About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

26 Tex. Int'l L. J. 211 (1991)
For Specific Performance under the United Nations Sales Convention

handle is hein.journals/tilj26 and id is 221 raw text is: ARTICLES For Specific Performance Under the United Nations Sales Convention STEVEN WALTt SUMMARY I. INTRODUCTION .............................. 211 II. REQUIRING PERFORMANCE UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS ............................. 213 II. A LIMITATION ON SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE .............. 217 A. Article 28 Clarified ........................ 218 B. Article 28 and the Uniform Commercial Code .......... 224 IV. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE UNDER THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE ........................... 224 V. FOR THE ROUTINE AVAILABILrrY OF SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE .... 233 A. The Weakness of the Traditional Doctrine ........... 233 B. A Normative Case for Routine Availability ............ 237 1. A Taxonomy of Cases .................... 237 2. The Defects of the Holmesian Dictum ............ 239 3. The Content of Contractual Promises ............. 242 4. The Consequences of Conflation .............. 247 C. The Structure of the Normative Argument ............ 248 VI. AN APPROACH TO AVAILABLE REMEDIES ............... 249 I. INTRODUCTION A uniform statutory scheme acceptable to a number of nations requires com- promise and consensus. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods' (the CISG or Convention) exhibits these twin vir- t Assistant Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law. J.D., Yale Law School, 1988; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1984; M.A., University of Chicago, 1978; B.A., Kalamazoo College, 1976. This paper has benefitted from useful correspondence with Albert Kritzer. I am particularly grateful to John Honnold for very helpful discussion and comments on an earlier draft of this Article. Brian Paton (J.D., University of Pennsylvania) provided valuable research assistance. The usual disclaimer applies. 1. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, April 10, 1980, U.N. Doc. A/CONF.97/18 Annex 1 (1980), reprinted in 19 I.L.M. 668 (1980); 52 Fed. Reg. 6262 (1987) [hereinafter CISG]. As of January 10, 1991, 30 nations, including the United States, have become 211

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Short-term subscription options include 24 hours, 48 hours, or 1 week to HeinOnline.

Purchase Access

Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most