International Sales of Goods Discussion 2022

Running Head: INTERNATIONAL SALES OF GOODS: SUMMARY
International Sales of Goods: Summary of Discussion
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INTERNATIONAL SALES OF GOODS: SUMMARY
Sumary:
International sale of goods is defined as “international trade transactions for the exportation of
goods and services from one country to another.”1 Due to the range of issues international traders
face when trading, solutions were much needed to mitigate the risks involved in foreign trade to
avoid disputes over trade related matters and the contracts entered into between various States.
Traders should not depend on specific domestic legal systems and to refer to international
contracts, such as the UN Convention or the Convention of Contracts for International Sale of
Goods for international sale of goods between parties. International trade law has various
organisations to help international organisations have a uniform set of rules. These include
intergovernmental, regional, and non-governmental organisations. The problems for the effective
working of unified law can be divided into two categories 2: The first deals with the problems
arising out of the relationship between the States and the instruments. The second deals with the
issues arising between the instruments themselves.
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)3 was established by
the United Nations in an attempt to modernize and stabilize laws related to global trade. It works
through various conventions, model laws and rules and regulations which are globally accepted.
1 Carole Murray, David Holloway and Darren Timson-Hunt, Schmitthoff on the Law and Practice of International
Trade (12th edn, Sweet & Maxwell 2012) 2, 57.
2 SCHWENZER, Ingeborg & HACHEM, Pascal & KEE, Christopher, Global Sales and Contract Law, Oxford,
Oxford University Press, 2012.
3 (Uncitral.org, 2019) <https://www.uncitral.org/pdf/english/congress/Papers_for_Programme/4-
DE_ABREU_COUTINHO_BOSCOLO-Problems_on_harmonization_of_international_commercial_law.pdf>
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