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Ferrari, Franco, The CISG's Interpretative Goals, Its Interpretative Method and Its General Principles in Case Law (Part II), IHR 5/2013, at 181 et seq.

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The CISG's Interpretative Goals, Its Interpretative Method and Its General Principles in Case Law (Part II)

Part I in IHR 4/2013, at 137 et seq.

Professor Dr.
Franco Ferrari, LL.M., New York

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X. The General Principles of the CISG in Case Law

As far as the general principles are concerned, while there are some that can be identified more easily, since they are underlying one or more specific provisions,336  there are others the identification of which is more difficult, and leads to these principles not enjoying overall acceptance. As for the former category, the most important one is that of party autonomy,337  as also acknowledged by courts338  and arbitral tribunals.339  The importance of this principle can easily be derived from the fact that it is that principle that confers dispositive nature to the CISG340  and, thus, a subsidiary role to it341  (which leads to the rules of the CISG to merely be default rules).342  In this author's opinion,343  this means that where there is a conflict between the principle of party autonomy and any other general principle, the former always prevails.344

Although doubts have been expressed in the past as to whether the principle of good faith constitutes one of the general principles upon which the CISG is based,345  nowadays both com-mentators346  and courts347  acknowledge that the principle of

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good faith is one of the general principles referred to in Art. 7(2) CISG. This does not mean, however, that the principle of good faith can be used to justify any equitable result. Rather, the principle at hand, like all other general principles underlying the CISG, have to be used solely when the gap is one that requires resort to general principles. Thus, as mentioned already,348  one must criticize a German court for going too far when it stated that an explicit declaration of avoidance of the contract was not nec-essary once the seller had refused to perform its obligations, even though the CISG itself expressly requires such declaration, since to insist ort such a declaration would be against the principle of good faith.349

Although the principle of good faith has already been resorted to by courts to solve specific matters governed by, albeit not settled in, the CISG,350  commentators have stated that the principle of good faith is generally too vague to serve any practical purpose,351  which lead to the identification of general principles that can be traced back to that of good faith, but which have a narrower scope and may be of more use in practice.352  Among these general principles, both courts353  and commentators354  list that of the prohibition of venire contra factum proprium as well as that of estoppel,355  which some commentators consider to be comparable to one another,356  and which can be derived from specific provisions of the CISG, such as Artt. 16(2) and 29(2).357  Furthermore, from the principle of good faith another more specific principles has been derived,358  namely that pursuant to which parties are required to cooperate with each other,359  which

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requires, inter alia, parties to exchange Information relevant for the Performance of their respective obligations.360

The aforementioned principles (of party autonomy and good faith) are not the only general principles which can be derived from one or more specific CISG provisions. The principle of informality (or freedom from form requirements, which can be derived from Art. 11 CISG) also constitutes such a general principle,361  as also pointed out by courts;362  from this principle it follows, among other things, that the parties are also free to modify or terminate their contract in any form be it either in writing or orally or in any other form. Even an implied termi-nation of the contract has been held possible.363

Another such general principle is that of mitigation,364  set forth in Art. 77 CISG, pursuant to which a party who relies on a breach of contract must take such measures as are reasonable in the circumstances to mitigate the loss, including loss of profit, resulting from the breach, in order to avoid the party in breach to be entitled to claim a reduction in the damages in the amount by which the loss should have been mitigated.365

Similarly, the following general principles underlying a CISG Provision have been identified: the principle - underlying Art. 9 (2) CISG - pursuant to which the parties are bound, unless oth-erwise agreed, by a usage of which they knew or ought to have known and which in international trade is widely known to, and regularly observed by, parties to contracts of the type involved in the particular trade concerned;366  the principle pursuant to which the creditor is entitled to interest on sums in arrears,367  and this from the day of non-payment,368  irrespective of any notice of default;369   the principle - of Civil Law origin370  - pursuant to

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which damages are limited to foreseeable ones,371  a principle that, as much as that of füll compensation,372  can be derived from Art. 74 CISG; the principle, laid down in Art. 27 CISG, pursuant to which for the purpose of the effectiveness of a declaration or notice its dispatch is sufficient,373  unless otherwise stated in the CISG;374   the principle pursuant to which official holidays or non-business days are included in calculating a period of time which, however, has to be extended where the last day of the period falls on such holiday or non-business day;375  the principle, to be derived from Art. 84 CISG, pursuant to which the party at fault has to refund the amounts equal to its enrichment;376  the principle enshrined in Art. 40 CISG acknowledged both by commenta-tors377  and courts,378  pursuant to which "a grossly negligent un-knowing buyer appears to be more protection-worthy than a seller acting fraudulently",379  as well as the principle "impossibilia nulla est obligatio", which underlies Art. 46(1) CISG.380

