QUO VADIS CISG? – INTERACTION BETWEEN THE VIENNA CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL SALES OF GOODS OF 1980 AND MIXED CONTRACTS

Abstract

It is undeniable that one of the obstacles that frustrate the development of international
trade is the divergence of rules among legal systems. This gives rise to litigation and increases
transaction costs for all parties. However, the tendency to unify the rules through international
conventions is seen by some intellectuals and economists as a solution to eliminate this barrier
while others find it harmful to domestic laws and does not achieve its whole objectives. The
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) is an
example of this method of unification.1 As of 26 September 2014, UNCITRAL reports that 83
States have adopted the CISG. Congo, Madagascar and Guyana are the last contracting parties.
They have adopted the CISG in 2014.