International Sale of Goods

摘要

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Medellin v. Texas raised questions about the effect of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods ("CISG") in the United States. An international treaty, such as the CISG, is only enforceable in U.S. courts as domestic law if it is self-executing or ratified by Congress. Congress never ratified the CISG, so it is enforceable as domestic law only if it is self-executing. In Medellin, the Court held that in order to be self-executing, a treaty must "itself convey[] an intention that it be 'self-executing.' "