In terms of the  Bylaws of the CISG Advisory Council a Council member may elect, at any time, to resign their position or to change their status to that of an Emeritus member. Emeritus members serve on the Council in an advisory capacity and are entitled to attend meetings and participate therein, but they are not entitled to vote.

• Prof Michael Bridge (Chair)
• Prof Yesim Atamer
• Prof Eric Bergsten (emeritus)
• Prof Michael Joachim Bonell (emeritus)
• Ass Prof Milena Djordjević (Secretary)
• Prof Sieg Eiselen 
• Prof Lauro Gama
• Prof Alejandro Garro
• Prof John Gotanda (emeritus)
• Sir Roy Goode
• Prof Han Shiyuan
• Justice Johnny Herre
• Prof Edgardo Muñoz
• Prof Pilar Perales Viscasillas
• Prof Ulrich Schroeter
• Prof Ingeborg Schwenzer
• Prof Hiroo Sono
• Prof Claude Witz (emeritus)

•  2001-2004   Prof Peter Schlechtriem
•  2005-2007   Prof Jan Ramberg
•  2007-2011   Prof Eric Bergsten
•  2011-2018   Prof Ingeborg Schwenzer
•  2018-2023   Prof Michael Bridge

• Prof E Allan Farnsworth 2001-2005
• Prof Peter Schlechtriem 2001-2007
• Prof Sergei Lebedev 2001-2016
• Prof Jan Ramberg 2001-2018
• Prof Harry Flechtner 2017-2019