After 40 years of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), it is still controversial whether the CISG has been a successful uniform law in practice. It is, nevertheless, evident that the number of ratifications of the CISG has been increasing. This article aims to highlight the important question of whether Iran should implement the CISG. In addition, it argues that irrespective of the possible ratification of the CISG, the Iranian contract law needs to be modernized. In particular, advantages and disadvantages of the possible adoption of the CISG in Iran are explored. This article argues that acceding to the CISG will provide Iran with a number of opportunities, including the promotion of international trade with its trading partners. In proposing a model for the modernization of the Iranian Civil Code (CCI), the author, however, argues that the CISG is not the best option. Instead, the Unidroit Principles of International Commercial Contracts (PICC) is the most appropriate model for reforming the Iranian contract law. This article concludes by suggesting that the combination of the CISG and the PICC is the best way forward for the Iranian legal system.

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伊朗应该加入联合国国际货物销售合同公约吗？

在《联合国国际货物销售合同公约》（CISG）颁布40年后，CISG是否在实践中成为一部成功的统一法律仍然存在争议。然而，很明显，批准《销售公约》的数量一直在增加。本文旨在强调伊朗是否应执行 CISG 的重要问题。此外，它认为，无论是否可能批准 CISG，伊朗合同法都需要现代化。特别是探讨了在伊朗可能采用 CISG 的优点和缺点。本文认为，加入 CISG 将为伊朗提供许多机会，包括促进与贸易伙伴的国际贸易。然而，在提出伊朗民法典（CCI）现代化的模型时，作者认为 CISG 不是最佳选择。相反，统法协会国际商业合同原则 (PICC) 是改革伊朗合同法的最合适的模式。本文最后提出，CISG 和 PICC 的结合是伊朗法律制度的最佳发展方向。