Apart from the foregoing general principles, which all can be traced back to specific provisions, there are other general principles which can be derived by looking at a wider, more compre-hensive context,381  which, however, does not exclude that specific provisions constitute a starting point for determining whether a general principle exist. One such principle is that of "reasonable-ness"382  to which the CISG often refers;383  while at times the CISG refers to the parties as having (to have) the qualities of "reason-able persons";384  at other times, the CISG requires that the parties act within a "reasonable" period of time.385

Other principles of the kind at hand include: the principle pursuant to which the party acting in reliance upon a Situation created by opposing party is to be protected, a principle to be derived from Artt. 16(2) and 29(2); the principle of favor con-tractus,386  "which means that, whenever possible, a Solution should be adopted in favour of the valid existence of the contract and against its premature termination on the initiative of one of the parties",387  thus making the avoidance of the contract a remedy of last resort;388  the principle pursuant to which the avoidance of the contract, where the contract is severable, solely affects the part of the contract the breach relates to;389  the principle pursuant to which "each party has to bear the costs of its Obligation";390   the principle, to be derived inter alia from Artt. 58(1)

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and 71(1),391  pursuant to which a party is entitled to withhold its Performance in case of the opposing party's breach of contract392  as well as the principle of simultaneous exchange of Performances.393  The "functional equivalence approach", too, must be considered a general principle underlying the CISG;394  this is relevant for the purpose of determining the CISG's relationship with domestic law.395

Case law has dealt with the issue of whether a general principle in respect of the place of Performance of monetary obligations exist. One court expressly stated that "since the purchase price is payable at the place of business of the seller", under Article 57 CISG, "this indicates a general principle valid for other monetary claims as well",396  a view also taken by other courts.397  Never-theless, in this author's opinion a general principle cannot be derived from the CISG as to the place of Performance of the monetary Obligation,398  an opinion also shared by courts.399

Similarly, this author400  does not share the view held by some commentators401  according to which the CISG is based upon the general principle pursuant to which the creditor's place of business controls all questions relating to payment such as currency. Since the issue of currency is not at all governed by the CISG,402  as courts have offen pointed out,403  it is impossible to identify a general principle upon which the CISG is based. Since, as offen stated by courts,404  set-off is not a matter governed by the CISG

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either, no general principle underlying the CISG can exist. Rather, resort is to be had directly to the applicable law through private international law rules to deal with such issues.405

According to some courts406  and commentators,407  the issue of the allocation of the bürden of proof is not governed by the CISG, which is why resort is to be had to the applicable domestic law to settle that issue. If this were true, it would obviously run counter the wording of Art. 7(2) CISG to attempt to identify a general principle in respect of that issue. In this author's opinion,408  the foregoing view has, however, to be rejected. The issue of bürden of proof is a matter governed by, albeit not explicitly settled in, the CISG,409  thus imposing upon the interpreter the need to settle the issue of allocation of bürden proof from within the CISG itself, namely through resort to a general principle, if such principle exist. According to both case law and legal writing, two general principles can be derived from Art. 79(1) CISG410  and, at least according to one court, Art. 2(a) CISG: the principle pursuant to which the party which wants to derive beneficial legal consequences from a legal provision has to prove the existence of the factual prerequisites of the provision,411  in other words, ei in-cumbit probatio qui diät, non qui negat,412  and that according to which the party claiming an exception has to prove the factual prerequisites of that exception.413  According to one court, this means, e.g., that "a party who claims that the Convention does not apply because the transaction is not international must prove the lack of internationality, and a party who claims that the Convention does not apply because its applicability has been excluded as provided in Art. 6 must prove the existence of the agreement to exclude. There is no doubt that a party who seeks damages for breach by the other party must prove the breach, the damage and the causal nexus between the two, and it has to show that the damages are recoverable under Article 74 of the Convention [... ]. Concerning the question of the lack of conformity of the goods in the instant case, the aforementioned general principle yields a result similar to the outcome under Italian and German law - that it is the buyer's responsibility to prove the existence of a lack of conformity."414

