ABSTRACT
Some general points need to be made at the outset. If domestic laws of obligation are consulted, it becomes obvious that many of them have existed for decades, even for centuries.88 Now, to change domestic law only requires an act of parliament. International laws, on the other hand, are much harder to change. It requires a diplomatic conference to convene and approve of the changes. The real challenge is whether all states will accede to the amended convention or not and whether they see it only as a way out of an international obligation. Amendment of the CISG is not perceived to be necessary anyway. Honnold notes succinctly that the CISG
. . . must be read and applied in a manner that permits it to grow and adapt to novel circumstances and changing times.89
