The scope of the United Nations convention on contracts for the international sale of goods in the face of technological inventions

The article deals with the scope of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) facing technological inventions. The paper aims to answer the question of the application of the CISG to these technological inventions (e.g. drones). It will examine if drones can be considered as ships, vessels, hovercraft, or aircraft under Article 2(e) CISG and can therefore be excluded from the application of the CISG. The issue is analysed based on published court decisions with references to legal scholarship. The author concludes by commenting on the application of the criteria formulated in case law and by legal scholarship and provides a recommended solution as to whether the scope of the Convention should be modified in light of recent technical progress.