Literal Interpretation: The Meaning of the Words

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Table of contents XI
3. Preface 1
4. Methodological Problems in the Drafting of the CISG 5
5. Tracing Methodology in the CISG: Dogmatic Foundations 33
6. Literal Interpretation: The Meaning of the Words 61
7. Legislative Intention and the CISG 91
8. Case Law Precedent and Legal Writing 113
9. The Observance of Good Faith in International Trade 133
10. An Economic Analysis of the CISG 151
11. Homeward Trend: What, Why and Why Not 171
12. Macro-Systematic Interpretation of Uniform Commercial Law: The Interrelation of the CISG and Other Uniform Sources 207
13. The CISG and Its General Principles 261
14. The Role of the UNIDROIT Principles and the PECL in the Interpretation and Gap-filling of CISG 287
15. Constructive Interpretation – Applying the CISG in the 21st Century 319
16. The Interpretation of the CISG in China 343
17. The Interpretation of the CISG in the Arab World 355
18. CISG and Arbitration 375