Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of International Sales Law (CISG)

Name: Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of International Sales Law (CISG)
Brand: Edward Elgar Publishing
SKU: 9781035313730
Price: 2837.25 HKD
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Author: Franco Ferrari; Marco Torsello
ISBN: 9781035313730

Edited by Franco Ferrari · Marco Torsello

New Arrival Edward Elgar Publishing April 2026

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781035313730
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication: April 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

In this Concise Encyclopedia, leading academics and practitioners provide an overview of international sales law as created by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). With over 120 easily-navigable entries, the Encyclopedia presents an essential examination of key topics in this field.

With references to case law from multiple jurisdictions and arbitral tribunals, this is an incisive and invaluable resource for students, academics and legal professionals interested in international commercial law, trade law and public international law.

Key Features:

Succinct bibliographies to guide further reading
Entries organized alphabetically for ease of navigation
Over 120 entries written by expert international academics and practitioners
Highlights recent trends and developments in case law across global jurisdictions
A concise overview of key and emerging topics in the field of international sales law

Preface xi; 1.
Acceptance, definition, manners for indicating acceptance 1: Franco Ferrari; 2.
Acceptance, effectiveness and conclusion of the contract 4: Franco Ferrari; 3.
Acceptance, time for, and late acceptance 7: Franco Ferrari; 4.
Acceptance with modifications 10: Franco Ferrari; 5.
Accounting of benefits from the goods by the buyer 13: Tobias Lutzi; 6.
Additional period of time for performance, period fixed by the buyer 15: Peter Huber; 7.
Additional period of time for performance, period fixed by the seller 19: Sebastian Omlor; 8.
Anticipatory breach, general rule 22: Tim Dornis; 9.
Anticipatory breach, notice requirement and exceptions to it 24: Tim Dornis; 10.
Applicability of the CISG in arbitration 26: Franco Ferrari; 11.
Applicability of the CISG in Non-Contracting States 29: 12.
Arbitration agreement and applicability of the CISG 30: Marco Torsello; 13.
Autonomous application of the CISG 34: 14.
Avoidance of the contract, buyer’s inability to return goods in same condition 35: Tobias Lutzi; 15.
Avoidance of the contract, buyer’s right to avoid, period of time for declaration of avoidance 38: Marco Torsello; 16.
Avoidance of the contract, buyer’s right to avoid, prerequisites 40: Marco Torsello; 17.
Avoidance of the contract, effects 44: Tim Dornis; 18.
Avoidance of the contract, instalment contracts, future instalments 46: Tim Dornis; 19.
Avoidance of the contract, instalment contracts, instalments already delivered 48: Tim Dornis; 20.
Avoidance of the contract, restitution in case of performance 50: Tim Dornis; 21.
Avoidance of the contract, seller’s loss of its right to declare avoidance 53: Sebastian Omlor; 22.
Avoidance of the contract, seller’s right to avoid, prerequisites 55: Sebastian Omlor; 23.
Buyer’s obligations, obligation to preserve the goods 58: Tobias Lutzi; 24.
Buyer’s obligations, paying the purchase price and taking delivery of the goods 60: Petra Butler; 25.
Buyer’s obligations, payment of price 63: Marco Torsello; 26.
Buyer’s remedies, damages and remedies 66: Peter Huber; 27.
Buyer’s remedies, general overview and prerequisites 67: Peter Huber; 28.
Buyer’s remedies, partial delivery or partial non-conformity 70: Marco Torsello; 29.
Buyer’s remedies, reduction of price 73: Marco Torsello; 30.
Buyer’s remedies, right to compel specific performance 76: Peter Huber; 31.
Buyer’s remedies, right to request substitute goods 80: Peter Huber; 32.
Buyer’s remedies, right to require remedy by repair 84: Peter Huber; 33.
Buyer’s remedies, risk passing rules and seller’s fundamental breach 87: Tim Dornis; 34.
Conflict of conventions 89: Franco Ferrari; 35.
Conflict of laws application of the CISG 91: 36.
Conformity of goods, contractual requirements 92: Stefan Kröll; 37.
Conformity of goods, exclusion of seller’s liability in cases of delivery of goods lacking objective requirements 96: Stefan Kröll; 38.
Conformity of goods, objective requirements 99: Stefan Kröll; 39.
Conformity of goods, relevant time at which goods have to be in conformity 104: Stefan Kröll; 40.
Damages, calculation based on current price in case of lack of substitute transaction 108: Ben Köhler; 41.
Damages, calculation of damages 111: Ben Köhler; 42.
Damages, damages in case of avoidance and substitute transaction 114: Ben Köhler; 43.
Damages, heads of damages 117: Ben Köhler; 44.
Damages, limitations on damages 120: Ben Köhler; 45.
Damages, mitigation of damages 122: Ben Köhler; 46.
Damages, purpose, availability, and conditions 125: Ben Köhler; 47.
Date and time of delivery 128: Urs Peter Gruber; 48.
Delay and error in communications 131: 49.
Delivery of excess quantity 132: Petra Butler; 50.
Direct application of the CISG 134: Franco Ferrari; 51.
