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Type: |
OPT | Curs: |
1 | Period: |
S semester |
ECTS Credits: |
5 ECTS |
Group | Teacher | Department | Language |
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Year 1 | Verona Tio Perez-Albert | Derecho | ENG |
1. The CISGa) History and backgroundb) Overview and structure c) CISG and Private International Law |
2. Interpretationa) Guidelinesb) Gap filling c) The CISG Advisory Council and case law databases |
3. Scope of applicationa) Contract of sale of goodsb) Excluded issues c) International character d) Opting in & out: party autonomy |
4. General rulesa) Interpretation of declarations of the partiesb) The parol evidence rule and the CISG c) Form requirements |
5. Formation of the contracta) The unification of the traditional model of offer and acceptanceb) Elements and dynamics of offer and acceptance c) The battle of the forms: which standard terms apply? |
6. Obligations of seller and buyera) Delivery of the goods and hanging over the documentsb) Conformity of the goods c) Payment of the price d) Taking delivery |
7. Remedies (I)a) The concept of breach of contractb) The concept of remedy c) Outline of the system of remedies |
8. Remedies (II)a) Common law and civil law traditions reconciled: specific performanceb) Avoidance of the contract c) Damages and penalty clauses |
9. Exemptions from performancea) Impossibility of performanceb) Exclusion of clausula rebus sic standibus c) Force majeure and hardship clauses |
Description | % |
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Active class participation | 40 |
Final written exam | 60 |
Group | Teacher | Department |
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Year 1 | Verona Tio Perez-Albert | Derecho |