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336 See Adame Goddard, supra note 332, at 8; Bammarny, supra note 237,
at 160; Ferrari, supra note 306, at 11; see, however, Herber/Czerwen-
ka, supra note 27, at 49, stating that "in the CISG, general principles are
hardly identified expressly."
337 See Achilles, supra note 14, at 30; Bammarny, supra note 237, at 162 f.;
Burkart, supra note 29, at 194; Dejaco, supra note 14, at 44; Felemegas,
supra note 11,284; Ferrari, supra note 34, at 227; Frigge, supra note 12, at
294; Garro/Zuppi, supra note 265, at 58 note 10; Hackney, supra note
21, at 478; Hager, supra note 11, at 321; Huber /Mullis, supra note 14, at
34; Richard Hyland, Conformity ofGoods to the Contract ander the United
Nations Sales Convention and the Uniform Commercial Code, in Ein
heitliches Kaufrecht und nationales Obligationenrecht,
supra note 222, 305, 329 ff.; Janssen /Kiene, supra note 307, at 271 f.;
Karollus, supra note 14, at 16 f.; Kramer, supra note 11, at 149; Kritzer,
supra note 15, at 114; Magnus, supra note 13, at 176; Mather, supra note
302, at 158 and 165; Melis, supra note 242, at 59; Paal, supra note 306, at
78; Perales Viscasillas, supra note 14, at 137; Piltz, supra note 21, at 98;
Reifner, supra note 96, at 54; Saenger, supra note 14, at 441; Schwenzer/
Hachem, supra note 24, at 136; Schroeter, Freedom of contract: Compar-
ison between provisions ofthe CISG (Artide 6) and counterpart provisions
of the Principles of European Contract Law, 6 Vindobona J. 257, 258
(2002); Veneziano, supra note 55, at 514.
338 See Polimeles Protodikio Athinon, docket No. 4505/2009 (no date indi-
cated), available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/09450
5gr.html#ii2; Tribunale di Padova, 25 February 2004, Internationales
Handelsrecht 31 (2005); Tribunale di Rimini, 26 November 2002,
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html; Hof Beroep Gent, 15 May 2002, available on the Internet at http://
cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/020515bl.html; Rechtbank van Koophandel
Ieper, 18 February 2002, available on the Internet at http://www.law.kul
euven.be/ipr/eng/cases/2002 - 02-18.html; Rechtbank Koophandel Ieper,
29 January 2001, available on the Internet at http://www.law.kuleuven.ac.
be/int/tradelaw/WK/2001 - 01-29.htm; LG Stendal, 12 October 2000,
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html.
339 See Foreign Trade Court of Arbitration attached to the Yugoslav Chamber
of Commerce, Arbitral award of 9 December 2002, available on the In
ternet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/021209sb.html.
340 For references to the CISG's dispositive nature, see, in legal writing, Car-
bone, supra note 19, at 78; Carbone/Luzzatto, supra note 265, at 131;
Alfonso-Luis Calvo Caravaca, Art. 6, in La compraventa internacio-
nal de mercaderias, supra note 237, 92,92; Ferrari, supra note 270, at
140; Lanciotti, supra note 29, at 146; Jochen Lindbach, Rechts
wahl im Einheitsrecht am Beispiel des Wiener Kaufrechts
67 f. (Shaker: Aachen 1996); Giorgio Sacerdoti, i criteri di applicazione
della convenzione di Vienna sulla vendita internazionale: diritto uniforme, diritto internazionale privato e autonomia dei contraenti, Rivista tri-mestrale di diritto e procedura civile 744 (1990); Witz, supra note 265, at 107; for an express reference to the CISG's non-mandatory nature in case law, see For an express reference to the Convention's non-mandatory nature, see Obergericht Kanton Bern, 19 May 2008, available on the Internet at http://globalsaleslaw.com/content/api/cisg/urteiIe/1738. pdf; Shanghai High People's Court, 17 May 2007, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/070517cl.html; Tribunal cantonal de Vaud, 24 November 2004, available on the Internet at http:// globalsaleslaw.com/content/api/cisg/urteile/1842.pdf; Tribunal Cantonal du Jura, 3 November 2004, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law. pace.edu/cases/041103sl.html; Tribunal cantonal du Vaud, 11 April 2002, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/020411sl. html; Cassazione civile, 19 June 2000, available on the Internet at http:// cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/000619i3.html; Oberster Gerichtshof, 21 March 2000, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/000321 a3.html; Oberster Gerichtshof, 15 October 1998, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/981015a3.html; Handelsgericht Wien, 4 March 1997, available on the Internet at http://www.cisg.at/lR4097x. htm; Kantonsgericht Wallis, 29 June 1994, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/940629sl.html.
341 For this thesis, see, for example, Honnold/Flechtner, supra note 29,
at 4 (stating that "the Convention's rules play a supporting role, supplying
