Uniform Law for International Sales under the 1980 United Nations Convention

3rd edition (1999)

John O. Honnold

Abbreviations: Judicial and Arbitral Decisions

ARGENTINA [ARG]
CNA—Camara Nacional de Apelaciones (National Court of Appeal)
CNC—Camara Nacional en lo Comercial
JNI—Juzgado Nacional de la Instancia (trial court)

AUSTRALIA
CA—Court of Appeal of__________(e.g., New South Wales)
FC—Federal Court of____________(e.g., South Australia)

AUSTRIA
OGH—Oberster Gerichtshof ("Supreme Court")
OLG—Oberlandes Gericht (Appellate Court)
BG—Bezirkszericht (District Court)
LGZ—Landesgericht für Zivilrechtssachen (Court of Appeal)

BELGIUM
TC—Tribunal de Commerade_____________(e.g., Bruxelles)
BG—Bezirksgericht

CHINA
CIETIC—China International Economic and Trade Commission
XIPC—Xiamen Intermediate People’s Court

DENMARK [DK]
SHD—So-og Handelsrets Domme (Maritime & Comm. Ct.; e.g., Copenhagen)
OL—Ostre Landesret

FRANCE [FR]
C CASS.—Cour de Cassation ("Supreme Court")
CA—Cour d’Appel (Court of Appeal)

GERMANY [GER]
BGH—Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Supreme Court)
OLG—Oberlandesgericht (Provincial Court of Appeal)
LG—Landgericht (District Court)
AG—Amtsgericht (Lower district court)

HUNGARY [HUNG]
MC—Metropolitan Court of___________(e.g., Budapest)
SC—Supreme Court of Hungary

ITALY [IT]
C Cas—Courte di Cassazione ("Supreme Court")
Con—Corte Constituzionale ("Constitutional Court")
CA—Corte di Apello di__________(e.g., Genova; Appellate Court)
PR—Pretura de___________(e.g., Parma-Fidenza)
TC—Tribunale Civil de___________(e.g., Monza)

NETHERLANDS [NLDS]
HR—Hoge Raad ("Supreme Court")
HOF—Gerechtshof (District Court of Appeal)
Rb—Arrondissementsrechtbank (District Court)

RUSSIAN FEDERATION [RUSS F.]
TICA—Tribunal of International Commercial Arbitration
FCC—Federation Chamber of Commerce

SPAIN [SP]
TS—Tribunal Supremo ("Supreme Court")

SWITZERLAND [SWTZ; CH]
SG—Sweizerisches Bundesgericht
HG—Handelsrecht (Commercial Court)
ZG—Zivilgericht (Cantonal District Court)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA [USA]
U.S.Ct. App.__Cir.: United States Court of Appeals, ("2d." e.g.) Circuit
U.S.D.C.___D.: United States District Court, (e.g., of N.Y. District)
USCIT—United States Court of International Trade
CA—Court of Appeals of the State of (e.g., New York, in this case the highest court of the state; in many other states, the highest court is called the "Supreme Court, State of_____.)

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