Henning Makholm wrote: > Scripsit Lionel Elie Mamane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 04:58:32PM +0200, Yorick Cool wrote: >> >>>On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 03:55:56PM +0200, Dalibor Topic wrote: > > >>>>>The application of the >>>>> United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale >>>>> of Goods is expressly excluded. > > >>>Well actually, in most countries part of the UN, the convention >>>applies by default to international contracts. So it is quite >>>relevant to exclude it, otherwise it may seriously be contended that >>>it is applicable. > > >>Yes, but what does it *say*? > > > There are thousands and thousands of words in the CISG. They cover > much ground in many areas of contract law. It is impossible to tell > which specific one of the CISG's 101 articles Mozilla's lawyers were > afraid of. >
Thanks Henning, and thanks Yorrick for putting all the work into investigating what started as a joke on puzzling legalese. Now I know more than I ever wanted to know about UN sale of goods conventions. cheers, dalibor topic -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
