Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword, by Eric E. Bergsten
- Contributors
- PART ONE INTRODUCTION
- PART TWO CISG–UNIDROIT Principles comparative editorials
- Art. 6 CISG–UP, by Bojidara Borisova [Bulgaria]
- Art. 7 CISG–UP, by Ulrich Magnus [Germany]
- Art. 8 CISG–UP, by Joseph M. Perillo [U.S.A.]
- Art. 9 CISG–UP, by Jorge Oviedo Alban [Colombia]
- Art. 10 CISG–UP, by Allison E. Butler [U.S.A.]
- Art. 11 CISG–UP, by Chantal Niggemann [Germany]
- Art. 13 CISG–UP, by Andrea Charters [U.S.A.]
- Art. 14 CISG–UP, by Jorge Oviedo Alban [Colombia]
- Art. 16 CISG–UP, by Andrea Vincze [Hungary]
- Art. 17 CISG–UP, by Stephen Smith [U.S.A.]
- Art. 18 CISG–UP, by Jorge Oviedo Alban [Colombia]
- Art. 20 CISG–UP, by John Felemegas [Australia]
- Art. 21 CISG–UP, by John Felemegas [Australia]
- Art. 22 CISG–UP, by John Felemegas [Australia]
- Art. 24 CISG–UP, by John Felemegas [Australia]
- Art. 25 CISG–UP, by Robert Koch [Germany]
- Arts. 26/39 CISG–UP–PECL, by Camilla Baasch Andersen [Denmark]
- Art. 27 CISG–UP–PECL, by Chengwei Liu [China]
- Arts. 28, 46, 62 CISG–UP, by John Felemegas [Australia]
- Art. 29 CISG–UP, by Sieg Eiselen [South Africa]
- Art. 35 CISG–UP–PECL, by René Franz Henschel [Denmark]
- Art. 37 CISG–UP, by Bertram Keller [Germany]
- Arts. 47/49 CISG–UP, by Robert Koch [Germany]
- Art. 48 CISG–UP, by Chris Kee [Australia]
- Art. 55 CISG–UP, by Jumpita Ruangvichatron [Thailand]
- Arts. 63/64 CISG–UP, by Robert Koch [Germany]
- Arts. 71/72 CISG–UP, by Sieg Eiselen [South Africa]
- Art. 74 CISG–UP, by Sieg Eiselen [South Africa]
- Art. 75 CISG–UP, by Bojidara Borisova [Bulgaria]
- Art. 76 CISG–UP, by Bruno Zeller [Australia]
- Art. 77 CISG–UP, by Elisabeth Opie [Australia]
- Art. 78 CISG–UP, by Sieg Eiselen [South Africa]
- Art. 79 CISG–UP, by Alejandro M. Garro [Argentina]
- Art. 80 CISG–UP, by Friederike Schäfer [Germany]
- Arts. 81/82 CISG–UP, by Florian Mohs [Switzerland]
- PART THREE CISG–PECL COMPARATIVE EDITORIALS
- Index
Art. 21 CISG–UP, by John Felemegas [Australia]
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 October 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword, by Eric E. Bergsten
- Contributors
- PART ONE INTRODUCTION
- PART TWO CISG–UNIDROIT Principles comparative editorials
- Art. 6 CISG–UP, by Bojidara Borisova [Bulgaria]
- Art. 7 CISG–UP, by Ulrich Magnus [Germany]
- Art. 8 CISG–UP, by Joseph M. Perillo [U.S.A.]
- Art. 9 CISG–UP, by Jorge Oviedo Alban [Colombia]
- Art. 10 CISG–UP, by Allison E. Butler [U.S.A.]
- Art. 11 CISG–UP, by Chantal Niggemann [Germany]
- Art. 13 CISG–UP, by Andrea Charters [U.S.A.]
- Art. 14 CISG–UP, by Jorge Oviedo Alban [Colombia]
- Art. 16 CISG–UP, by Andrea Vincze [Hungary]
- Art. 17 CISG–UP, by Stephen Smith [U.S.A.]
- Art. 18 CISG–UP, by Jorge Oviedo Alban [Colombia]
- Art. 20 CISG–UP, by John Felemegas [Australia]
- Art. 21 CISG–UP, by John Felemegas [Australia]
- Art. 22 CISG–UP, by John Felemegas [Australia]
- Art. 24 CISG–UP, by John Felemegas [Australia]
- Art. 25 CISG–UP, by Robert Koch [Germany]
- Arts. 26/39 CISG–UP–PECL, by Camilla Baasch Andersen [Denmark]
- Art. 27 CISG–UP–PECL, by Chengwei Liu [China]
- Arts. 28, 46, 62 CISG–UP, by John Felemegas [Australia]
- Art. 29 CISG–UP, by Sieg Eiselen [South Africa]
- Art. 35 CISG–UP–PECL, by René Franz Henschel [Denmark]
- Art. 37 CISG–UP, by Bertram Keller [Germany]
- Arts. 47/49 CISG–UP, by Robert Koch [Germany]
- Art. 48 CISG–UP, by Chris Kee [Australia]
- Art. 55 CISG–UP, by Jumpita Ruangvichatron [Thailand]
- Arts. 63/64 CISG–UP, by Robert Koch [Germany]
- Arts. 71/72 CISG–UP, by Sieg Eiselen [South Africa]
- Art. 74 CISG–UP, by Sieg Eiselen [South Africa]
- Art. 75 CISG–UP, by Bojidara Borisova [Bulgaria]
- Art. 76 CISG–UP, by Bruno Zeller [Australia]
- Art. 77 CISG–UP, by Elisabeth Opie [Australia]
- Art. 78 CISG–UP, by Sieg Eiselen [South Africa]
- Art. 79 CISG–UP, by Alejandro M. Garro [Argentina]
- Art. 80 CISG–UP, by Friederike Schäfer [Germany]
- Arts. 81/82 CISG–UP, by Florian Mohs [Switzerland]
- PART THREE CISG–PECL COMPARATIVE EDITORIALS
- Index
Summary
INTRODUCTION
In Part II of the Convention, entitled “Formation of the Contract,” Article 21 deals with the issue of late acceptance by an offeree, the response to that by the offeror, and the effect that a late acceptance has in the context of contract formation.
The UNIDROIT Principles, Chapter 2, entitled “Formation,” includes Article 2.9, entitled “Late Acceptance. Delay in Transmission,” which regulates the same issues concerning late acceptance in contract formation.
The Convention provides that a late acceptance can nonetheless be effective as an acceptance, and so do the UNIDROIT Principles. Both the Convention and the Principles deal with the issue of late acceptance – whether the offeree accepted the offer late or the acceptance was late merely because of a delay in its transmission – in almost identical terms.
LATE ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER TO CONCLUDE CONTRACT
Art. 21 of the Convention “deals with acceptances that arrive after the expiration of the time for acceptance.” Therefore, Art. 21 must be viewed in the context of the basic rule of the Convention that a late acceptance is ineffective.
Honnold states that CISG Art. 21, “like Article 20, extends and elaborates the basic rule” for late acceptances by providing the answer to some related, important questions that can arise when an acceptance does not reach the offeror within the time he has fixed for acceptance.
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