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

2.2

Matters excluded from scope of Convention (see art. 4)

2.3

Methods for filling in gaps

2.3.1

Application by analogy of other provisions of Convention

2.3.2

Recourse to general principles of Convention

2.3.2.1

Examples of general principles

Country	Date	Court
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	00-00-1995	ICC Court of Arbitration, Basel
Arbitral Award	00-12-1997	ICC Court of Arbitration - Paris
Cases: 4
Austria	07-09-2000	Oberster Gerichtshof
Austria	08-11-2005	Oberster Gerichtshof
Cases: 2
Colombia	10-05-2000	Corte Constitucional
Cases: 1
Finland	12-04-2002	Court of Appeal of Turku
Cases: 1
France	23-10-1996	Cour d'Appel de Grenoble
Cases: 1
Germany	02-07-1993	Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf
Germany	24-03-1998	Landgericht Berlin
Germany	31-10-2001	Bundesgerichtshof
Cases: 3
Italy	29-12-1999	Tribunale di Pavia
Italy	12-07-2000	Tribunale di Vigevano
Italy	26-11-2002	Tribunale di Rimini
Italy	27-01-2009	Tribunale di Bolzano
Italy	24-11-2020	Corte Suprema di Cassazione
Cases: 5
Mexico	29-04-1996	COMPROMEX, Comisión para la Protección del Comercio Exterior de Mexico
Cases: 1
Poland	11-05-2007	Supreme Court of Poland
Cases: 1
Spain	21-01-2016	Audiencia Provincial de Girona
Cases: 1
Sweden	10-06-2016	Swedish Supreme Court
Cases: 1
Switzerland	09-09-1993	Handelsgericht Zürich
Switzerland	15-01-1998	Tribunale di Appello di Lugano, seconda camera civile
Switzerland	15-09-2000	Schweizerisches Bundesgericht
Switzerland	29-10-2003	Tribunale d'Appello di Lugano
Switzerland	07-07-2004	Schweizerisches Bundesgericht
Cases: 5