An Offer for Concluding Contract According to the CISG and Especially the Legal Nature of Public Offers

In our study, by discussing the provisions of the Convention in order to accept the proposal which subject to the international sale of goods in according to the CISG, it has been tried to shed light, in which cases it will be considered invitation to treat or public offer in accordance with the provision of Article 14 (2) of the Convention. In this context, it has been emphasized the bounds of possibilities, when proposals stated to unspecific addressee will be considered as an invitation to treat and in contrary, when there will be expressly stating intention according to the provision of Article 14 (2). This situation necessitated looking at the legal nature of the offer which stated to the public, and in a different way to the provisions and results of the offers which stated especially in the IT sphere. In this context, it is debated whether the Convention apply to international sales of goods through auction in the context of e-commerce