answers to problems that the parties have failed to solve by contract"); for
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nik Lectures 1,14 (P.Sarcevic & P.Volken eds., Oceana: New York 1986)
(stating that "the rules contained in the Convention are only supplemen-
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contract").
342 See, among many, Allen E. Farnsworth, Rights and Obligations of
the Seller, in Wiener Übereinkommen von 1980 über den inter
nationalen Warenkauf 83,84 (Schulthess: Zürich 1985) ("[I]ncaseofa
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343 See Ferrari, supra note 22, at 178; Ferrari, supra note 34, at 227.
344 For this conclusion, see also Kritzer, supra note 15, at 115.
345 See Ferrari, supra note 75, at 150.
346 Achilles, supra note 14, at 30; Burkart, supra note 29, at 194; Dejaco,
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349 OLG Hamburg, 28 February 1997, available on the Internet at http://cisg
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350 See, e.g., Rechtbank Rotterdam, 25 February 2009, available on the Inter
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356 Schwenzer/Hachem, supra note 24, at 136.
357 See, e.g., Ferrari, supra note 306, at 12; Najork, supra note 14, at 105.
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359 See e.g., Audit, supra note 14, at 51; Felemegas, supra note 11, at 285;
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zer/Hachem, supra note 24, at 136; Thiele, supra note 346, at 894; contra
Jametti Greiner, supra note 14, at 46 f.
362 See Rechtbank Arnhem, 17 January 2007, available on the Internet at http://
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2004, Internationales Handelsrecht 33 (2005); Tribunale di Pado
va, 25 February 2004, Internationales Handelsrecht 31 (2005);
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Internet at http://131.152.131.200/cisg/urteile/224.htm.
363 Oberster Gerichtshof, 29 June 1999, available on the Internet at http://cisg
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364 See Achilles, supra note 14, at 30; Audit, supra note 14, at 52; Ber
trand Botzenhardt, Die Auslegung des Begriffs der wesent
lichen Vertragsverletzung im UN-Kaufrecht 151 (Peter Lang:
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365 See Bundesgerichtshof, 26 September 2012,231, 236 venire(2012); Tribu
nale di Padova, 25 February 2004, Internationales Handelsrecht
31 (2005); Tribunale di Rimini, 26 November 2002, available on the In
ternet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/021126i3.html; LG Zwickau,
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de/iprl/cisg/urteile/text/519.htm; ICC Court of Arbitration, Arbitral
award No. 8817, available on the Internet at http://www.unilex.info/case.
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366 See Achilles, supra note 14, at 30; Dore/Defranco, supra note 193, at 63;
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w3.law.pace.edu/cases/021126i3.html; Rechtbank Koophandel Ieper,
29 January 2001, available on the Internet at http://www.)aw.kuleuven.
ac.be/int/tradelaw/WK/2001 - 01-29.htm.
367 In legal writing, see Ferrari, supra note 22, at 180; Westermann, supra note
218, at 2201; in case law, see Tribunale di Padova, 31 March 2004, Inter
nationales Handelsrecht 33 (2005); ICC Court of Arbitration, Ar
bitral award No. 8908, available on the Internet at http://www.unilex.info/
case.cfm?pid= 1 &do=case8rid= 4018tstep=FullText
368 See, e.g., Handelsgericht Aargau, 26 November 2008, available on the
Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/081126sl.html; Amtsgericht
Freiburg, 6 July 2007, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.
edu/cases/070706gl.html; Handelsgericht Zürich, 22 December 2005, In
ternationales Handelsrecht 161 (2006); Tribunal Cantonal du Va-
lais, 27 May 2005, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/
cases/050527sl.html; Kantonsgericht Nidwaiden, 23 May 2005, Inter
nationales Handelsrecht 253 (2005); Kantonsgericht Zug, 2 De
cember 2004, Internationales Handelsrecht 158 (2006); LG Saar
brücken, 1 June 2004, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.
edu/cases/040601gl.html; OLG Düsseldorf, 28 May 2004, Internatio
nales Handelsrecht 203 (2004).
369 See, e.g., Polimeles Protodikio Athinon, docket No. 4505/2009 (no date
indicated), available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/
094505gr.html; Handelsgericht Aargau, 26 November 2008, available on
the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/081126sl.html; Kantons
gericht Appenzell-Ausserhoden, 6 September 2007, available on the In
ternet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/070906sl.html; Tribunal Can
