Why do lawyers in some jurisdictions continue to ‘automatically’ exclude the 1980 UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) in their choices of law for international sales contracts? Why do lawyers in other jurisdictions approach the decision very differently? Why...

This chapter explores the extent to which Australian contract law has - or has not - reflected international contract law in its development. The author explores the areas in which Australian courts and legislators might benefit from drawing upon the CISG and the UNIDROIT Principles of...