, which makes it easier for States to adopt the Convention. This does not mean, however, that the Convention does not have any impact on the domestic law at all. This book analyzes - through 24 country reports as well as a general report submitted to the 1st Intermediate Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law held in November 2008 in Mexico City - to what extent the Convention de facto influences domestic legal systems. In particular, the book examines the Convention's impact on the practice of law, the style of court decisions as well as the domestic legislation in the area of contract law.
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Franco Ferrari is tenured Professor of International Law at Verona University School of Law and Inge Rennert Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at New York University School of Law. From 1995 to 2000 he was a member of the Italian Delegation to various sessions of the UNCITRAL and is a visiting professor in law schools around the globe. Author of law review articles and books in the areas of international commercial law, conflict of laws, comparative law and international commercial arbitration, he is a member of the editorial board of various peer reviewed European law journals.