tonal du Valais, 27 April 2007, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.
pace.edu/cases/070427sl.html; OLG Köln, 3 April 2006, available on the
Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/060403gl.html; Handels
gericht Zürich, 22 December 2005, Internationales Handelsrecht
161 (2006); Rechtbank van Koophandel Hasselt, 20 September 2005,
available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/050920bl.
html; Tribunal Cantonal du Valais, 27 May 2005, available on the Internet
at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/050527sl.html; LG Bamberg, 13 April
2005, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/050413
gl.html; Handelsgericht Bern, 22 December 2004, available on the Inter
net at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/041222sl.html.
370 See pranco Ferrari, Hadley v. Baxendale: La prevedibilitä dell'art. 74 CISG,
in 3 Trattato della responsabilitä conrattuale. Il risarci- MENTO DEL DANNO CONTRATTUALE. La RESPONSABILITÄ PER RITAR- do e per fatto degli ausiliari 365 (G. Visintini ed., Cedam: Padua 2009); Franco Ferrari, Comparative Ruminations on the Foreseeability of Damages in Contract Law, 53 La. L. Rev. 1257 (1993); Franco Ferrari, Prevedibilitä deidanno e contemplation ruh, Contratto e impresa 760 (1993).
371 Achilles, supra note 14, at 31; Enderlein et als., supra note 32, at 64;
Ferrari,supra note 22, at 180; Frignani, supra note 319, at 308; Maskow,
supra note 99, at 57; Witz et als., supra note 19, at 93.
372 See Callaghan, supra note 12, at 200; Colligan, supra note 308, at 50 f.;
Darkey, supra note 100, at 150; Ferrari, supra note 34, at 228; Flambouras,
supra note 53, at 289; Hager, supra note 11, at 321; Huber/Mullis,
supra note 14, at 34; Koneru, supra note 11, at 125; Perales Viscasillas,
supra note 14, at 137; Daniela Roßmeier, Schadensersatz und Zinsen nach
UN-Kaufrecht - Art. 74 bis 78 CISG, Recht der internationalern
Wirtschaft 407, 408 (2000); Schwenzer/Hachem, supra note 24, at
138; Thiele, supra note 346, at 112; van Alstine, supra note 11, at 752; in
case law see, Tribunale di Padova, 25 February 2004, Internationales
Handelsrecht 31 (2005); Oberster Gerichtshof, 9March 2000, avail-
able on the Internet at http://www.cisg.at/6_31199z.htm; Internationales
Schiedsgericht der Bundeskammer der gewerblichen Wirtschaft, Arbitral
award of 15 June 1994, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.
edu/cases/940615a4.html; for a more restrictive approach to the füll com
pensation principle, see Oberster Gerichtshof, March 9,2000, available on
the Internet at http://www.cisg.at/6_31199z.htm.
373 See Bonell, supra note 30, at 80; Enderlein et als., supra note 32, at 64,
Mather, supra note 302, at 158; in case law see Tribunale di Padova,
25 February 2004, Internationales Handelsrecht 31 (2005); Tribu
nale di Rimini, 26 November 2002, available on the Internet at http://cisg
w3.law.pace.edu/cisg/wais/db/cases2/021126i3.html.
374 See Ferrari, supra note 22, at 180; Magnus, supra note 13, at 180.
375 Bammarny, supra note 237, at 160; Ferrari, supra note 22, at 180; Herb-
er/Czerwenka, supra note 27, at 50; Schwenzer/Hachem, supra note
24, at 137.
376 See Schlechtriem/Witz, supra note 270, at 64.
377 See Ferrari, supra note 22, at 180.
378 See Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, Arb-
nitral award of 5 June 1998, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.
pace.edu/cases/980605s5.html.
379 OLG Köln, 21 May 1996, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.
edu/cases/980605s5.html.
380 See Ivo Bach 8c Christoph Stieber, Die Unmöglichkeit der Leistung im
CISG, Internationales Handelsrecht 59 (2006).
381 Magnus, supra note 355, at 478; see also Audit, supra note 14, at 51;
Ferrari, supra note 22, at 180; Sannini, supra note 94, at 49; for remarks
that are critical of the way to derive general principles underlying the
CISG, see Antonio Rizzi, Interpretazione e integrazione della legge uni
forme sulla vendita internazionale di cose mobili, Rivista di diritto
privato 237, 283 (1997).
382 See Bammarny, supra note 237, at 165; Colligan, supra note 308, at 49;
Diesse, supra note 187, at 60 f.; Ferrari, Uniform Interpretation ofthe 1980
Uniform Sales Law, supra note 11, at 224 f.; Frignani, supra note 319, at
308; Hackney, supra note 21, at 478; Hager, supra note 11, at 321; Harjani,
supra note 252, at 64; Honnold, supra note 222, at 139; Karollus, supra
note 14, at 16 f.; Najork, supra note 14, at 99; Whittington, supra note
100, at 432; Witz et als., supra note 19, at 31. In recent case law, see OLG Koblenz, 24 February 2011, Internationales Hansdelsrecht 148, 156 (2012).
383 It is worth pointing out, that the CISG at times refers to the Standard of
"unreasonableness"; see Art. 86(2); Art. 87; Art. 88(1) and (2); in legal
