Table of Contents to Conference Presentations
Material Available to Conference Delegates before the Conference Convened
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[1978] Draft Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods approved by the UNCITRAL
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Secretariat Commentary on the 1978 Draft [For article-by-article Secretariat Commentaries, go to Annotated Text of the CISG; click on the article of interest]
["Although the Commentary may not come to play an interpretive role commensurate with, e.g., the U.C.C.'s Official Comments … it is the work-product of a 'remarkable international team' and a significant part of the Convention's legislative history." Joseph M. Lookofsky, 27 Scandinavian Studies in Law (1983) n.185.]
1980 Diplomatic Conference Proceedings
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Draft articles of the Convention submitted to the Plenary Conference by the First Committee
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Draft Final Provisions submitted to the Plenary Conference by the Drafting Committee
Conference Development of Each Article of the CISG
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For a tailored focus on the Conference history of any of the articles of the CISG, go to the Table of contents to article-by-article chronology of Conference proceedings
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Go also to comments on the importance of this material and caveats associated with its use