United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
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The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) is an international treaty that harmonizes and governs the rules for cross-border sale of goods contracts between businesses in member states.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8889404 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods Context triple: [United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, topicOf, United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods]
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A.
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) is the core legal body of the UN system responsible for harmonizing and modernizing international trade law through conventions, model laws, and other legal instruments.
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B.
Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits
The Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits is a globally recognized set of rules governing letters of credit in international trade finance, published and maintained by the International Chamber of Commerce.
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C.
Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to International Contracts
The Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to International Contracts is a regional private international law treaty that harmonizes rules for determining which national law governs cross-border contracts among member states of the Organization of American States.
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D.
New York Convention
The New York Convention was the 1788 state ratifying convention where delegates debated and ultimately approved the United States Constitution on behalf of New York.
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E.
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties is a cornerstone international agreement that codifies the rules and principles governing the creation, interpretation, and termination of treaties between states.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods Target entity description: The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) is an international treaty that harmonizes and governs the rules for cross-border sale of goods contracts between businesses in member states.
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A.
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) is the core legal body of the UN system responsible for harmonizing and modernizing international trade law through conventions, model laws, and other legal instruments.
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B.
Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits
The Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits is a globally recognized set of rules governing letters of credit in international trade finance, published and maintained by the International Chamber of Commerce.
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C.
Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to International Contracts
The Inter-American Convention on the Law Applicable to International Contracts is a regional private international law treaty that harmonizes rules for determining which national law governs cross-border contracts among member states of the Organization of American States.
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D.
New York Convention
The New York Convention was the 1788 state ratifying convention where delegates debated and ultimately approved the United States Constitution on behalf of New York.
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E.
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties is a cornerstone international agreement that codifies the rules and principles governing the creation, interpretation, and termination of treaties between states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international treaty
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uniform sales law ⓘ |
| abbreviation | UNCITRAL CISG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedAt | United Nations Conference on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptionCountry | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1980-04-11 ⓘ |
| adoptionPlace | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allows |
contracting out by parties
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derogation from or variation of the effect of its provisions ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Vienna Sales Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
contracts of sale of goods between parties whose places of business are in different States
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cross-border sale of goods between businesses ⓘ |
| appliesWhen |
States are Contracting States
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rules of private international law lead to the law of a Contracting State ⓘ |
| basedOn | principle of party autonomy ⓘ |
| category |
United Nations treaty
NERFINISHED
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commercial law treaty ⓘ sales law convention ⓘ |
| concludedIn | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Part I – Sphere of application and general provisions
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Part II – Formation of the contract ⓘ Part III – Sale of goods NERFINISHED ⓘ Part IV – Final provisions ⓘ |
| defines | fundamental breach of contract ⓘ |
| depositary | Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ |
| doesNotApplyTo |
aircraft
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auctions ⓘ consumer sales ⓘ contracts in which the preponderant part of the obligations of the party who furnishes the goods consists in the supply of labour or other services ⓘ hovercraft ⓘ investment securities ⓘ sales of goods bought for personal use ⓘ ships ⓘ stocks and shares ⓘ vessels ⓘ |
| draftedBy | United Nations Commission on International Trade Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| entryIntoForceDate | 1988-01-01 ⓘ |
| fieldOfUse |
cross-border trade in goods
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international commercial transactions ⓘ |
| governingBody | United Nations General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | international sale of goods contracts ⓘ |
| hasArticle |
Article 1
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Article 2 ⓘ Article 25 ⓘ Article 3 ⓘ Article 4 ⓘ |
| hasMechanism | reservation system for Contracting States ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legalSystem | international commercial law ⓘ |
| permitsReservation |
Article 95 reservation
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Article 96 reservation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to harmonize international sales law
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to provide a uniform framework for international sale of goods contracts ⓘ to reduce legal barriers in international trade ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hague Uniform Laws on the International Sale of Goods
NERFINISHED
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UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resolutionNumber | UN General Assembly Resolution 33/93 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | CISG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedIn | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
anticipatory breach
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conformity of goods ⓘ damages for breach of contract ⓘ formation of contracts for the international sale of goods ⓘ obligations concerning delivery and payment ⓘ passing of risk in goods ⓘ remedies for breach of contract ⓘ rights and obligations of the seller and the buyer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods Description of subject: The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) is an international treaty that harmonizes and governs the rules for cross-border sale of goods contracts between businesses in member states.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
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topicOf
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United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
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