writing sse Adame Goddard, supra note 332, at 78; Ferrari, supra note 306, at 13 note 69.
384 See Art. 8(2); Art. 25; Art. 35(2)(b); Art. 60(a); Art. 79(1); Art. 85; 86(1); 88
(2).
385 See Art. 18(2); Art. 33(c); Art. 39(1); Art. 43(1); Art. 47(1); Art. 49(2)(a);
Art. 63(1); Art. 64(2)(b); Art. 65(1); Art. 65(2); Art. 75.
386 See Audit, supra note 14, at 51; Bammarny, supra note 237, at 164 f.;
Dejaco, supra note 14, at 44; Ferrari, supra note 359, at 464; Ferrari, supra
note 22, at 181; Felemegas, supra note 11, at 285; Honnold, supra note 222,
at 140; Huber/Mullis, supra note 14, at 34; Janssen/Kiene, supra note 307, at 273 f.; Bertram Keller, Favor Contractus. Reading the CISG in
Favor of the Contract, in Sharing International Commercial
Law across National Boundaries, supra note 11,247,247 ff.; Perales
Viscasillas, supra note 14, at 138; Plantard, supra note 252, at 333; Rosen
berg, supra note 12, at 452; Schwenzer/Hachem, supra note 24, at 35; in
case law see American Arbitration Association, United States, OLG Köln,
14 October 2002, Internationales Handelsrecht 15 (2003); Bun
desgericht, 28 October 1998, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.
law.pace.edu/cases/981028sl.html.
387 Bonell, supra note 30, at 81; see also auch Achilles, supra note 14, at
30-31; Burkart, supra note 29, at 197; Ferrari, supra note 22, at 181; in
case law, see, apart from the decisions cited in the previous note, Arbitral
award of 23 October 2007, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.
pace.edu/cases/071023a5.html.
388 See Ferrari, supra note 22, at 181 note 315; Brigitta Lurger, Die wesentliche
Vertragsverletzung nach Art. 25 CISG, Internationales Handels
recht 91, 94, (2001); in case law see Oberster Gerichtshof, 23 May
2005, Internationales Handelsrecht 165 (2005); Oberster Ge
richtshof, 7 September 2000, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.
Iaw.pace.edu/cases/000907a3.html.
389 See Christoph Coen, Teilbeendigung von Verträgen wegen Leistungsstör
ungen im Einheitsrecht, in Festschrift für Peter Schlechtriem
zum 70. Geburtstag, supra note 11, 189, 200 f.; Ferrari, supra note 22,
at 182.
390 Kantonsgericht Schaffhausen, 25 February 2002, available on the Internet
at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/020225sl.html.
391 See Ferrari, supra note 22, at 182; Felix Hartmann, Ungeschriebene Zu
rückbehaltüngsrechte im UN-Kaufrecht, Internationales Handels
recht 181, 183 f. (2006).
392 See Christiana Fountoulakis, Zurückbehaltungsrecht bei nicht ausgestellter
Quittung im UN-Kaufrecht, Internationales Handelsrecht 244,
247 f. (2005); Hartmann, previous note, at 181; Damien Nyer, Withhold-
ing Performance for Breach in International Transactions: an Exercise in
Equations, Proportions or Coercion?, 18 Pace Int'l L. Rev. 29, 72 ff.
(2006); Peter Schlechtriem, Subsequent Performance and Delivery Dead-
lines - Avoidance of CISG Sales Contracts Due to Non-conformity of the
Goods, Pace Int'l L. Rev. 83,92 (2006); Teichert, supra note 12, at 33;
in case law see Supreme Court of Poland, 11 May 2007, available on the
Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/070511pl.html; Oberster
Gerichtshof, 8 November 2005, Internationales Handelsrecht 87
(2006); contra OLG Stuttgart, 20 December 2004, available on the Internet
at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/041220gl.html (stating that "[t]he
CISG is not concerned with the right of retention. Whether such a right
exists at all is governed by the law applicable by virtue of the rules of
private international law").
393 See Peter Huber, Zug-um-Zug-Verurteilung, Annahmeverzug and UN-
Kaufrecht, Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrens
rechts 557 (2001); in case law see Oberster Gerichtshof, 30 November
2006, Internationales Handelsrecht 74 (2007); Oberster Gerichts
hof, 8 November 2005, Internationales Handelsrecht 87 (2006);
Tribunale di Padova, 25 February 2004, Internationales Handels
recht 31 (2005).
394 See Mauro Tescaro, II concorso tra i rimedi contrattuali di cui alla Con-
venzione di Vienna sulla vendita internazionale di beni mobile (CISG) e i
rimedi domestici, Contratto e impresa/Europa 319, 337 f. (2007).
395 See also Ferrari, supra note 22, at 182.
396 OLG Düsseldorf, 2 July 1993, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.
pace.edu/cases/930702gl.html.
397 Oberster Gerichtshof, 29 June 1999, available on the Internet at http://cisg
w3.law.pace.edu/cases/990629a3.html; Cour d'appel Grenoble, 23 Octo-
ber 1996, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/961
023fl.html.
398 See Ferrari, supra note 22, at 182.
399 Cour d'appel Paris, 14 January 1998, available on the Internet at http://cisg
w3.law.pace.edu/cases/980114fl.html.
400 See Ferrari, supra note 22, at 182.
