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The United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade: failure or success?

13 June 2024 / Author(s): Spyridon V Bazinas
Issue: June 2021 / Categories: Feature

Twenty years after its adoption in 2001 by the United Nations General Assembly, the United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade (Convention)1 has yet to enter into force.2 Despite this, however, the Convention has influenced the development of national assignment of receivables law, as well as uniform law, and our better understanding and knowledge of assignment of receivables law. And recent developments suggest that it may still turn out to be a success. This article discusses the reasons for the failure of the Convention and its impact so far and examines its future prospects.3

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