Whether you are seeking a general introduction, in-depth analysis of specific provisions, or looking for cases applying the CISG, consulting secondary resources is an effective way to begin your research. The CISG has been the subject of many books, scholarly articles, and practitioner's guides.
This page includes a number of useful secondary resources where you can begin your research.
Consult the "Secondary Resources" section of this LibGuide for additional secondary resources as well as tips and tricks on how to find additional materials.
Elizabeth D. Lauzon, Annotation, Construction and Application of United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) 200 A.L.R. Fed. 541 (Originally published in 2005)
Am. Soc'y Int'l L., "International Sale of Goods," in Benchbook on International Law § III.C (Diane Marie Amann ed., 2014) (http://www.asil.org/sites/default/files/benchbook/saleofgoods.pdf)
Letter of Submittal of the Department of State on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, S. Treaty Doc. No. 98-9 (1983) (http://0-heinonline.org.library.unl.edu/HOL/Page?handle=hein.ustreaties/std098009&collection=ustreaties&index=ustreaties/std1&id=1)
Larry A. DiMatteo, The Scholarly Response to the Harmonization of International Sales Law, 30 J.L. & Com. 1 (2012)
Clayton Gillette & Steven Walt, "The UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: Practice and Theory" (2013) [Call Number: K 1028.3198 .G55 2013-]