401 See, e.g, Schwenzer/Hachem, supra note 24, at 138.
402 See Bazinas, supra note 11, at 26; Franco Ferrari, Art. 4, in Kommentar
zum Einheitlichen UN-Kaufrecht - CISG, supra note 22, 109,125;
Peter Huber, Some Introductory Remarks to the CISG, Internationales
Handelsrecht 228, 234 (2006); Andre Janssen, The Application ofthe
CISG in Dutch Courts, in Quo Vadis CISG?, supra note 68, 129, 134;
Müller, supra note 100, at 32; Burghard Piltz, Neue Entwicklungen im
UN-Kaufrecht, Neue Juristische Wochenschrift 553, 556 (2000);
Ingo Saenger, Art. 4 CISG, in Internationales Vertragsrecht, supra
note 14, 417, 424-425; Ingo Saenger & Elisabeth Saufhoff, Die Aufrech
nung im Anwendungsbereich des CISG, Internationales Handels
recht 189, 190 (2005); Harm Peter Westermann, Art. 4 CISG, in
Münchener Kommentar zum Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuch, supra
note 218, 2174, 2181; Witz et als., supra note 19, at 65.
403 See Tribunal cantonal du Valais, 27 May 2005, available on the Internet at
http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/050527sl.html; Tribunal cantonal du
Valais, 19 August 2003, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.
edu/cases/030819sl.html; Juzgado Comercial No. 26 Secretaria No. 51,
Buenos Aires, 2 July 2003, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.
pace.edu/cases/030702al.html; Juzgado Comercial No. 26 Secretaria
No. 52, Buenos Aires, 17 March 2003, available on the Internet at http://
cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/030317al.html; Oberster Gerichtshof, 22 Oc-
tober 2001, Internationales Handelsrecht 24 (2002); Tribunal
Cantonal du Valais, 30 June 1998, available on the Internet at http://cisg
w3.law.pace.edu/cases/980630sl.html; Handelsgericht des Kantons Zür
ich, 30 November 1998, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.
edu/cases/981130sl.html; contra Kammergericht Berlin, 24 January 1994,
available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/940124gl.
html; see, however, LG Berlin, 24 March 1998, available on the Internet
at http://www.unilex.info/case.cfm?pid= 1 &do=case&id=440&step=FullT
ext, stating that only a minority view holds that the Convention deals with
the issue implicitly, i.e., by referring to the currency of the place of pay
ment of the price.
404 See Bundesgerichtshof, 23 June 2010, available on the Internet at http://
www.globalsaleslaw.com/content/api/cisg/urteile/2129.pdf; Appellations
gericht Basel-Stadt, 26 September 2008, Internationales Handels
recht 164 (2009); OLG Köln, 19 May 2008, Internationales Han
delsrecht 26, 26-27 (2010); Monomeies Protodikio Thessalonikis,
Greece, docket No. 43945/2007 (no date indicated), abstract available
on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/080002gr.html; OLG
Köln, 13 February 2006, Internationales Handelsrecht 145 (2006);
Handelsgericht Zürich, 22 December 2005, Internationales Han
delsrecht 161 (2006); OLG Linz, 23 March 2005, Internationales
Handelsrecht 123 (2007); OLG Stuttgart, 20 December 2004, available
on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/041220gl.html; OLG
Düsseldorf, 22 July 2004. OLG München, 15 September 2004, Internationales Handelsrecht 29 (2005); Bundesgericht, 7 July 2004, Internationales Handelsrecht 252 (2004); Tribunale di Padova, 25 February 2004, Internationales Handelsrecht 31 (2005); LG Bielefeld, 12 December 2003, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/031212gl. html; OLG Düsseldorf, 25 July 2003, available on the Internet at http:// cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/030725gl.html; LG Mönchengladbach, 15 July 2003, Internationales Handelsrecht 229 (2003); Bundesgerichtshof, 9 January 2002, Internationales Handelsrecht 16 (2002); Oberster Gerichtshof, 22 October 2001, Internationales Handelsrecht 24 (2002); Chamber of National and International Arbitration of Milan, Arbitral award of 28 September 2001, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/010928i3.html; OLG Köln, 28 May 2001, Internationales Handelsrecht 21 (2002); Tribunale di Vig-evano, 12 July 2000, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/ cases/000712i3.html; OLG München, 11 March 1998, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/980311gl.html; Kantonsgericht Freiburg, 23 January 1998, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law. pace.edu/cases/980123sl.html; LG Hagen, 15 October 1997, available on the Internet at http://www.jura.uni-freiburg.de/iprl/cisg/; LG München, 6 May 1997, available on the Internet at http://www.jura.uni-freiburg.de/ iprl/cisg/urteile/text/341.htm; contra Kantongsgericht Zug, 14 December 2009, available on the Internet at http://globalsaleslaw.com/content/api/ cisg/urteile/2026.pdf; (applying the CISG to set-off where the monetary claims of both parties were based on contracts subject to the CISG); LG Stuttgart, 29 October 2009, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law. pace.edu/cases/091029gl.html (same); Amtsgericht Duisburg, 13 April 2000, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/000413 gl.html (same) OLG München, 9 July 1997, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/970709gl.html (same).
