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Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

1988

Hague Draft Convention

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Stepchild Of The New Lex Mercatoria: Private International Law From The United States Perspective Symposium: Reflections On The International Unfication Of Sales Law , Francis A. Gabor Jan 1988

Stepchild Of The New Lex Mercatoria: Private International Law From The United States Perspective Symposium: Reflections On The International Unfication Of Sales Law , Francis A. Gabor

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

This Article briefly assesses the potential implementation of the Hague Draft Convention from the standpoint of the United States interest in the worldwide unification of international trade law and concludes that United States interests would be well served by adoption of the Hague Draft Convention.


Commentary On Professor Gabor's Stepchild Of The New Lex Mercatoria Symposium: Reflections On The International Unfication Of Sales Law , Willis L. M. Reese Jan 1988

Commentary On Professor Gabor's Stepchild Of The New Lex Mercatoria Symposium: Reflections On The International Unfication Of Sales Law , Willis L. M. Reese

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

welcome Professor Gabor's analyses of the Hague Draft Convention. 1 The Convention is a natural sequel to the United Nations Sales Convention, which has been ratified by the United States and came into effect on January 1st of this year. This latter convention deals with the substantive law of sales and is designed to play a role for the entire world similar to the one played by the Uniform Commercial Code in the United States. Undoubtedly, many states will be slow to ratify the Sales Convention, and some will not do so at all. Thus, implementation of rules addressing the …