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| ISBN: | 9789041133106 |
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| adam_text | Table
of
Contents
The Author
з
List of Abbreviations
1
1
Preface
15
Genera] Introduction
19
§1.
The General Background of the Country
19
I. Geography
19
II. Cultural Composition
19
III. Political System
19
A. History
19
B. The Federal Government
20
C. State Government
21
D. Political Parties
21
IV. Social and Cultural Values
22
§2.
U.S. Law Belongs to the Common Law Tradition
22
§3.
The Primacy of Legislation
23
§4.
The Position of the Judiciary
23
§5.
The Role of the Jury
24
§6.
Distinction between Law and Equity
25
§7.
Distinction between Public Law and Private Law
25
§8.
Commercial Transactions
26
Introduction to the Law of Contracts
27
§1.
Definition of Contract
27
§2.
Historical Background of the Law of Contracts
28
Table
of
Contents
§3.
Classification of Contracts
30
§4.
Contract and Tort
31
§5.
Contract and Quasi-contract
33
§6.
Contract and the Law of Property
34
§7.
Contract, Trust, and Fiduciary Obligations
37
§8.
Good Faith and Fair Dealing
40
§9.
Style of Drafting
44
§10.
Sources of the Law of Contracts
45
Selected Bibliography
47
Part I. General Principles of the Law of Contract
63
Chapter
1.
Formation
63
§1.
Agreement and Consideration
63
I. Agreement: Offer and Acceptance
63
II. Intention to Create Legal Relations
69
III. Consideration
71
A. The Consideration Requirement
72
B. Exceptions to the Consideration Requirement
77
C. Promissory Estoppel
78
D. Moral Obligation ( Natural Obligations )
82
IV. Modifications to the Contract
84
§2.
Formal and Evidentiary Requirements
88
I. Formal Requirements
88
A. Contracts under Seal
88
B. U.S. Law Does Not Recognize the Category of Solemn Contracts
90
II. Evidentiary Requirement
90
A. The Statute of Frauds: The Existence of a Writing
90
B. No Special Role for Notary Public
96
III. Burden of Proof
96
§3.
Pre-contractual Liability and Negotiations
98
I. Breakdown of Negotiations
98
II. Preliminary Agreements
99
Chapter
2.
Conditions of Substantive Validity
102
§1.
Capacity of the Parties
102
Table
of Contents
§2.
Defects of Consent
104
I. Mistake
104
II. Misrepresentation and Non-disclosure
107
III. Duress and Undue Influence
113
IV. Unconscionability
116
§3.
Other Conditions of Validity or Enforcement
122
I. No Requirement Related to Cause or Object of the Agreement
122
II. Indefiniteness and Open Terms
123
III. Initial Impossibility or Frustration
126
IV. Public Policy
126
§4.
The Consequences of a Defect of Consent or a Lack
of Substantive Validity
130
Chapter
3.
The Contents of a Contract
131
§1.
Different Types of Clauses
131
I. Express and Implied Terms
131
II. Standard Terms (Boilerplate)
132
III. Warranties
133
IV. Exemption Clauses and Other Limitations on Liability
136
V. Liquidated Damages and Penalty Clauses
138
VI. Arbitration Clauses
140
§2.
Interpretation
142
I. The
Parol
Evidence Rule
142
II. General Rules of Interpretation
145
§3.
Conditional Duties
151
Chapter
4.
Privity of Contract
161
§1.
Third-party Beneficiaries
161
§2.
Transfers of Contractual Rights and Obligations
166
I. Assignment
167
II. Delegation
176
§3.
Avoidance of Fraudulent Transfers
178
Chapter
5.
The Termination of the Contract
180
§1.
Performance and Breach
180
§2.
Impracticability and Frustration
184
Table
of Contents
§3.
Discharge by Agreement
188
I. Termination Clauses
189
II. Agreements to Discharge Existing Contractual Duties
191
Chapter
6.
Remedies
196
§1.
General Principles
196
§2.
Defensive Remedies, Including Termination
198
I. Non-performance: The Injured Party s Rights to Suspend
Performance and Terminate the Contract
198
II. Anticipatory Repudiation and Adequate Assurance
207
§3.
Specific Performance and Injunctive Relief
211
§4.
Damages
218
I. Compensatory Damages
218
A. The Basic Measure of Value
218
B. Rules Limiting Recovery
219
C. Damage Measures and Special Rules
223
II. Liquidated Damages
229
§5.
Restitution for Breach of Contract
229
§6.
Non-compensatory Damages
231
§7.
Statutes of Limitations
233
Part II. Specific Contracts
235
Chapter
1.
Agency
235
Chapter
2.
Bailment
240
Chapter
3.
Gaming and Wagering
242
Chapter
4.
Sale of Goods: Article
2
of the UCC
244
Chapter
5.
Building Contracts, Hire of Work and Skills
248
Chapter
6.
Lease, Commercial and Agricultural Leases
253
Chapter
7.
Compromise Settlement
258
Chapter
8.
Suretyship
260
§1.
The Contractual Creation of Suretyship
260
Table
of Contents
§2.
The Surety s Obligations and Defenses
262
§3.
The Surety s Rights against the Principal
264
Chapter
9.
Pledge
265
Chapter
10.
Loans
267
Chapter
11.
Contracts with the Government and Other
Public Administrations
269
Chapter
12.
Contract of Partnership
275
Chapter
13.
Restitution, Including Quasi-contract
280
Index
285
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