Termination of the contract as a remedy for breach of contract by the seller: a comparison between English law and the CISG

Research Paper Title 2008/9

‘Termination of the contract as a remedy for breach of contract by the seller: a comparison between English law and the CISG.’

A Research Paper submitted to the University of Manchester for the Degree of LL.M Masters (International Business Law) in the Faculty of Humanities.

School of Law ID#744178

April 2008/9

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Title: ‘Termination of the contract as a remedy for breach of contract by the seller: a comparison between English law and the CISG.’

Abstract
This essay focuses on the merchant’s commonplace problem which occurs when the seller’s tender of performance deviates in some respect from his contractual obligation. A crucial challenge is therefore to identify the circumstances in which a buyer may be entitled to terminate the contract. The circumstances,

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