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The CISG Advisory Council and the Research Centre for Private Law at the Lisbon University Law School (CIDP) will jointly organize a conference titled “CISG at 45: New Perspectives” on 29 September 2025. You will find the program for the conference below.
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The CRCL Events are entering the next round! This time, we will host a workshop in Zurich from July 3 - July 5, 2025. We look forward to an outstanding selection of speakers and great discussions! Further information can be found on the Workshop Flyer  or the dedicated Website.

(with Maurus Furger) 'Bedeutung verhaltensökonomischer Erkenntnisse bei der Entscheidfindung - Dargestellt anhand einer fallbezogenen Analyse zur Konkretisierung von Art. 8 UWG' ['The Role of Behavioral Economic Insights in Judicial Reasoning – A Case-Based Analysis of Article 8 UWG'], in: Altwicker, Babusiaux, Heiss, Hermstrüwer, Thier (eds.), Law – Jurisprudence – Legal Scholarship Collected Essays Marking the 2025 Swiss Jurists’ Day in Zurich, Schulthess 2025, pp. 71-103.

The conference on May 22, 2025 is dedicated to current developments in Swiss Sales Law. You will learn from proven experts what challenges arise in contractual practice and how these can be overcome. The registration form and further information can be found on the homepage or in the seminar program.

On April 7, 2025 Prof. Atamer will give a speech in Basel on the topic of ‘Sustainability in Commercial and Business Law’. The event is organised by the 'Basler Juristenverein' [Basel Lawyers' Association]. Further information can be found in the invitation.

The 8th revised and expanded edition of the "Kommentar zum UN-Kaufrecht (CISG)" [Commentary on the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)] was published in February 2025.

Further information can be found here.

To celebrate the inauguration of the Center for Regulation and Contract Law (CRCL), a conference on the same topic will be held at the University of Zurich on December 6 and 7, 2024. Further information can be found on the FlyerCRCL Flyer or the Website. Please register via the link.

(with Jan Küng) Right to Repair: The New EU Repair Directive – Implications for Swiss Manufacturers and the Need for Reform in Swiss Law

Jusletter 18. November 2024

(With Patrick Wittum) Von Laissez-faire zu Regulierung: Grundlagen der EU-Richtlinie über die Sorgfaltspflichten von Unternehmen im Hinblick auf Nachhaltigkeit (CSDDD)
[From Laissez-faire to regulation: Core Issues of the EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CS3D)]

EuZ 2024, p. 11-54

Regulatorische Alternativen zur gerichtlichen AGB-Kontrolle in Konsumentenverträgen
[Regulatory alternatives to judicial control of general terms and conditions in consumer contracts]

Recht Suchen, Liber comitum für Jörg Schmid, Zurich/Geneva 2024, pp. 21-39

Stellungnahme von Prof. Atamer und
Prof. Darbellay bezüglich der Vernehmlassung zur Änderung des Obligationenrechts – Transparenz über Nachhaltigkeitsaspekte
[Opinion on the consultation on the amendment of the code of obligations - transparency regarding sustainability aspects]

Opinion

On October 16 and 17, the University of Pavia will host the CISG, Sustainability & Food Law Conference. Further information on the programm and registration can be found here. 

The UNCITRAL Colloquium on the Law of International Trade for a Greener Future
will be held in Boardroom D of the Vienna International Centre on 23-24 October 2024,
utilizing part of the conference time allocated to Working Group I of the United
Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). More information can be found in the programme

Interessenabwägung im Recht der Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen [Balancing of Interests in the Law of General Terms and Conditions].

ZSR 2024/II, pp. 345-411

Opinion on the Entwurf eines neuen FINMA-Rundschreibens «Verhaltenspflichten nach FIDLEG/FIDLEV» [FINMA Draft Circular «Duties of Conduct Under the FIDLEG/FIDLEV»].

Opinion

The Schweizer Juristentag 2024 [The 2024 Congress of the Swiss Lawyers Society] will take place at the University of Fribourg, on September 13 and 14. Further information on the registration and programm can be found here.

In June 2024, the newspaper 'Neue Zürcher Zeitung' published the guest commentary "Den kollektiven Rechtsschutz stärken" [Strengthening Collective Legal Redress] by Profes. Atamer, Domej and Heinemann.

(With Maurus Furger) Klassiker der Banken-AGB: Vertragsänderungsvorbehalts- und Retrozessionsverzichtsklauseln  [Classics of Banking Terms and Conditions: Contract Amendment Clauses and Retrocession Waivers]

SZW 2024, pp. 140-165

The International Distribution Institute's conference on the topic 'Drafting and Managing International Sales Contracts within Distribution Networks' will take place on June 14/15 in Prague. Further information on Programm and Registration can be found here.

December 2023, the ExpertFocus published an Article on 'Preisanpassungsklauseln in AGB von Dauerschuldverhältnissen' [Price adjustment clauses in general terms and conditions of long-term contracts] written by Prof. Atamer, Perla Bachmann (MLaw), and Tarek AlAbiad (Cand. MLaw, LL.M).

