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The Cisg After A Generation (Book Review), Vincent R. Johnson

Faculty Articles

Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, by Franco Ferrari, is a well-conceived and executed reference work. It is a valuable addition to scholarship focused on the 1980 United Nations Convention on the Law Applicable to Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (“CISG”).

In this work, Ferrari tracks the most important features of the CISG. Ferrari provides a brief history of the development and ratification of the CISG, careful consideration of the Convention’s sphere of applicability, its exclusions, and its broad deference to party autonomy. He then addresses two issues of recurring importance, namely those arising from disputes relating …

The Rule Of Law In China And The Prosecution Of Li Zhuang, Vincent R. Johnson, Stephen C. Loomis

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The rule of law is a philosophical concept, an ideal against which any legal system can be measured. Whether China adheres to the rule of law is critical not only to people in China but also to other nations that look to China for leadership. Serious questions can be raised about whether the recent Chongqing da hei fell short of compliance with the rule of law in the criminal law field. This article considers the Li Zhuang case from a comparative perspective rooted in legal principles that resonate cross-culturally. The article recounts the recent development of a new Chinese legal …