Selected Cases by Article & Issues

Article 1610 Cases
Article 218 Cases
Article 350 Cases
Article 4157 Cases
Article 51 Cases
Article 682 Cases
Article 7212 Cases (1) In the interpretation of this Convention, regard is to be had to its international character and to the need to promote uniformity in its application and the observance of good faith in international trade.

(2) Questions concerning matters governed by this Convention which are not expressly settled in it are to be settled in conformity with the general principles on which it is based or, in the absence of such principles, in conformity with the law applicable by virtue of the rules of private international law.
Number Issue # Cases
1 Interpretation of Convention 3
1.1 Consideration of international character of Convention 23
1.1.1 Recourse to Convention's legislative history 6
1.2 Need for uniform application of Convention 23
1.2.1 Recourse to foreign case law and scholarly writing 54
2 Gaps in Convention 1
2.1 Matters governed but not expressly settled by Convention 49
2.2 Matters excluded from scope of Convention (see art. 4) 15
Country Date Court
Brazil 30-03-2017 Court of Appeal, State of Rio Grande do Sul
Cases: 1
France 26-10-2022 Cour of Cassation
France 26-10-2022 Cour de Cassation
Cases: 2
Germany 09-01-2002 Bundesgerichtshof
Germany 19-05-2008 Oberlandesgericht Köln
Cases: 2
Italy 25-02-2004 Tribunale di Padova - Sez. Este
Italy 31-03-2004 Tribunale di Padova - Sez. Este
Italy 09-12-2005 Tribunale di Modena - sez. Carpi
Cases: 3
Netherlands 25-03-2015 Rechtbank Midden-Nederland
Cases: 1
Poland 25-01-2017 Białystok Court of Appeal
Cases: 1
Republic of Korea 13-04-2010 Suwon District Court
Cases: 1
Sweden 10-06-2016 Swedish Supreme Court
Sweden 26-05-2020 Swedish Supreme Court
Cases: 2
USA 19-11-2002 U.S. Circuit of Appeals (7th Cir.)
USA 23-03-2015 U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Cases: 2
2.3 Methods for filling in gaps 4
2.3.1 Application by analogy of other provisions of Convention 9
2.3.2 Recourse to general principles of Convention 25
2.3.2.1 Examples of general principles 26
2.3.2.2 Recourse to UNIDROIT Principles 26
2.3.3 Recourse to domestic law 20
2.3.3.1 Applicable law determined by choice of law rules of forum 22
2.3.3.2 Applicable choice of law rules in arbitration 3
3 Concept of good faith in international trade 1
3.1 Significance of good faith in international trade 3
3.2 Good faith as aid in interpretation of Convention 8
3.3 Good faith as a general principle of Convention 18
3.3.1 Good faith during negotiations 5
3.3.2 Good faith in interpretation of contract 5
3.3.3 Good faith in performance of contract 14
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Article 953 Cases
Article 109 Cases
Article 1134 Cases
Article 126 Cases
Article 132 Cases
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Article 163 Cases
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Article 211 Cases
Article 220 Cases
Article 239 Cases
Article 245 Cases
Article 2596 Cases
Article 2621 Cases
Article 279 Cases
Article 283 Cases
Article 2923 Cases
Article 3017 Cases
Article 3156 Cases
Article 322 Cases
Article 3325 Cases
Article 344 Cases
Article 35140 Cases
Article 3627 Cases
Article 370 Cases
Article 3889 Cases
Article 39239 Cases
Article 4032 Cases
Article 412 Cases
Article 426 Cases
Article 432 Cases
Article 449 Cases
Article 4539 Cases
Article 4613 Cases
Article 4724 Cases
Article 489 Cases
Article 49112 Cases
Article 5044 Cases
Article 5115 Cases
Article 525 Cases
Article 5375 Cases
Article 549 Cases
Article 559 Cases
Article 560 Cases
Article 5770 Cases
Article 5820 Cases
Article 5924 Cases
Article 607 Cases
Article 6123 Cases
Article 6224 Cases
Article 6313 Cases
Article 6427 Cases
Article 651 Cases
Article 664 Cases
Article 6716 Cases
Article 680 Cases
Article 696 Cases
Article 701 Cases
Article 7129 Cases
Article 729 Cases
Article 7317 Cases
Article 74149 Cases
Article 7544 Cases
Article 7616 Cases
Article 7743 Cases
Article 78223 Cases
Article 7938 Cases
Article 8014 Cases
Article 8134 Cases
Article 8211 Cases
Article 831 Cases
Article 8427 Cases
Article 855 Cases
Article 866 Cases
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Article 8810 Cases
Article 890 Cases
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Article 9210 Cases
Article 934 Cases
Article 940 Cases
Article 954 Cases
Article 966 Cases
Article 970 Cases
Article 980 Cases
Article 992 Cases
Article 10022 Cases
Article 1010 Cases
Total Cases in the database 3639