Presented below is a composite list of Art. 24 cases reporting these UNCITRAL Digest cases and other Art. 24 cases. All cases are listed in chronological sequence, commencing with the most recent. Asterisks identify the cases cited in the 2008 and 2012 UNCITRAL Digests, commencing with the 10 November 2006 citation reported below. Cases are coded to the UNCITRAL Thesaurus.
English texts and full-text English translations of cases are provided as indicated. In most instances researchers can also access UNCITRAL abstracts and link to Unilex abstracts and full-text original-language case texts sourced from Internet websites and other data, including commentaries by scholars to the extent available.
There are scholars who believe that there are circumstances in which the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts may be used to interpret or supplement this Article of the CISG. See match-up of this Article with counterpart provisions of the Principles and commentary on this subject. To the extent this reasoning fits, cases on the counterpart provisions of the UNIDROIT Principles may be relevant. To the extent available, such cases may be found on the Unilex website.
* Germany 10 November 2006 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Dresden (Meat case) 24E [translation available]
Croatia 26 July 2005 High Commercial Court [Appellate Court] (Industria Conciaria S.p.A. v. Simecki d.o.o.)
United States 27 April 2005 U.S. District Court [Alabama] (Treibacher Industrie, A.G. v. TDY Industries, Inc.)
Spain 31 January 2005 Audiencia Provincial [Appellate Court] Cuenca (Live calves case) [translation available]
Singapore 12 April 2004 High Court (Chwee Kin Keong et al. v. Digilandmall.com Pte Ltd) 24B
Germany 28 October 1999 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Braunschweig [translation available]
* Germany 15 September 1997 Landgericht [District Court] Heilbronn [translation available]
China 1997 Shanghai Higher People's Court [translation available]
* Germany 6 October 1995 Amtsgericht [Lower Court] Kehl 24E [translation available]
* Germany 8 February 1995 Oberlandesgericht [Appellate Court] Hamm 24E [translation available]
* Netherlands 5 October 1994 Arrondissementsrechtbank [District Court] Amsterdam 24B1
Germany 26 September 1990 Landgericht [District Court] Hamburg
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