AN ANALYTICAL STUDY ON SPHERE OF APPLICATION OF UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACT FOR INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS 1980

Dr. RAM NIWAS SHARMA

Volume : IV, Issue : VII, July - 2015

AN ANALYTICAL STUDY ON SPHERE OF APPLICATION OF UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACT FOR INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS 1980

Dr. Ram Niwas Sharma

Abstract :

The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods-1980 contains 101 Articles. These Articles are divided into four parts. Part I covers Articles 1 to 13 that are embodied with the scope of application of the convention and the general provisions, including rules of interpretations. Part II covers Articles 14 to 24 which deal with the rules governing the formation of the contract for the International Sale of Goods. Part III contains Articles 25 to 88; these articles provide substantive rights and obligationsthat arise from the contract between buyer and seller. The rights and obligations contained in this Part III are the expressed outcome of the common intention of the international buyer and seller, and last Part IV of the convention covers Articles 89 to 101. The final clauses of the convention pertain tomatters such as entry into force, the reservations, ratifications, declarations, denunciation, etc.