INTERNATIONAL SALES - SYLLABUS

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

SUMMER 2003 -- PROFESSOR FERRIELL

 

Welcome to International Sales in Passau, Germany.

This 1 credit course will cover the basics of International Sales under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (the CISG).  We will compare its provisions with those of  Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code, applicable throughout the United States to domestic transactions involving the sale of goods.

Required Materials:

John O. Honnold & Curtis R. Reitz - Sales Transactions: Domestic [U.S] and International Law (2d ed. 2001)

Selected Commercial Statutes - Any version containing UCC Article 2 and the UN Convention on the International Sale of Goods

Assignments

Day Topic Pages
Monday, May 26 Commercial Law & Basic Principles of Sales 1-22, 27-54
Tuesday, May 27 Basic Principles of Sales cont'd 54-91
Wednesday, May 28 Warranties under UCC Article 2 127-157
Monday, June 2 Warranties under UCC Article 2 & CISG 157-201
Tuesday, June 3 Disclaimers of Warranties under UCC Article 2 & CISG 201-247
Wednesday, June 4 Manner, Time, and Place of Performance 349-383
Thursday, June 5 Nonperformance by the Seller 386-431
Friday, June 6 Nonperformance by the Buyer 431-453
Wednesday, June 11 Performance under Letters of Credit 453-478
Thursday, June 12 Casualty to Goods: Risk of Loss 478-512
Thursday, June 12 Final Exam