Towards Uniformity

Book excerpt: This volume presents the papers from the 2nd Annual MAA Schlechtriem CISG Conference, held in Hong Kong in 2010. It contains contributions on emerging topics including the CISG's compatibility with Islamic law, tacit exclusion of the CISG by waiver during litigation, incorporation of standard terms through websites, the principle of favor contractus, the Limitation Convention, and the CISG's influence in South Korea, Japan and the Chinese SARs of Hong Kong and Macao. It also presents important new empirical studies relating to the CISG: the Global Sales Law Project study on choice of law; a UK legal education survey; and a revealing study comparing international investment arbitration outcomes to those from international commercial arbitration pursuant to the CISG. The book is a valuable resource for both academics and practitioners dealing with international sales transactions. Book jacket.