UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR INTERNATIONAL SALES OF GOODS

• Adopted in a conference in Vienna in 1980
• Came into force in 1988
• Composed by UNCITRAL ( United Nation Commission on International Trade Law )

Four parts:

Part 1: rules on the scope of its applications and rules of interpretation

Part 2: formation of contract

Part 3: the rights and obligations of buyers and sellers

Part 4: ratification and the entry into force of the Convention

THE SCOPE OF APPLICATION

• This convention applies to Contracts of sale of goods between parties whose places of business are in different states
• Neither the nationality of the parties nor the civil or commercial character of the parties or of the contract

E.G:

Hypothesis 1:

• Seller: POB: Vietnamese ( CISG )
• Buyer: POB: Australian ( CISG )
• S & B: Contract will be governed by CISG 1980

Hypothesis 2:

• Seller: Vietnamese, having place of business in Australia
• Buyer: POB: Australia