University of Tehran Law Quarterly 2588-5618 40 3 2010 09 23 SUSPENSION OF PERFORMANCE DUE TO ANTICIPATORY BREACH UNDER THE UN CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS (1980) SUSPENSION OF PERFORMANCE DUE TO ANTICIPATORY BREACH UNDER THE UN CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS (1980) 17 36 29505 FA Davood Andarz Journal Article 1970 01 01 One of the most important questions in international sale of goods contracts is withholding performance or suspension of performance due to anticipatpry breach.When it becomes clear that one of the parties will not be able to perform his obligation according to the contract in the future, naturally and logically, the other party is entitled to suspend his performance. But the main question which remains is that when and how a party is legally entitled to suspend his performance.In oder to answer this question, in this article I have discussed the grounds of suspension, stoppage in transit, providing assurance and the effect of failure to give notice of suspension. The base of study is UN convention on contracts for the international sale of goods (CISG). One of the most important questions in international sale of goods contracts is withholding performance or suspension of performance due to anticipatpry breach.When it becomes clear that one of the parties will not be able to perform his obligation according to the contract in the future, naturally and logically, the other party is entitled to suspend his performance. But the main question which remains is that when and how a party is legally entitled to suspend his performance.In oder to answer this question, in this article I have discussed the grounds of suspension, stoppage in transit, providing assurance and the effect of failure to give notice of suspension. The base of study is UN convention on contracts for the international sale of goods (CISG). https://jlq.ut.ac.ir/article_29505_3d2d94de4169488a1022ca03d72895c3.pdf