Reconsidering the Special Rules of Mitigation of Damages for Breach of Contract for the Sale of Goods in UAE Law

Abstract

This research focuses on the regulatory framework of a creditor’s duty to mitigate damages in UAE law, and examines the extent to which this organization is consistent with the provisions of the UN Convention on the International Sale of Goods. The absence of an explicit legislative provision imposing this duty in the national law does not preclude the possibility of implementing many general rules governing the theory of contract provided in the UAE federal law on civil transactions. It also concludes that the regulation of commercial sales contracts provided in the UAE federal law on commercial transactions is counterproductive in organizing this duty in contravention of the general rules of contract law and international perspective and in contrast to the provided goals of these special provisions (maintaining mutual trust between the contracting parties and the stability of commercial transactions). It suggests fundamental amendments to the federal law on commercial transactions.