Contract Law

Contract Law

Legal History of Contract Law

Contracts in Ancient Greek Law

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Contracts in Ancient Roman Law

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Contracts in Byzantine Law

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Contracts in Chinese Law

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Contracts in English Common Law

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Contracts and Unilateral Acts in Islamic Law

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Contract for Delivery with Prepayment (Salam) in Islamic Law

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Contracts in United States Civil Law

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Introduction

Contract Law

This entry provides an overview of the legal framework of contract law, with a description of the most significant features of contract law at international level.

Related Work and Conclusions

Resources

See Also

References (Papers)

  • Pulte Home Corporation Order On Defendant’ Choate Construction Company’s Motion For Partial Summary Judgment, John J. Goger, Feb 2017
  • The Deformation Of Contract In The Information Society, Margaret Jane Radin, Feb 2017
  • Bsl Holdings, Llc Et Al., Order On Third Party Defendants’ Motion To Dismiss, Elizabeth E. Long, Jan 2017
  • An Empirical Study Of Law Journal Copyright Practices, 16 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 207 (2017), Brian Frye, Christopher Ryan, Franklin Runge, Jan 2017
  • Computer Systems Fraud – Computer Systems Fraud In The Era Of Big Data And Ehrs, John Sepulveda, Jan 2017
  • Security Interests In Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts, And Commodity Accounts: Correcting Article 9’S Confusion Of Contract And Property, Thomas E. Plank, Jan 2017

Resources

See Also

Contract Of Affreightment
Contract Shipper
Contract Rate
Contract Carriage
Contract Demurrage
Capacity to Contract
Management Contract
Tie-In Contract
Exclusive Patronage Contract
Merchant’s Contract
Contracts Clause
Contract
Contract Types
Civil Rights And Civil Liberties History
C.I.F. Contract
Social Contract

