Duty to Mitigation of Damage in the convention of the International Sale of Goods

In accordance with the convention of the international sale of goods, the injured party as a result of a breach of contract is in order to take reasonable measures in order to reduce the damage, and if, while having the ability, he fail in this regard, it will not be compensated for the damages that can be avoided. The performance of inadequate and unreasonable measures will have the same result. Also, the costs of reasonable measures incurred injured party in reducing of damage are also considered as damages resulting from breach of contract, even if these measures do not provide the desired result. Based on the "reasonableness" condition that is considered in relation to the injured party actions in order to reduce the damage, these measures should indicate a reasonable effort and cost less than possible damages. This article tries to explain the concept of duty to mitigation of damage and to investigate related issues in the convention of the international sale of goods.