Early delivery of goods 137: Petra Butler; 52.
Economic hardship 139: Yeşim M. Atamer; 53.
Effectiveness of declarations 141: Franco Ferrari; 54.
Emergency sale 144: Tobias Lutzi; 55.
Examination of goods, contracts involving carriage 146: Stefan Kröll and Almira Wissenberg; 56.
Examination of goods, redirection in transit and redispatch by the buyer 148: Stefan Kröll and Almira Wissenberg; 57.
Examination of goods, scope and extent 151: Stefan Kröll and Almira Wissenberg; 58.
Examination of goods, time period and place of examination 155: Stefan Kröll and Almira Wissenberg; 59.
Exception to the buyer’s loss of right to rely on non-conformity 159: Niccolò Landi; 60.
Exclusion and derogation 162: Franco Ferrari; 61.
Excuse for failure to give proper notice 166: Niccolò Landi; 62.
Exemption from liability, breach caused by the obligee 169: Yeşim M. Atamer; 63.
Exemption from liability, consequences 173: Yeşim M. Atamer; 64.
Exemption from liability, exemption for conduct of a third person 175: Yeşim M. Atamer; 65.
Exemption from liability, general prerequisites 178: Yeşim M. Atamer; 66.
Final provisions 182: Franco Ferrari; 67.
Form requirements and the effect of an Article 96 reservation 185: Marco Torsello; 68.
Form requirements in general 188: Marco Torsello; 69.
Formation of the contract, general observations 191: Franco Ferrari; 70.
Fundamental breach 194: Franco Ferrari; 71.
Gap-filling and general principles 198: Franco Ferrari; 72.
Goods 201: 73.
Indirect application of the CISG 202: Franco Ferrari; 74.
Interest on sums in arrears, general rule 205: Franco Ferrari; 75.
Interest on sums in arrears, interest on purchase price 209: Tobias Lutzi; 76.
International sphere of application 211: Franco Ferrari; 77.
Interpretation of statements and other conduct 214: Franco Ferrari; 78.
Interpretation of the CISG 218: Franco Ferrari; 79.
Mixed contracts 222: 80.
Modification of contract and writing requirements 223: Marco Torsello; 81.
No period of grace in case of remedy for breach of contract 225: Peter Huber; 82.
Notice of avoidance 226: Marco Torsello; 83.
Notice of lack of conformity, cut-off period 229: Niccolò Landi; 84.
Notice of lack of conformity, time and specificity requirements 232: Niccolò Landi; 85.
Notice of third-party right or claim 235: Niccolò Landi; 86.
Obligation to preserve and deposit goods in a warehouse 238: Tobias Lutzi; 87.
Offer, effectiveness, withdrawal, revocation, rejection 239: Franco Ferrari; 88.
Offer, requirements 242: Franco Ferrari; 89.
Opting in to CISG 245: 90.
Passing of risk, buyer’s price risk 246: Tim Dornis; 91.
Passing of risk, contracts involving carriage 250: Tim Dornis; 92.
Passing of risk, goods sold in transit 253: Tim Dornis; 93.
Passing of risk, residual rules 255: Tim Dornis; 94.
Place of business, multiple places of business, lack of place: of business 257; 95.
Place of delivery 258: Urs Peter Gruber; 96.
Practices established between the parties and usages 261: Franco Ferrari; 97.
Purchase price, determination of the purchase price 264: Petra Butler; 98.
Purchase price, payment without request by the buyer 267: Petra Butler; 99.
Purchase price, place of payment 269: Petra Butler; 100.
Purchase price, time of payment 271: Petra Butler; 101.
Reservations, Article 95 274: 102.
Reservations, Articles 92–94 275: Tobias Lutzi; 103.
Right to cure, seller’s cure after date of performance 277: Peter Huber; 104.
Right to cure, seller’s delivery of goods prior to date for delivery 281: Peter Huber; 105.
Right to cure, seller’s notification of willingness to cure and effects on the buyer 284: Peter Huber; 106.
Right to suspend performance, lapse of the right to suspend performance, and provision of adequate assurance of performance 287: Tim Dornis; 107.
Right to suspend performance, prerequisites 289: Tim Dornis; 108.
Right to suspend performance, seller’s right of stoppage 292: Tim Dornis; 109.
Scope of application 294: Ben Köhler; 110.
Self-help sale 298: Tobias Lutzi; 111.
Seller’s obligations, main obligations 301: Urs Peter Gruber; 112.
Seller’s obligations, obligation to conclude contracts necessary for transport of the goods 304: Urs Peter Gruber; 113.
Seller’s obligations, obligation to deliver goods free from third-party rights or claims based on intellectual property: rights 306; Marco Torsello; 114.
Seller’s obligations, obligation to deliver goods free from third-party rights or claims in general 309: Franco Ferrari; 115.
Seller’s obligations, obligation to give notice of consignment 312: Urs Peter Gruber; 116.
Seller’s obligations, obligation to hand over documents relating to the goods 315: Urs Peter Gruber; 117.
Seller’s obligations, obligation to preserve the goods 318: Tobias Lutzi; 118.
Seller’s obligations, obligation to provide information regarding insurance 321: Urs Peter Gruber; 119.
Seller’s remedies, general overview, and prerequisites 323: Petra Butler; 120.
Seller’s remedies, right to compel specific performance 325: Petra Butler; 121.
Specific performance, law of the forum 327: Marco Torsello; 122.
Specification of the goods 331: Sebastian Omlor; 123.
Substantive sphere of application, mixed contracts 333: Franco Ferrari; 124.
Substantive sphere of application, sale contracts, goods 336: Franco Ferrari; 125.
Usages 339