Further Reading

Lurger Brigitta , “The “”Social”” Side of Contract Law and the New Principle of Regard and Fairness” , in: Hartkamp/Hesselink/Hondius/Joustra/du Perron/Veldman (eds.): Towards a European Civil Code, 3rd ed., Ars Aequi Libri/ The Hague: Kluwer Law International 2004, 273-295
Ferrari Franco , How to Create One Uniform Contract Law , 5 VJ (2001), 3 – 21;
Furmston Michael P. , How Modern is English Contract Law , Centro di studi e ricerche di diritto comparato e straniero: saggi, conferenze e seminari, No.39 (Rome 2000), 1 -26
Kenny Mel , Globalization, Interlegality and Europeanized Contract Law , 21 Penn State Int’l L. Rev. (Spring 2003), 569-620
Lando Ole , Principles of European Contract Law and Unidroit Principles: Similarities, Differences and Perspectives , Centro di studi e ricerche di diritto comparato e straniero: saggi, conferenze e seminari, No.39 (Rome 2002), 1 -13
Majumdar Indrancel Basu / Jha Srishti , The Law Relating to Damages unter the International Sales: A Comparative Overview between the CISG and Indian Contract Law , 5 VJ (2001), Supplement, 185-211
Rowley Keith A. , A Brief History of Anticipatory Repudiation in American Contract Law , 69 U. Cinncinati L. Rev. (2001), 565-639
van Vuuren Elbi Janse , Termination of International Commercial Contracts for Breach of Contract: The Provisions of South African Contract Law, U.S. Contract Law, German Contract Law and the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts , 15 Arizona J. of Int’l and Comp L. (1998), 583-634
Wang Liming / Xu Chuanxi , Fundamental Principles of China’s Contract Law , 13 Columbia J. of Asian L. (1999), 1-34
Lando Ole , The Common Core of European Private Law and the Principles of European Contract Law , 21 Hastings Int’l & Comp. L. Rev. (1998), pp. 809-823
Lordi Antonio , Toward a Common Methodology in Contract Law , 22 Journal L. & Com. (Fall 2002), pp. 1-15
Giuliano Adam M. , Non-Conformity in the Sale of Goods between the United States and China: The New Chines Contract Law, the Uniform Commercial Code, and the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods , 18 Florida Journal of International Law (April 2006), 331-358; available online at: https://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/biblio/giuliano.html
Bonell Michael Joachim , An International Restatement of Contract Law: The Unidroit Principles Of International Commercial Contracts, 3nd ed. , Ardsley: Transnational Publishers 2005
Zhang Mo , Freedom of Contract with Chinese Legal Characteristics: A Closer Lood at China’s New Contract Law , 14 Temple International and Comparative Law Journal 2000, 237-262
Azeredo da Silveira Mercédeh , Termination of Contract Under the Principles of European Contract Law – A Comparative Study (2006) ,
Tallon Denis , Le concept de bonne foi en droit français du contrat [The concept of good faith in French contract law – in French] , Centro di Studi e Richerche di Diritto Comparato e Straniero (Rome 1994), No. 15
Taylor Celia R. , Self-Help in Contract Law: An Exploration and Proposal , 33 Wake Forest Law Review (1988), 839-907; available online at: https://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/biblio/taylor.html
Zhang Yuqing / Huang Danhan , The New Contract Law in the People’s Republic of China and the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts: A Brief Comparison , Uniform Law Review (5/2000) 429-440, available online at:
Douglas James , Exploring the Recent Uncertainty Surrounding the Implied Duty of Good Faith in Australian Contract Law: The Duty to Act Reasonably – Its Existence, Ambit and Operation , paper delivered at the LexisNexis Contract Law Master Class (24 August 2006); also available online at: https://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cisg/biblio/douglas1.html
Lando Ole , CISG and its followers: A proposal to adopt some international principles of contract law , 53 American Journal of Contract Law (2005), p. 379-401; also available online at: https://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cisg/biblio/lando5.html
Meyer Lars , Soft Law for Solid Contracts? A Comparative Analysis of the Value of the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts and the Principles of European Contract Law to the Process of Contract Law Harmonization , available online at: https://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cisg/biblio/meyer.html
Luig Eva , Der internationale Vertragsschluss. Ein Vergleich von UN-Kaufrecht, UNIDROIT-Principles und Principles of European Contract Law , Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag 2003
Carlsen Anja , Practices and usages: Remarks on the manner in which the Principles of European Contract Law may be used to interpret or supplement Article 9 CISG , available online at: https://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/text/peclcomp9.html#er
Bonell Michael Joachim , The CISG, European Contract Law and the Development of a World Contract Law , 56 American Journal of Comparative Law (Winter 2008, No. 1), 1-28
Zeller Bruno , The UNIDROIT Principles of Contract Law: Is There Room for Their Inclusion into Domestic Contracts , 26 Journal of Law and Commerce (2006-07) 115-127; available online at: https://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cisg/biblio/zeller13.html
Schlechtriem Peter , Battle of the Forms in International Contract Law: Evaluation of approaches in German law, UNIDROIT Principles, European Principles, CISG; UCC approaches under consideration , “translation of “”Kollidierende Geschäftsbedingungen im internationalen Vertragsrecht””, in: Karl-Heinz Thume ed., Festschrift für Rolf Herber zum 70. Geburtstag, Newied: Luchterhand (1999) 36-49″
Castellani Luca G. , Ensuring Harmonisation of Contract Law at Regional and Global Level: the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the Role of UNCITRAL , Rev. dr. unif. 2008, 115-126
Magnus Ulrich , Action Plan for a European Contract Law: European Contract Law and the CISG , https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/cons_int/safe_shop/fair_bus_pract/cont_law/stakeholders/5-35.pdf
Wildner Kaia , Art. 19 CISG: The German Approach to the Battle of the Forms in International Contract Law: The Decision of the Federal Supreme Court of Germany of 9 January 2002 , 20 Pace International Law Review (Spring 2008) 1-18; online available at https://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/biblio/wildner.html
Trakman Leon E. , The Boundaries of Contract Law in Cyberspace , Revue de droit des Affaires Internationales / International Business Law Journal (2009/2), available online at https://law.bepress.com/unswwps/flrps09/art13
