This book provides a detailed examination of the issue of conformity of goods and documents under the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods 1980 (CISG). This issue lies at the heart of sales law and is one of the most frequently litigated. The book explores: the Convention's requirements as to quality, quantity, description, and packaging of the goods (conformity) * the requirements flowing from the need for the goods to be free from rights or claims of third parties * the questions of what documents the seller must deliver to the buyer and what constitutes a 'good'...

This thorough and detailed Research Handbook explores the complexity of the governance of sales contracts in the modern world. It considers what is, and what ought to be, the role of traditional sales law in light of the growing diversity of commercial, trade and transactional contexts in which such contracts are made and performed. Offering an international and comparative perspective, leading experts in the field examine many topical aspects of sales law and practice. These include digital technologies, long-term contracts, global supply chains and trade in commodities. Chapters also...