Showing posts with label CISG. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CISG. Show all posts

Saturday, May 15, 2010

CISG and India

The convention on International Sale of Goods (CISG) is arguably one of the most successful international conventions in terms of the number of countries that have ratified it. Most of the leading trading countries, common law and civil law alike have adopted the convention with the exceptions of UK and India.

One would argue that with India extensively  engaged in International Commercial transaction, it would be apt for it to sign the CISG. However, some leading commentators and practitioners have outlined the difficulties for India in signing the CISG. In this regard two articles would be relevant. One by Monica Kilian, "CISG and The Problems with Common Law Jurisdictions" and the other one by Shishir Dholakia, "Ratifying the CISG-India's Options".

With the proposed changes being made in the Indian Arbitratin law discussed by Mihir here India would also boost its legal framework relating to International Commercial Transactions by ratifying the CISG. I would make an attempt to illucidate on these issues in some future posts.