Abstract
The CISG (United Nation Convention on the International Sales of goods) is a very useful law that facilitates transactions of goods between countries. With the increasing world trade exchanges, it seems useful to have a set of procedures that allow both parties in different countries to agree on common rules that regulate their transaction, and not to refer to the domestic law of each one. However not all countries have accepted this convention, and also not all "traders" have to agree on the use of this convention. What could explain the fact that this convention is not accepted by everybody? Does it favor one or the other party? In this paper, we will briefly explain what the CISG is and what has been said about it, and then analyze how this treaty could be in favor of exporters through its rules, firstly about formation of the contract, and then the duties and obligations of the seller and buyers with respect to the performance of the contract and its breach. This paper will be selective and not show all aspects of the CISG. Moreover, the sources are for the most part written by American authors, and this explains why the CISG is often compared to the UCC which is the domestic law of the United States. An attempt will be made to compare
