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Evaluation criteria and prior essays
Essays are evaluated according to the following criteria:
- Quality of analysis (is it convincing, substantiated, understandable?)
- Thoroughness of research (types and varieties of source material)
- Originality (even though the topic may have been discussed in various publications, is the author’s approach innovative?)
- Interest of the subject matter
- Quality of writing (style, clarity, organization)
First Prize essays for preceding years are listed below in order of award.
- Kevin Bell [United States], The Sphere of Application of the Vienna Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
- Camilla Baasch Andersen [Denmark], Reasonable Time in Article 39(1) of the CISG: Is Article 39(1) Truly a Uniform Provision?
- Pilar Perales Viscasillas [Spain], “Battle of the Forms Under the 1980 United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: A Comparison with Section 2-207 UCC and the UNIDROIT Principles
- Peter A. Piliounis [Canada], The Remedies of Specific Performance, Price Reduction and Additional Time (Nachfrist) under the CISG: Are these worthwhile changes or additions to English Sales Law?
- Joern Rimke [Germany/South Africa], Force majeure and hardship: Application in international trade practice – with specific regard to the CISG and the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts
- John Felemegas [Australia], The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: Article 7 and Uniform Interpretation
- Djakhongir Saidov [Uzbekistan], Methods of Limiting Damages under the Vienna Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
- Bruno Zeller [Australia], Four Corners: The Methodology for Interpretation and
Application of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
- Francesco G. Mazzotta [Italy], Article 78: Endless Disagreement Among Commentators, Much Less Among the Courts
- Peter J. Mazzacano [Canada], Canadian Jurisprudence and the Uniform Application of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
- Fan Yang [China], The Application of the CISG in the Current PRC Law and the CIETAC Arbitration Practice
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