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1. UN Convention on the Limitation Periods in the International Sale of Goods (1974, as amended by the Protocol of 1980)

  • Official UN Text (English)

2. UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts (1994)

  • English text (text & commentary) (black letter rules only)
  • French text (text & commentary) (black letter rules only)
  • Japanese Translations ("black letter rules" only)
    • Prof. Hisakazu Hirose's Translation (uploaded 7/25/00)

      Prof. Hirose was the Japanese representative to UNIDROIT's Working Group on the "Principles". This translation first appeared in printed form in Jurisuto No.1131, pp.81 et seq. (1998).

    • Prof. Shigeru Kagayama's Translation is available online. Your browser must read Japanese characters.

3. Principles of European Contract Law

  • English text
  • Japanese Translations
    • 1998 version
      1998”N version
    • 1994 version
      A translation by Prof. Tatsunori Watanabe (Chuo University) is pubilshed in Hogaku Shimpo vol.95 no.1 pp.55 et seq. (1997)

4. ULIS & ULF (1964)

5. Convention on the Law Applicable to Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (1985)

This Convention has not yet entered into force

* Every link in this section brings you to the "Hague Conference on International Private Law" Website

  • About the 1985 Convention
  • Texts[English(1985)] [French(1985)]
  • Convention on the Law Applicable to International Sale of Goods (1955) Entry into force 1964
    • About the 1955 Convention
    • Texts [English(1955)][French(1955)]
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