405 See Ferrari, supra note 401, at 125.
406 See, e. g., Foreign Trade Court of Arbitration attached to the Serbian
Chamber of Commerce, Arbitral award of 21 February 2005, available
on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/050221sb.html; Ber-
zirksgericht der Sänne, 20 February 1997, available on the Internet at
http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/970220sl.html; ICC Court of Arbitra
tion, Arbitral award no. 6653, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.
law.pace.edu/cases/936653il.html.
407 See Huber, supra note 205, at 479 f.; Max Hutter, Die Haftung des
Verkäufers für Nichtlieferung bzw. Lieferung vertrags
widriger Ware nach dem Wiener UNCITRAL- Übereinkommen ÜBER INTERNATIONALE WARENKAUFVERTRÄGE VOM 11 APRIL 1980 54 (Diss. Regensburg 1988); Rosett, supra note 192, at 281; Gritli Ryffel, Die Schadenersatzhaftung des Verkäufers nach dem Wiener Übereinkommen über internationale Warenkaufverträge vom 11.4.1980 59 (Peter Lang: Frankfurt 1992).
408 ee Franco Ferrari, Ausschluss des UN-Kaufrechts, Rügefrist und Beweis
last in einem italienischen Urteil zum deutsch-italienischen Rechtsverkehr,
Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts 354 (2001); Franco Ferrari, Bürden of Proof under the CISG, Rev. CISG 1 (2000); Franco Ferrari, Charge de la preuve dans la Convention des Na-tions Unies sur le contrat de vente internationale de marchandises (CVIM), Revue de droit des affaires internationales/International Business Law Journal 665 (2000).
409 In legal writing, see, e.g., Joachim Aue, Mängelgewährleistung im
UN-Kaufrecht unter besonderer Berücksichtigung still
schweigender Zusicherungen 100 ff. (Peter Lang: Frankfurt 1989);
Kazuaki Sono, Art. 44, in Commentary on the International Sales
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32 f.; Reinhard Jung, Die Beweislastverteilung im UN-Kauf
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letzungen des Käufers, bei allgemeinen Bestimmungen sowie
bei gemeinsamen Bestimmungen über Verkäufer- und Käu
ferpflichten 40 (Peter Lang: Frankfurt 1996); Ulrich Magnus, C7SG
in the German Federal Civil Courts, in Quo Vadis CISG?, supra note
68, at 211, 216 ff.; Ulrich Magnus, Das UN-Kaufrecht - aktuelle Entwick
lungen und Rechtsprechungspraxis, Zeitschrift für Europäisches
Privatrecht 523, 530 (2002); Florian Mohs, Anmerkung zu BG, 13.11. Internationales Handelsrecht 219 (2004); Birgit Reim-ers-Zocher, Beweislastfragen im Haager und Wiener Kaufrecht 148 (Peter Lang: Frankfurt 1995); Saenger, supra note 401, at 417; Teichert, supra note 12, at 16; in case law, see Tribunal Cantonal du Valais, 28 January 2009, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law. pace.edu/cases/090128sl.html; Kantonsgericht Nidwaiden, 23 May 2005, Internationales Handelsrecht 253 (2005); Tribunal cantonal du Valais, 27 May 2005 available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law. pace.edu/cases/050527sl.html; Bundesgericht, 7 July 2004, Internationales Handelsrecht 252 (2004); Appelationshof Bern, 11 February Internationales Handelsrecht 149 (2006); Bundesgerichtshof, 9 January 2002, Internationales Handelsrecht 16 (2002); Tribunale di Vigevano, 12 July 2000, available on the Internet at http://cisg w3.law.pace.edu/cases/000712i3.html; Tribunale di Pavia, 29 December 1999, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/9912 29i3.html; Handelsgericht des Kantons Zürich, 10 February 1999, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/990210sl.html; Handelsgericht des Kantons Zürich, 26 April 1995, http://cisgw3.law.pa ce.edu/cases/950426sl.html; Handelsgericht des Kantons Zürich, 9 September 1993, available on the Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/ 930909sl.html.
410 See Tribunale di Vigevano, 12 July 2000, available on the Internet at http://
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411 For references to this general principle in case law, see See Oberster Ge
richtshof, 14 February 2012, Internationales Handelsrecht 193,196
(2012); Tribunal Cantonal du Valais, 28 January 2009, available on the
Internet at http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/090128sl.html; Tribunal
Cantonal du Valais, 27 April 2007, available on the Internet at http://
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w3.law.pace.edu/cases/000712i3.html.

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