Company A based in Canada signed a commercial contract with Company B in Egypt. Both countries are Contracting States to Vienna Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. The contract states that "The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of Canada".
Which of the following set of rules will be applied if dispute between contracting parties occurs?
- CISG
- Canada's legal system
- WTO rules
- Egypt's legal system
Answer(s): B
Explanation:
Where the sale of goods is between two businesses in different Contracting States, then it is international and the CISG rules of law automatically apply unless they have been excluded. A contract clause stating that the contract is subject to the legal systems and courts of a particular country overrides or excludes the CISG rules, since the local rules of that country would apply instead.
So the answer should be Canada's legal system.
Reference:
CIPS study guide page 49-52 LO 1, AC 1.2
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