Article 685 Cases
The parties may exclude the application of this Convention or, subject to article 12, derogate from or vary the effect of any of its provisions.
| Number |
Issue |
# Cases |
| 1 |
Total exclusion of Convention |
2 |
| 1.1 |
Express exclusion |
8 |
| 1.1.1 |
Requirements for exclusion agreement |
7 |
| 1.2 |
Implied exclusion |
3 |
| 1.2.1 |
Choice of law of Contracting State as governing law of contract |
31 |
| Country |
Date |
Court |
| Arbitral Award |
19-04-1994 |
Ad Hoc Arbitral Tribunal - Firenze (Florence), Italy |
| Arbitral Award |
10-02-2000 |
Tribunal of International Commercial Arbitration at the Russian Federation |
| Arbitral Award |
00-00-2002 |
ICC Court of Arbitration - Paris |
| Cases: 3 |
| Austria |
28-04-2000 |
Oberster Gerichtshof |
| Austria |
22-10-2001 |
Oberster Gerichtshof |
| Austria |
02-04-2009 |
Oberster Gerichtshof |
| Cases: 3 |
| Chile |
29-05-2023 |
Arbitration and Mediation Centre of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce |
| Cases: 1 |
| Czech Republic |
18-04-2018 |
Supreme Court of the Czech Republic |
| Cases: 1 |
| France |
26-09-1995 |
Cour d'Appel de Colmar, 1ère chambre civile |
| France |
17-12-1996 |
Cour de Cassation |
| Cases: 2 |
| Germany |
08-02-1995 |
Oberlandesgericht München |
| Germany |
09-06-1995 |
Oberlandesgericht Hamm |
| Germany |
11-10-1995 |
Landgericht Düsseldorf |
| Germany |
25-06-1997 |
Oberlandesgericht Karlsruhe |
| Germany |
23-07-1997 |
Bundesgerichtshof |
| Germany |
13-01-1999 |
Oberlandesgericht Bamberg |
| Germany |
27-12-1999 |
Oberlandesgericht Dresden |
| Germany |
26-01-2000 |
Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht Hamburg |
| Germany |
10-10-2001 |
Oberlandesgericht Rostock |
| Cases: 9 |
| Italy |
14-01-1993 |
Tribunale Civile di Monza |
| Italy |
27-12-2021 |
Tribunale di Foggia |
| Cases: 2 |
| Norway |
06-02-2019 |
Supreme Court |
| Cases: 1 |
| Switzerland |
09-07-2002 |
Handelsgericht des Kantons Zürich |
| Cases: 1 |
| Ukraine |
23-01-2012 |
Int'l Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukranian Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| Cases: 1 |
| USA |
11-06-2003 |
US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| USA |
15-06-2005 |
U.S. District Court, New Jersey |
| USA |
06-01-2006 |
U.S. District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania |
| USA |
30-01-2006 |
U. S. District Court, Rhode Island District |
| USA |
27-06-2007 |
Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 7, California |
| USA |
28-09-2007 |
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan |
| USA |
31-07-2013 |
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania |
| Cases: 7 |
|
| 1.2.2 |
Choice of law of non-Contracting State as governing law of contract |
2 |
| 1.2.3 |
Use of standard terms based on domestic law of particular State |
5 |
| 1.2.4 |
Other cases |
14 |
| 1.3 |
Applicable law in place of Convention |
0 |
| 2 |
Partial exclusion of Convention |
3 |
| 2.1 |
Express derogation |
7 |
| 2.2 |
Implied derogation |
12 |
| 2.3 |
Applicable law in place of Convention |
0 |
| 2.4 |
Limits to parties' autonomy |
1 |
| 2.4.1 |
Limits expressly provided by Convention |
0 |
| 2.4.2 |
Possible other limits |
2 |
| 2.4.2.1 |
Art. 7 |
1 |
| 2.4.2.2 |
Art. 4 |
0 |
| 2.4.2.3 |
Arts. 2 & 3 |
0 |