Article 7219 Cases (1) In the interpretation of this Convention, regard is to be had to its international character and to the need to promote uniformity in its application and the observance of good faith in international trade.

(2) Questions concerning matters governed by this Convention which are not expressly settled in it are to be settled in conformity with the general principles on which it is based or, in the absence of such principles, in conformity with the law applicable by virtue of the rules of private international law.

Number

Issue

# Cases

Interpretation of Convention

1.1

Consideration of international character of Convention

1.1.1

Recourse to Convention's legislative history

1.2

Need for uniform application of Convention

1.2.1

Recourse to foreign case law and scholarly writing

Gaps in Convention

2.1

Matters governed but not expressly settled by Convention

Country	Date	Court
Arbitral Award	00-00-1993	ICC Court of Arbitration - Paris
Arbitral Award	15-06-1994	Internationales Schiedsgericht der Bundeskammer der gewerblichen Wirtschaft - Wien (Vienna), Austria
Arbitral Award	15-06-1994	Internationales Schiedsgericht der Bundeskammer der gewerblichen Wirtschaft - Wien (Vienna), Austria
Arbitral Award	23-08-1994	ICC Court of Arbitration - Paris
Arbitral Award	24-04-1996	Bulgarska turgosko-promishlena palata (Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
Arbitral Award	12-12-2007	American Arbitration Association
Arbitral Award	11-12-2020	American Arbitration Association – International Centre for Dispute Resolution
Cases: 7
Argentina	20-05-1991	Juzgado Nacional de Primera Instancia en lo Comercial No. 7
Argentina	24-04-2000	Camara Nacional de Apelaciones en lo Comercial de Buenos Aires - Sala E
Argentina	21-07-2002	Camara Nacional de Apelaciones en lo Comercial de Buenos Aires
Cases: 3
Austria	29-06-1999	Oberster Gerichtshof
Austria	08-11-2005	Oberster Gerichtshof
Cases: 2
Croatia	04-03-2008	High Commercial Court
Cases: 1
France	13-09-1995	Cour d'Appel de Grenoble, Chambre Commerciale
France	14-01-1998	Cour d'Appel de Paris, 1ére chambre, section D
France	06-11-2001	Cour d'Appel de Paris
France	06-11-2013	Cour d'appel de Colmar
Cases: 4
Germany	12-03-1993	Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf
Germany	02-07-1993	Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf
Germany	05-04-1995	Landgericht Landshut
Germany	20-07-1995	Landgericht Aachen
Germany	25-05-1999	Landgericht Berlin
Germany	26-01-2000	Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht Hamburg
Germany	13-04-2000	Amtsgericht Duisburg
Germany	09-01-2002	Bundesgerichtshof
Germany	30-06-2004	Bundesgerichtshof
Cases: 9
Greece	27-11-2007	Monomeles Protodikeio Thessalonikis
Cases: 1
Italy	11-12-1998	Corte di Appello di Milano
Italy	12-07-2000	Tribunale di Vigevano
Italy	26-11-2002	Tribunale di Rimini
Italy	24-11-2020	Corte Suprema di Cassazione
Cases: 4
Japan	06-12-2018	Tokyo Chiho Saibansho [District Court]
Japan	03-06-2019	Tokyo Chiho Saibansho [District Court]
Cases: 2
Netherlands	15-06-1994	Arrondissementsrechtbank Amsterdam
Netherlands	29-05-1997	Arrondissementsrechtbank Zutphen
Netherlands	16-10-2002	Hof 'S-Hertogenbosch
Netherlands	28-01-2005	Hoge Raad
Netherlands	02-01-2007	Gerechtshof's-Hertogenbosch
Netherlands	05-01-2022	Rechtbank Noord-Holland
Cases: 6
Russian Federation	27-10-2005	Tribunal of Int'l Commercial Arbitration at the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce
Cases: 1
Switzerland	09-09-1993	Handelsgericht Zürich
Switzerland	20-02-1997	Bezirksgericht der Saane
Switzerland	11-06-1999	Handelsgericht des Kantons Aargau
Switzerland	19-02-2004	Schweizerisches Bundesgericht
Switzerland	07-07-2004	Schweizerisches Bundesgericht
Switzerland	19-09-2005	Tribunal Cantonal Valais
Switzerland	28-01-2009	Tribunal cantonal du Valais
Cases: 7
USA	10-05-2002	U.S District Court, S.D., New York
USA	21-06-2002	U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
USA	28-04-2008	U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
USA	20-08-2008	U.S. District Court, New York (Southern District)
Cases: 4