Contracts for the Sale of Goods

TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS; THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE AND THE LAW OF SALES; THE UNIDROIT PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL LAW; A STRUCTURAL COMPARISON OF ARTICLE TWO, THE CONVENTION, AND THE UNIDROIT; DETAILED COMPARISON OF THE CONVENTION, THE UNIDROIT PRINCIPLES, AND ARTICLE TWO OF THE U.C.C; PART I-SPHERE OF APPLICATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS; CHAPTER I-SPHERE OF APPLICATION; CHAPTER II-GENERAL PROVISIONS; PART II-FORMATION OF THE CONTRACT; PART III-SALE OF GOODS; CHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS; CHAPTER II-OBLIGATIONS OF THE SELLER; SECTION I-DELIVERY OF THE GOODS AND HANDING OVER OF DOCUMENTS; SECTION II-CONFORMITY OF THE GOODS AND THIRD PARTY CLAIMS; SECTION III-REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT BY THE SELLER; CHAPTER III-OBLIGATIONS OF THE BUYER; SECTION I-PAYMENT OF THE PRICE; SECTION II-TAKING DELIVERY; SECTION III-REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT BY THE BUYER; CHAPTER IV-PASSING OF RISK; CHAPTER V-PROVISIONS COMMON TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE SELLER AND OF THE BUYER; SECTION I-ANTICIPATORY BREACH AND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; SECTION II-DAMAGES; SECTION III-INTEREST; SECTION IV-EXEMPTIONS; SECTION V-EFFECTS OF AVOIDANCE; SECTION VI-PRESERVATION OF THE GOODS; PART IV-FINAL PROVISIONS; III. SETOFF; IV. LIMITATION PERIODS; V. ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS AND TRANSFER OF OBLIGATIONS; VI. THE INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: INCOTERMS 2000-THE TERMS AND THEIR USAGE; INTRODUCTION; EX WORKS, (... NAMED PLACE); MAIN CARRIAGE UNPAID; MAIN CARRIAGE PAID GROUP; ARRIVAL OR DELIVERY EX-SHIP (NAME PORT OF ARRIVAL); VI. APPENDICES; APPENDIX A ARTICLE TWO OF THE UCC; UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE ARTICLE 2-SALES; [AS AMENDED IN 2003]; PART 1; SHORT TITLE, GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AND SUBJECT MATTER; PART 2; FORM, FORMATION, TERMS AND READJUSTMENT OF CONTRACT; ELECTRONIC CONTRACTING; PART 3; GENERAL OBLIGATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF CONTRACT; PART 4; TITLE, CREDITORS, AND GOOD-FAITH PURCHASERS; PART 5; PERFORMANCE; PART 6; BREACH, REPUDIATION, AND EXCUSE; PART 7; REMEDIES; APPENDIX B UNIDROIT PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTS; PREAMBLE-PURPOSE OF THE PRINCIPLES; CHAPTER 1-GENERAL PROVISIONS; ARTICLE 1.1-FREEDOM OF CONTRACT; CHAPTER 2-FORMATION; CHAPTER 3-VALIDITY; CHAPTER 4-INTERPRETATION; CHAPTER 5-CONTENT; CHAPTER 6-PERFORMANCE; SECTION 1-PERFORMANCE IN GENERAL; SECTION 2-HARDSHIP; CHAPTER 7-NON-PERFORMANCE; SECTION 1-NON-PERFORMANCE IN GENERAL; SECTION 2-RIGHT TO PERFORMANCE; SECTION 3-TERMINATION; SECTION 4-DAMAGES; APPENDIX C TABLE OF CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS OF THE CISG, THE UNIDROIT PRINCIPLES AND THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE; APPENDIX D PARTIES TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS