Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Law and Commerce

Abstract

The text of the UNCITRAL Digest of Case Law on the United Nations Convention on the International Sales of Goods (Digest) relating to Article 6 CISG, not unlike the text relating to other provisions, evidences both the Digest’s usefulness as well as its weaknesses. As far as the former is concerned, it can easily be evinced from the number of court decisions cited in the Digest, the retrieval of which would otherwise be difficult. Furthermore, the Digest is helpful as it organizes all decisions under different headings, thus making the research even easier. Also, the fact that the Digest is published in each of the six official languages of the United Nations allows it to reach more scholars and practitioners than any other instrument of interpretation. However, the use of all six official languages, albeit necessary for achieving a more global outreach, does bear some risk, namely that of certain statements drafted in one language being wrongly translated into another.

First Page

13

Volume

25

Publication Date

2006

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