The CISG Advisory Council has met in Kopaonik, Serbia 12-14 December 2023, and participated in the conference on International Contracts & Dispute Resolution in the 21st century. (Programm)

On November 20, 2023, the new Jusletter was published, which features an article from Prof. Atamer, Prof. Eggen and Dr. Hug on the Federal Council's report on the modernization of Swiss warranty law in the sale of movable property from June 2023.

‘Switzerland’, in: Danny Busch & Matthias Lehmann (Hrsg.), Unfair Terms in Banking and Financial Contracts, Oxford University Press, 2023 (in print).

The SECOLA book "European Sales Law", edited by Prof. Grundmann (Berlin)  and Prof. Atamer has been published and can be ordered now. 

The 4th edition of the "Handkommentar zum Schweizer Privatrecht" [Commentary on the Swiss Civil Law] was published in October 2023. The commentary was edited with the participation of Prof. Atamer, more information can be found here. 

As part of the 'Vortragsreihe am Mittag' at the EIZ, Prof. Atamer will give a speech on the control of terms and conditions. The event will be hosted in German. Informations about the regstration can be found on the Flyer and on the webpage.

The 21th Biennial Meeting of the International Academy of Commercial and Consumer Law focuses on Global Value Chains and Other Current Issues in Commercial and Consumer Law. It will be held at Bar Ilan University, Israel, July 9-12, 2023, see program.

The UNCITRAL Colloquium on Climate Change and the Law of International Trade will be held in Boardroom D of the Vienna International Centre, on 12-13 July 2023, as part of the fifty-sixth session of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). More information can be found in the programme.

The 18th IACL Conference will take place on 19-21 July 2023 in Hamburg. More information about the program and registration can be found in the flyer.

On 24 May 2023, the European Law Institute approved a Feedback on the European Commission’s Proposal for a Directive on Common Rules Promoting the Repair of Goods (COM(2023) 155 final) written by Prof. Yeşim Atamer, Prof. Susanne Augenhofer, Dr. Katarzyna Południak Gierz and with participation of Rebecca Küter . 

CISG Confernce preceding the 30th Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot on Friday 31st March in Vienna: CISG - 40(+3) years and still going strong? 

Conference of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Bielefeld on "Handel im Wandel: Vertrieb und Vertrag an der Schwelle zur Dienstleistungswirtschaft" [Retail in transition: sales and contracts on the threshold of the service economy]

On the 26th January the Europa Institute of the University of Zurich holds a Seminar on the topic of "Das Schweizerische Recht im transnationalen Föderalismus" [Swiss law in transnational federalism]. You can find more information and the registration here. 

(With Patrick Gerber) Ethische Produktionsprozesse als Merkmal der Mangelfreiheit der Kaufsache? [Ethical Production Processes as a Requirement of Conformity of Goods?]

Nachhaltigkeit und die Rolle des Kaufrechts: Eine rechtsvergleichende Übersicht zu den Regulierungsmöglichkeiten [Sustainability and the Role of Sales Law: A Comparative Legal Overview of Regulatory Options]

The Lecture can be streamed here: https://tube.switch.ch/videos/bAWP739NHn

Society of European Contract Law (SECOLA) Conference, European Sales Law in the 21^st Century

Conference on Unfair Terms in Banking and Financial Contracts - Vienna 14 - 15 October 2021

(Mit Florian Willi) Der schweizerische CSR Regulierungsansatz im Kontext neuester Entwicklungen in Europa [The Swiss CSR Regulatory Approach in the Context of Latest Developments in Europe], in: Le droits sans frontières - Recht ohne Grenzen - Law without Borders, Mélanges pour Franz Werro, Stämpfli Editions, 2022, S. 41-54.

Algorithmic Market Activity

Online workshop series in cooperation with swiss competition authority (WEKO) and ASCOLA Switzerland

(Mit Jan Küng) Haftungsbegrenzung bei kaufvertraglicher Sachgewährleistung, Wie viel Freiheit braucht es? [Limitation of Liability for Nonconforming Goods in Sales Contracts – How Much Freedom is Needed?]

Annual MAA International Commercial Law & Arbitration Conference 22 - 26 March 2021

Stellungnahme betr. die Vernehmlassung zum Verordnungsentwurf über Sorgfaltspflichten und Transparenz in den Bereichen Mineralien und Metalle aus Konfliktgebieten und Kinderarbeit [Opinion on the consultation on the draft ordinance on due diligence and transparency in the areas of minerals and metals from conflict zones and child labor]

Replacement of non-conforming goods "free of charge" – Is there a need to differentiate between B2B and B2C sales contracts?

(Mit Florian Willi) Konzernverantwortungsinitiative: Was ändert sich bei einem JA? [Swiss Responsible Business Initiative: What Changes if a YES Prevails]

(Mit Florian Willi) CSR-Berichterstattung Ante Portas: Indirekter Gegenvorschlag zur Konzernverantwortungsinitiative [CSR-Reporting Ante Portas: The Counterproposal to the Swiss Responsible Business Initiative]