This article analyses the ratification of international commercial law conventions. The Convention for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) is almost 40 years old. In 2012, Switzerland proposed to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) to evaluate the CISG and assess whether there was need for a new convention. While UNCITRAL decided not to pursue this further, the questions that Switzerland raised remain pertinent. This is not just with regard to the legal and commercial need of a new convention but also regarding the political viability of such a project. This article focuses on the latter question. It analyses the main considerations that play a part in the ratification process of international commercial law conventions. It concentrates on agenda setting and the key actors and analyses the main barriers encountered during ratification. While this article is written in the context of the aforementioned proposal, the analysis has broader applicability to the ratification process of international commercial law conventions. The main conclusions highlight the importance of raising the visibility of commercial law conventions through lobbying by key stakeholders, including trade associations, formulating agencies, and businesses. The importance of this article lies in understanding the political barriers in the ratification of international commercial law conventions.

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批准国际商法公约的政治障碍

本文分析了国际商法公约的批准情况。国际货物销售公约 (CISG) 已有近 40 年的历史。2012 年，瑞士向联合国国际贸易法委员会 (UNCITRAL) 提议评估 CISG 并评估是否需要制定新公约。尽管 UNCITRAL 决定不再继续这样做，但瑞士提出的问题仍然具有相关性。这不仅关系到新公约的法律和商业需求，而且关系到这样一个项目的政治可行性。本文重点讨论后一个问题。它分析了在国际商法公约的批准过程中发挥作用的主要考虑因素。它侧重于议程设置和主要参与者，并分析了批准过程中遇到的主要障碍。虽然本文是在上述提案的背景下撰写的，但该分析对国际商法公约的批准过程具有更广泛的适用性。主要结论强调了通过主要利益相关者（包括贸易协会、制定机构和企业）的游说来提高商法公约的知名度的重要性。本文的重要性在于了解批准国际商法公约的政治障碍。该分析更广泛地适用于国际商法公约的批准程序。主要结论强调了通过主要利益相关者（包括贸易协会、制定机构和企业）的游说来提高商法公约的知名度的重要性。本文的重要性在于了解批准国际商法公约的政治障碍。该分析更广泛地适用于国际商法公约的批准程序。主要结论强调了通过主要利益相关者（包括贸易协会、制定机构和企业）的游说来提高商法公约的知名度的重要性。本文的重要性在于了解批准国际商法公约的政治障碍。