This book focuses on Chinese cases on the CISG decided by Chinese courts of all levels, mainly from 1990 to 2005. During this period, the number of cases grew gradually. The total number of cases remained low, the reasons of which might be the following: parties were not familiar with the CISG hence decided to opt out of it; the case collection and report systems in China at that time were not as developed as now rendering many cases inaccessible. This book deals with the cases in the early days of the development of the CISG in China. These cases reflect how People’s Court of all levels started to deal with various issues arising from the CISG and will help understand whether and how the People’s Courts change their approaches to the interpretation and application of the CISG in the future.
Author Biography:
Dr. Peng Guo is Lecturer in Law at the Graduate School of Business and Law at RMIT University where he coordinates and teaches contract law and commercial law. Also, he held visiting positions at different universities, including University of Amsterdam, University of Osnabrück, and Warwick University. His research interests lie in international sale of goods, international commercial arbitration, comparative contract law, and most recently law and technology. He has published articles in high-ranking academic journals and his monograph on good faith in long-term contracts with Springer. He received scholarships awarded by renowned research institutions and international organizations, including the University of New South Wales, the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, and the European Union. Dr. HaicongZuo is Professor in Law School at University of International Business and Economics (UIBE). Prior to joining UIBE Law School, he was Dean and Professor at Law School of Nankai University and Professor at Law School of Wuhan University. His research interests include, but not limited to international commercial law, WTO law, international economic law, and international dispute resolution. He has published a number of books and many articles in both Chinese and English and has chaired or co-chaired different research projects funded by various stakeholders. He was a Fulbright Scholar at Georgetown University and a visiting scholar at University of Amsterdam and the UNIDROIT. Dr. Shu Zhang is Lecturer in Commercial Law at Deakin Law School, Deakin University (Australia), and coached Deakin Law School's Vis Moot team. Before joining the Deakin Law School, Dr. Zhang was Postdoctoral Fellow in the Chinese International Business and Economic Law Initiative, Law School, University of New South Wales (Australia). Her research interests include international commercial law, dispute resolution, and international arbitration, as well as comparative contract law. She also completed internships at both the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) and the Chinese International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC). She is also admitted to practice in New South Wales, Australia. Dr. Zhang obtained her Ph.D. in Law from University of New South Wales (Australia) and her LLM, LLB, and BA in Economics (Double Degree) from Peking University (China).
