Global Commercial Contracts: CISG, PICC and other International Instruments | 2026*

Global Commercial Contracts: CISG, PICC and other International Instruments | 2026*

• Offers an overview of the international legal framework governing commercial contracts, explaining its practical implications
• Examines key international instruments, including the CISG, PICC, the UN Conventions on Electronic Communications in International Commercial Contracts and on Limitation, as well as Incoterms® 2020, UCP 600, and URDG 750
• Highlights core aspects of contract law, such as contract formation and interpretation, validity, the obligations of the seller, and other essential elements

Drafting and enforcing international commercial contracts for the sale of goods involves a wide range of practical challenges. Global Commercial Contracts offers a clear yet thorough overview of these issues, as well as the influence of key international instruments on such agreements.

The book introduces the core principles of international law relevant to commercial contracts and explains their real-world implications. It examines the impact of the Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts (PICC), drawing attention to the distinctions between them. In addition, it discusses other important instruments, including the UN Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Commercial Contracts, the UN Convention on Limitation, Incoterms® 2020, UCP 600, and URDG 750. The complex issue of conflict of laws is also explored in a clear and accessible manner.

Addressing all key aspects of international contracts—particularly those involving the sale of goods—this book covers topics from contract formation and interpretation to dispute resolution. It serves as a much-needed introductory guide to this essential subject.

About the Author(s):

Ingeborg Schwenzer is Professor Emerita of Private Law at the University of Basel and former Dean of the Swiss International Law School. She has taught at leading universities worldwide and is an adjunct professor at Bond University, Australia. A widely published scholar in contract, tort, sales law, and arbitration, she co-edits the Commentary on the CISG (5th ed., 2022). She chaired the CISG Advisory Council from 2011 to 2018 and is active in international legal practice as an arbitrator, counsel, and expert.

Edgardo Muñoz is a Professor at Universidad Panamericana in Mexico and an experienced international arbitrator. Licensed in California and Mexico, he holds LL.M. degrees from the University of Liverpool and UC Berkeley, and a Ph.D. (summa cum laude) from the University of Basel. He has published extensively on international contracts and arbitration and serves on several international bodies, including the ICC World Commission on Arbitration and the CISG Advisory Council.

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