The choice between CISG and the Civil Law of the Republic of Latvia for international sales contracts.

Abstract

This thesis provides a comparative analysis of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and Latvian Civil Law (Civil Law). The research centers on how these legal frameworks manage international transactions, focusing on their provisions related to the obligations of the parties and remedies for breach of contract. It investigates the frequent exclusion of the CISG in favor of domestic laws, examining whether such preferences could be justified by the CISG's regulatory disadvantages or rather stem from other reasons. The study concludes that the CISG offers a more comprehensive and suitable legal framework for international sales contracts than Civil Law. The framework of the CISG better accommodates the complexities of international commerce, suggesting that the CISG's frequent exclusion might lie in other reasons than the effectiveness of its provisions when compared to the Civil Law.