Remedies for breach of contract under the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods

Abstract

The article provides an overview of the remedies available under the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods. A short introduction to the Convention is followed by an analysis of the structure and the basic features of the Convention’s remedies system. The article then deals with the various remedies in detail and presents them in their context. The circumstances in which a particular remedy will be available are explained, as are the requirements for the various remedies, and whether a party in breach of contract can prevent the other party’s use of the remedy. At the same time, the article emphasises the questions to which satisfactory answers have not yet been provided, and makes suggestions as to what the appropriate solutions should be. The article finishes with an appreciation of the Convention’s remedies system and some future prospects.