International Encyclopaedia of Laws: Contracts

Basic work with 74th supplement. 11/2012
ISBN: 978-90-6544-941-2
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer

Loseblattwerk, Englisch, 7 items

Reihe: International Encyclopaedia of

Contracts seal the fate of international transactions. Whether they stand on firm legal ground may hinge upon a minor detail. The Contracts subset of the International Encyclopaedia of Laws sheds light on ‘the fine print’ in the world of contracts, helping assure the viability (or probe the non-viability) of these detail-orientated instruments.

Contracts encompass the national monographs of a wide variety of countries, written by experts from those countries. Each national monograph is divided into two parts: the first addresses the general principles at issue, and the second covers the specific types of contract. The work also addresses international aspects of contract law.

The succinct yet scholarly quality of this resource and the practicality of the information provided make it a valuable timesaving tool for business and legal professionals. The updated supplements assure a library that will remain current on changes to legislation and policy in jurisdictions worldwide.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Herbots, Jacques H.

Blanpain, Roger

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Privatrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction to the law of contracts - definition of contract, historical background of the law of contracts, classification of contracts, contract and torts, contract and quasi-contract, contract and trust, contract and the law of property, good faith and fair dealing, style of drafting, sources of the law of contracts. Part 1 General principles of the law of contract: formation - agreement and quid pro quo (reciprocity), formal and evidential requirements, liability and negotiations
conditions of substantive validity - capacity of the parties, defects of consent, other conditions of validity, the consequences of a defect of consent or of a lack of substantive validity
the contents of a contract - the different clauses, interpretation, conditional contracts
privity of contract - the rule of privity of contract, transfer of contractual rights, the special case of a "sub-contract", e.g. the contract with a sub-contractor, actio pauliana
the termination of the contract - performance and breach, impossibility, frustration and hardship - "the unforeseen", discharge by agreement
remedies. Part 2 Specific contracts: agency
bailment
gaming and wagering
sale of goods
building contracts
lease, commercial and agricultural leases
compromise
suretyship
pledge
contracts with the government and other public administrations
quasi-contracts.