General data on the essay event
Evaluation criteria and prior essays

Essays are evaluated according to the following criteria:

• Quality of analysis (is it convincing, substantiated, understandable?)
• Thoroughness of research (types and varieties of source material)
• Originality (even though the topic may have been discussed in various publications, is the author’s approach innovative?)
• Interest of the subject matter
• Quality of writing (style, clarity, organization)

First Prize essays for preceding years are listed below in order of award.

• Kevin Bell [United States], The Sphere of Application of the Vienna Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

• Camilla Baasch Andersen [Denmark], Reasonable Time in Article 39(1) of the CISG: Is Article 39(1) Truly a Uniform Provision?

• Pilar Perales Viscasillas [Spain], “Battle of the Forms Under the 1980 United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: A Comparison with Section 2-207 UCC and the UNIDROIT Principles

• Peter A. Piliounis [Canada], The Remedies of Specific Performance, Price Reduction and Additional Time (Nachfrist) under the CISG: Are these worthwhile changes or additions to English Sales Law?

• Joern Rimke [Germany/South Africa], Force majeure and hardship: Application in international trade practice – with specific regard to the CISG and the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts

• John Felemegas [Australia], The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: Article 7 and Uniform Interpretation

• Djakhongir Saidov [Uzbekistan], Methods of Limiting Damages under the Vienna Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

• Bruno Zeller [Australia], Four Corners: The Methodology for Interpretation and Application of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

• Francesco G. Mazzotta [Italy], Article 78: Endless Disagreement Among Commentators, Much Less Among the Courts

• Peter J. Mazzacano [Canada], Canadian Jurisprudence and the Uniform Application of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

• Fan Yang [China], The Application of the CISG in the Current PRC Law and the CIETAC Arbitration Practice

• Keith William Diener, "The Recovery of Attorneys' Fees under CISG Article 74: A Critique of the Case Law and Commentary with an Interpretation of Article 74" [text will be readied for presentation on the Internet]; see also Finalist Judge's evaluation of the top six Clive M. Schmitthoff essays for the year 2007.