Low Gary , How and Why We are (Not) Bothered by the Costs of Legal Diversity – A Behavioural Approach to the Harmonization of European Contract Law , Tilburg Institute of Comparative and Transnational Law Working Paper No. 2009/8; https://www.ssrn.com/link/Tilburg-TICOM.html
Nguyen Trung Nam , Future of Harmonisation and Unification in Contract Law Regarding “Battle of Forms” , Thesis , University of the West of England (September 2009) 68 p.
Neyers Jason W. / Bronaugh Richard / Pitel Stephen G. A. , Introduction to “Exploring Contract Law” , Neyers / Bronaugh / Pitel eds., Hart Publishing (2009)
Karton Joshua , Contract law in international commercial arbitration: the case of suspension of performance , ICQL vol 58, October 2009 pp 863-896
Beale Hugh , The Development of European Private Law and the European Commission’s Action Plan on Contract Law , 10 Juridica International, Tartu, Estonia (2005) 4-16, available online at https://www.juridicainternational.eu/index/2005/vol-x/the-development-of-european-private-law-and-the-european-commissions-action-plan-on-contract-law
Beale Hugh , -contractual Obligations: The General Contract Law Background , 14 Juridica International, Tartu, Estonia (2008) 42-50, available online at https://www.juridicainternational.eu/index/2008/vol-xiv/pre-contractual-obligations-the-general-contract-law-background
Clive Eric , Initiatives (CFR) and Reform of Civil Law in New Member States: Differences between the Draft Common Frame of Reference and the Principles of European Contract Law , 14 Juridica International, Tartu, Estonia (2008) 18-26, available online at https://www.juridicainternational.eu/index/2008/vol-xiv/european-initiatives-cfr-and-reform-of-civil-law-in-new-member-states-differences-between-the-draft-common-frame-of-reference-and-the-principles-of-european-contract-law
Hesselink Martin W. , The Principles of European Contract Law: Some Choices Made by the Lando Commission , Hesselink, The New European Private Law: Essays on the Future of Private Law in Europe, Kluwer Law International (2002) 75-147, available also at Global Jurist Frontiers: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 4 (2001) https://www.bepress.com/gj/frontiers/vol1/iss1/art4
Kull Irene , Reform of Contract Law in Estonia: Influences of Harmonisation of European Private Law , 14 Juridica International, Tartu, Estonia (2008) 122-129, available online at https://www.juridicainternational.eu/index/2008/vol-xiv/reform-of-contract-law-in-estonia-influences-of-harmonisation-of-european-private-law
Storme Matthias E. , Freedom of Contract: Mandatory and Non-mandatory Rules in European Contract Law , 11 Juridica International, Tartu, Estonia (2006) 34-44, available online at https://www.juridicainternational.eu/index/2006/vol-xi/freedom-of-contract-mandatory-and-non-mandatory-rules-in-european-contract-law
Eiselen Sieg , Anticipatory breach: Remarks on the manner in which the Principles of European Contract Law may be used to interpret or supplement Articles 71 and 72 of the CISG , Felemegas (ed): An International Approach to the Interpretation of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (1980) as Uniform Sales Law, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2007), 461–5
Flambouras Dionysios , The Doctrines of Impossibility of Performance and Clausula rebus sic stantibus in the 1980 Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the Principles of European Contract Law—A Comparative Analysis , (2001) 13 Pace Int’l L Rev 261–93
Flechtner Harry , The CISG’s Impact on International Unifi cation Efforts: the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts and the Principles of European Contract Law , in Ferrari (ed), 1980 Uniform Sales Law. Old issues revisited in the light of recent experiences, Milano: Giuffrè/ München: Sellier (2003), 169–97
Hofmann Nathalie , Interpretation Rules and Good Faith as Obstacles to the UK’s Ratification of the CISG and to the Harmonization of Contract Law in Europe , 22, Pace International Law Review ( Winter 2010) 141-181
Munoz Edgardo , Impossibility, Hardship and Exemption under Ibero-American Contract Law , in: 14 Vindobona Journal of International Commercial Law and Arbitration (2010/2) 175-192
Boukaouris G.N. , 1985-1986. The primordial role of the Hague Conference on private international law with a special emphasis on its efforts to codify the rules of private international sales contract law – a step by step spherical analysis of the provisions of the new Hague Convention of Dec. 22, 1986 on the Law Applicable to Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, , in: Hellenic Review of International Relations (1985-1986) Vol. 5, No. 6, 363
Kallweit Dominik , 2004. Towards a European Contract Law: For a Prosperous Future of International Trade , in: 9 Victoria University of Wellington Law Review (2004)
Alpa Guido , 2007. The Future of European Contract Law: Some Questions and Some Answers , available online at: https://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/biblio/alpa2.html
Alpa Guido , 2011. Towards a European Contract Law , available online at: https://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/biblio/alpa1.html
Forense Consiglio Nazionale , 2010. Remarks on the Green Paper from the Commission “on policy options for progress towards a European Contract Law for consumers and businesses” , available online at: https://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/biblio/forense.html
O’ Callaghan Kieron / Hutt Giles , 2011. Harmonization of European Contract Law, Internationales Handelsrecht – International Commercial Law , in: Zeitschrift für das Recht des internationalen Warenkaufs und-vertriebs (2011) 137-142
Dragneva R, / Ferrari E, Ioriatti , Contract Law Harmonization and Regional Integration: Can the CISG Learn From the EU? , in: Review of Central and East European Law (Leiden, The Netherlands) (2006) vol. 31, 1-43
Schulz Reiner / Stuyck Jules , Towards a European Contract Law, Sellier , European Law Publishers (2011) 279
Schwenzer Ingeborg / Hachem Pascal / Kee Christopher , Global Sales and Contract Law , Oxford, Oxford University Press (2012) 873 p.
Lando Ole , Out on a Limb: Four English Peculiarities in Contract Law , in: A. Büchler; M. Müller-Chen eds., Private Law: National – Global – Comparative: Festschrift for Ingeborg Schwenzer on the Occasion of her 60th Birthday, Bern, Stämpfli Verlag (2011)
Munoz Edgardo , The Good Faith principle in Ibero-American B2B Contract Law , in: A. Büchler; M. Müller-Chen eds., Private Law: National – Global – Comparative: Festschrift for Ingeborg Schwenzer on the Occasion of her 60th Birthday, Bern, Stämpfli Verlag (2011)
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Hogg Martin , Promises and Contract Law: Comparative Perspectives , Cambridge University Press (2011) 505 p.
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