The International Sale of Goods: Law and PracticeThis work provides a much-needed detailed treatment of the international sale of commodities. It focuses on all the key issues in international commodity sales, including the contractual construction of FOB and CIF terms, import/export licenses, frustration and risk, termination for breach,and damages. An important feature of the book is the comprehensive analysis of the legal principles that arise from terms of the standard contracts promulgated by trading associations such as GAFTA and FOSFA. The book also includes detailed coverage of all the important recent statutory developmentsin the law of sale, namely, the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992 and the Sale of Goods (Amendment) Act 1995. There is also in-depth analysis of the UN Convention on the International Sale of Goods. |
Contents
Table of Cases | xvii |
Table of Legislation | xlv |
Table of Treaties Conventions and Agreements | lv |
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Common terms and phrases
acceptance According applicable law apply Arbitration arrival Article avoid bill of lading breach of contract bulk buyer buyer's duty cargo carrier charter party choice of law CIF contract CIF seller CISG claim Commercial common law contract of carriage contract of sale Corpn cure damages dealing default delay deliver delivery order demurrage discharge documentary effect English law entitled example FOB contract FOSFA fundamental breach GAFTA Glencore Grain Ibid Incoterms International Sale issue letter of credit liability licence Lloyd's Rep London matter ment MG Bridge nomination non-conforming notice of appropriation obligations payment performance port provision quantity reasonable reject risk Rome Convention rules sale contract Sales Law ship's shipment period shipper shipping documents string tender termination tion tonnes tract Tradax Export trade Unidroit Principles Uniform Law United Nations Convention vessel