Title: UNILEX on CISG & UNIDROIT Principles: International Case Law and Bibliography

Source/Sponsoring Agency: Centre for Comparative and Foreign Law Studies

URL: http://www.unilex.info/

Date Checked: 3/31/2011      Status: Active

Date Annotated: 3/31/2011

Topics: Commercial Law; Comparative Law; Foreign Law; International Law; International Trade

Other keywords: CISG; United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (1980); UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts

Contents: UNILEX is a free international case law and bibliography database that contains materials pertaining to the regulation of international commercial transactions, specifically the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts. It contains abstracts of decisions from courts and arbitral tribunals, the full text of those decisions in the vernacular, complete texts of the CISG and UNIDROIT Principles, a current status report on the CISG, and a comprehensive bibliography of materials pertaining to each instrument. A search feature is not available, but access to decisions is provided by date, country or arbitral tribunal, article number, and topical issues. Bibliographies may be accessed by author, article number and area. A good starting point for a researcher who is new to the site is the “Subjects” link that appears on the left side of the menu page. Here, an alphabetical list of topics and subtopics is provided with links providing direct access to the materials within each category. The database has a habit of opening new windows as one proceeds through the research process, and most documents are ultimately displayed in a separate window with internal tabs to move between the related abstract, HTML full text, a list of keywords, and a list of sources. This feature is a good one that adds to the navigability of a database that could otherwise become confusing and cumbersome due to the volume of materials it contains. Sponsors of UNILEX include the Centre for Comparative and Foreign Law Studies, the Italian National Research Council, the Milan National and International Arbitration Chamber, and by CAPITALIA-Gruppo Bancario. Permission was granted by the International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration to reproduce extracts from arbitral awards.

Author of Annotation: A. Emerson