Seller's liability for defected goods under the Turkish Code of Obligations and the Vienne Sales Convention and particularly buyer's right to claim damages under the Vienne Sales Convention

This study is prepared as a Master of Laws thesis for the Institute of Social Sciences at Ozyegin University. This thesis focuses on the buyer's remedies against seller for product liability, particularly the right to compensation according to the United Nations Convention on Contract for the International Sale of Goods as well as the Turkish Code of Obligations. The introduction focuses on the main reasons and influences that led to the selection of this research subject as well as the research methods that were used within this study and explains the preference of terminology. The first chapter consists of the analysis of the ratione materiae and ratione temporis scopes of the UN Convention on Contract for the International Sale of Goods as well as a comparative analysis as regards to the liability for defective products according to the Turkish Code of Obligations and the UN Convention on Contract for the International Sale of Goods. The second chapter assesses in great detail the buyer's claim for compensation in cases of product liability according to the UN Convention. Lastly, the conclusion provides a holistic evaluation consisting of the research subjects within this study as well as the final deductions and notes of the author of this thesis. Keywords: The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, CISG, Product Liability, Buyer's Remedies, Claim for Compensation.