§1. International Sales and the CISG
1. THE LAW OF SALES UNDER NATIONAL LAW
1. The substantive law of Sales is treated both as a distinct legal discipline and as a subset of general Contract law.1 In any event, the contract for the sale of goods is surely the single most important contract type.
1. The contract for the sale of goods is also sometimes viewed within the province of 'commercial' law: see (e.g.) Farnsworth, E.A., Contracts, (Boston 1990) p.23.